Company initiatives
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Lanxess invests in enzymes
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Enzymes technology developer evocatal GmbH has completed a Series B financing round with new investors NRW.BANK and LANXESS as well as existing investors also taking part on the recent financing. The investments from this round of financing will be used to…
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Solazyme, Roquette part ways
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Solazyme is having a big setback today with the announcement of the termination of their microalgae joint venture with starch derivatives company Roquette. The companies said the decision to dissolve the joint venture, Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals LLC, came from separate…
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Styrene Under Fire Again – New York City Bans Polystyrene Food Packaging From July 2015
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On 12 June 2013, the New York City Council passed an amendment to an existing law that effectively bans polystyrene food packaging from 1 July 2015. The legislation says that from this date, “…no food service establishment, mobile food commissary…
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Novel cellulose structure to lower feedstock costs
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Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) are investigating the unique properties of crystalline cellulose nanofibers to develop novel chemical pretreatments and designer enzymes for biofuel production from cellulosic—or non-food—plant derived biomass.Novel…
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Verdezyne seeks Asian market for bio-adipic acid
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My apologies for posting this a bit late but it is an interesting development from Verdezyne as the California-based bio-adipic acid developer announced its collaboration with Malaysia’s biotechnology investment agency, Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), to assess Malaysia as the location…
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Amyris, Total Successful Demo Flight
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Amyris and Total announced today a successful demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show using renewable fuel produced via engineered microorganisms that convert plant sugars into Amyris’ Biofene®. The companies expect the fuel to be commercially available as early as…
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LanzaTech, Siemens on CO2-based ethanol production
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Technology firm Siemens and its subsidiary Siemens Metals Technologies announced a partnership with LanzaTech for a 10-year collaboration to develop and market integrated solutions for the steel industry utilizing LanzaTech’s fermentation technology for converting waste gases from iron and steel…