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GC3 Seeks Applicants for 2019 Technology Showcase
The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), a business-to-business collaborative that drives the commercial adoption of green chemistry, has issued a call for applications from startup companies to compete in the GC3 Startup Network’s 4th Annual Technology Showcase. Startups will compete for the opportunity to pitch their chemicals, materials, products, and manufacturing technologies to investors … Continue reading
State of the Renewable Chemicals Industry
Happy New Year! Tecnon OrbiChem’s first Biomaterials issue for 2019 just came out today and my special report for this month focuses on last year’s industry restructuring and project investment overview. My key takeaway for 2018 is that the renewable chemicals industry definitely continues to struggle especially when it comes to financing the commercialization phase … Continue reading
CO2-based and Bio-based Products Innovators
Happy Monday! This week is the start of my two-week vacation but unfortunately, I can’t stay away from blogging. Here’s one that I think is important for companies especially start-ups to look into and apply. Our colleagues at Nova Insitute is looking to award innovative technologies and products at its annual CO2-based fuels and polymers … Continue reading
Frances Arnold, Co-Founder of Gevo, Wins Nobel Prize
Gevo co-founder Professor Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her work on the directed evolution of enzymes. According to Gevo, Professor Arnold and her research group developed some of the critical enzymes needed for Gevo’s biological pathway to produce renewable resource-based isobutanol. She is reportedly … Continue reading
GC3 and InnoCentive announce winners for Novel Green Preservatives Challenge
I usually don’t post straight-up press releases but a blogger’s gotta do what a blogger’s gotta do… The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive have announced seven winners in the global GC3 Challenge: Developing New Preservatives for Personal Care & Household Products. Launched in April 2017, the challenge aimed to identify and support innovators developing preservative … Continue reading
NCGA highlights corn-based chemicals R&Ds
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has recently awarded six new technologies who won the trade association’s first “Consider Corn Challenge“, an open innovation contest where more than 30 scientists and start-up companies brought forth their best ideas on the conversion of corn into bio-renewable chemicals. NCGA and state corn associations actively support innovation in research, … Continue reading
Lignin Challenge 1.0 in Canada
FYI for Canadian researchers, institutions, companies or other organizations who are seeking funding! Alberta Innovates invites proposals for funding under Lignin Challenge 1.0, a sub-program of Alberta Bio Future (ABF). The group is offering this funding in partnership with West Fraser, an integrated forest products company. Lignin Challenge 1.0, which was launched this month, aims to supports … Continue reading
AkzoNobel opens Imagine Chemistry 2018 challenge
AkzoNobel’s Imagine Chemistry challenge is now open as an opportunity for startup and scale-up firms and researchers to solve real industry challenges and create sustainable business opportunities in chemistry. The overall winners will be awarded joint development agreements with AkzoNobel to help bring their ideas to market. The 2018 edition calls for solutions within the … Continue reading
Awards, Rewards in bio and sustainability
The first week of May seems to be full of awards announcements, so I might as well compile them here: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 33 Safer Choice Partner of the Year winners across 17 states and the District of Columbia for outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, and use of Safer … Continue reading
EPA calls for 2017 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards nomination
My apologies for the lack of posts this month as I have been busy working on Tecnon OrbiChem’s new blog site and other social media networks. We also launched late last month our new Handbook of Commercial Bio-based Chemicals and it is great to say that it has gathered quite an attention from both the petrochemicals … Continue reading