Category: Million Minds

4 minutes with… Harry Cullinan, Director of Technology Deployment, Auburn University

4 minutes with… Harry Cullinan, Director of Technology Deployment, Auburn University

April 30, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We conduct R&D in the areas of biofuels and bioproducts and facilitate deployment of resulting technologies in the pulp and paper industry. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. My role is to bridge […]

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4 minutes with… Len Rand, CEO, xF Technologies

4 minutes with… Len Rand, CEO, xF Technologies

April 29, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Company produces a family of fuorate esters from biomass feedstock, including sugar, starch and cellulose, using a low cost thermo-chemical process. Uses include industrial solvents, plasticizers, coalescers as well as a fuel blend component for both diesel and gasoline. Tell us about […]

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4 minutes with… Michele Bremer, Technical and Executive Recruiter, Bremer Associates

4 minutes with… Michele Bremer, Technical and Executive Recruiter, Bremer Associates

April 28, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. As principal in Bremer Associates I recruit technical and executive talent for companies in biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and related industries. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, with searches from specialized technical expertise to C-level leadership. Tell us about your role and […]

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4 minutes with… Neil Burns, CEO, P2 Science

4 minutes with… Neil Burns, CEO, P2 Science

April 27, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. P2 makes renewable specialty chemicals from vegetable feedstocks, using a proprietary form of ozonolysis, a chemical process. We are operating on the Kg scale using a continuous reactor system developed jointly with our engineering partners, Desmet Ballestra sPa of Italy. Tell us about […]

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4 Minutes with…Roger Kilburn, CEO, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

4 Minutes with…Roger Kilburn, CEO, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

April 26, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy.   IBioIC’s role is as a specialist in the Industrial Biotechnology (IB) sector, designed to stimulate the growth and success of the IB industry in Scotland by connecting the dots between industry, academia and government. It represents all four colors of IB, facilitating […]

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4 minutes with… Gjermund Rokke, Consultant, Gjermund Rokke Consult LTD

4 minutes with… Gjermund Rokke, Consultant, Gjermund Rokke Consult LTD

April 23, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Consultant in bioenergy, especially bio jet-fuel, project development, management and administration. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Staying up-dated on the technical and commercial development in biofuels, especially jet fuel. What do you […]

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4 minutes with… Parikshit Dhingra, Head – Public Affairs & Communications, Novozymes South Asia

4 minutes with… Parikshit Dhingra, Head – Public Affairs & Communications, Novozymes South Asia

April 22, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. NZ is a global leader in the bio-ethanol revolution which by far, is the most promising technology in terms of benefitting all stakeholders involved. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Our job is […]

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4 minutes with… Christian Delahouliere, Business Development and Quality Director, Raizen Trading Geneva Branch

4 minutes with… Christian Delahouliere, Business Development and Quality Director, Raizen Trading Geneva Branch

April 21, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Raizen is the world largest sugar cane processor. We produce 2 million tons of ethanol and consume more than 4 millions in our petrol stations. WIt include a 2G cane residue plant of 32 000 tons of yearly production capacity. Tell us about […]

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4 minutes… Jeff Kelley, Director of Marketing, Airstream Innovations

4 minutes… Jeff Kelley, Director of Marketing, Airstream Innovations

April 20, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Airstream Innovations delivers patented fully-screened wind-assisted positive-pressure structures from one-half to over 2 acres in size. These fully-automatic customizeable greenhouses maximize photosynthesis and use the physics of ventilation to optimize transpiration resulting in the fastest growth possible. Tell us about your role and […]

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4 minutes with Bill Levy, CEO, Pacific Ag

4 minutes with Bill Levy, CEO, Pacific Ag

April 19, 2015 |

Tell us about your organization and its role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Pacific Ag is the leading biomass supply company serving the Advanced Bioeconomy.   We are partnered with more than 600 growers across the country, will harvest more than 450,000 tons of biomass alone in 2015, own the single largest fleet of harvesting equipment, […]

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