In California, International Flavors & Fragrances and Amyris announced a collaboration to develop and commercialize a specific set of renewable fragrance ingredients. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, IFF and Amyris will jointly develop a sustainable, cost-effective and reliable source of key fragrance ingredients. IFF will have exclusive rights to these renewable fragrance ingredients […]
In Canada, Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a clean water company that recovers phosphorus and nitrogen from waste and process water streams and transforms them into a premium, slow-release fertilizer, announced that it has secured $13 million (USD) in equity financing. Led by Wheatsheaf Investments, part of the Grosvenor Estate, this round of funding also […]
In Texas, the Sorghum Checkoff in collaboration with MMR Genetics (NuSeeds America) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service released 50 new sources of sorghum germplasm this week through the reinstated Sorghum Conversion Program. This is the program’s second of three scheduled releases of sorghum germplasm. The reinstated sorghum conversion program releases make more of the world’s inventory of sorghum […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization welcomed new members Calysta Energy, American Science and Technology Corporation, LanzaTech, The Coca-Cola Company, Lignol Energy Corporation, Neol Biosolutions, and Plum Creek. Calysta Energy uses a biotechnology solution to convert natural gas to fuels and chemicals. AS&TC has developed an integrated process for converting biomass to sugars and bio-oil […]
In New York, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an effective catalyst could replace costly platinum in the production of hydrogen. The catalyst, made from renewable soybeans and abundant molybdenum metal, produces hydrogen, cost-effective manner, potentially increasing the use of this clean energy source. Assisting in the research were […]
In South Africa, the first shipment of factory equipment has arrived at Plandai Biotechnology’s production facility in South Africa. The processing line will be used in the Company’s proprietary extraction process, which produces botanicals with a higher degree of bioavailability than other botanical phytonutrients on the market. Installation, calibration and testing of the equipment is […]
In Finland, Stora Enso plans to launch a Group streamlining and structure simplification project intended to achieve annual fixed cost savings of EUR 200 million, including the earlier announced EUR 30 million in the Building and Living Business Area, with the full impact starting from the second quarter of 2014. Stora plans to change from […]
In India, the Business Standard reports that DuPont seeks to expand its presence in India, with an eye to partner with Indian companies in the animal nutrition, fabric care, household and textile industries, using DuPont Industrial Biosciences technologies and biobased solutions. Jim Collins, president of DuPont Industrial Biosciences, is quoted telling reporters, “With a growing […]
In Texas, the Sorghum Checkoff in collaboration with MMR Genetics (NuSeeds America) and USDA-Agricultural Research Service released 50 new sources of sorghum germplasm this week through the reinstated Sorghum Conversion Program. This is the program’s second of three scheduled releases of sorghum germplasm. The reinstated sorghum conversion program releases make more of the world’s inventory of sorghum […]
In California, biologists at UC San Diego are looking to answer whether or not scientists can rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine. A study published on Monday demonstrated that the answer is “not yet.” However, the same method may work as a vaccine against a wide […]
