In Tanzania, when a bio-larvicide plant currently under construction is complete, Labiofam, the company building the plant will transfer 54 technolgies to Tanzania. An IPPmedia.com article quotes Dr. Castro as stating the technologies include vaccines, veterinary products, cancer treatments, human health, pro-biotic foods, starch and acid glucose to be produced from local natural resources.
In California, OriginOil announced that its algae harvesting process reduces bacterial concentrations by as much as 99%. This could extend the shelf life of liquid algae concentrate from hours to days, addressing a key problem standing in the way of the multi-billion dollar algae industry. The results were achieved in lab tests under an independent […]
In Korea, a research team led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology applied systems metabolic engineering approach to develop recombinant Escherichia coli for the production of 5-aminovaleric acid and glutaric acid, the promising C5 platform chemicals, by fermentation. A recombinant E. coli expressing DavB and DavA […]
In California, analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of the Biofertilizers Market in North America, finds that the market earned revenues of over $132.9 million in 2011 which is projected to equal $205.6 million by 2018. “Biofertilizers are available in nitrogen-fixing and phosphate-solubilizing forms, and can be combined into multi-functional formulations that increase yields […]
In Canada, CO2 Solutions, an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, today announced that Procede Group B.V., its process testing and development partner based in the Netherlands, was selected to receive up to the equivalent of C$975,000 in grant funding over three years. The funding is made available under the Dutch Ministry […]
In California, Cereplast announced the commercialization of Cereplast Algae Bioplastics with the introduction of Biopropylene 109D. Cereplast identified a post-industrial algae source, allowing the company to commercialize Cereplast Algae Bioplastics sooner than anticipated. Additionally, Cereplast R&D has discovered a post-industrial process that significantly reduces the odor that is typically inherent to algae biomatter. Biopropylene 109D […]
In Texas, researchers at Rice University are turning light into heat at the point of need, on the nanoscale, to trigger biochemical reactions remotely on demand. The Rice project led by postdoctoral fellow Matthew Blankschien and graduate student Lori Pretzer combines enzymes from thermophiles with plasmonic gold nanoparticles that heat up when exposed to near-infrared […]
In California, Verdezyne announced the sale of its proprietary xylose isomerase technology, enabling the metabolism of 5-carbon sugars, to DuPont Industrial Biosciences. Under the terms of the sale, DuPont has purchased rights to Verdezyne’s patented xylose isomerase technology, covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 8,114,974 and 8,093,037, for use in the rapidly-commercializing biofuels and biochemical fields. […]
In France, Altuglas International and NatureWorks have signed a global co-marketing agreement. The agreement is designed to deliver a range of newly formulated bio-based, high performance alloys based on polymethylmethacrylate and Ingeo. The new materials will be marketed by Altuglas International as Plexiglas/ Altuglas biopolymer alloys. Primary co-marketing efforts for these materials will be for […]
In the Netherlands, Reverdia, the joint venture between DSM and Roquette Frères has commenced operations in Cassano Spinola, Italy, at a commercial-scale plant producing Biosuccinium sustainable succinic acid. The plant has a capacity of 10,000 tonnes/yr. Key applications for Biosuccinium™ include polybutylene succinate (PBS), polyester polyols for polyurethanes, coating and composite resins, phthalate-free plasticizers, and […]
