Conference
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Calendars and events
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This year seems to be more packed with bio-based chemicals/materials conferences and trade shows! The blog has already partnered with several conferences for the first half of 2014, and more on the way for the second half (still pending approval)….
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The quest for sustainable rubber
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This has been in my draft for quite some time and I am glad to be able to post it after an interesting presentation that I heard from Patagonia and Yulex during the World Bio Markets USA conference last year…
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VIDEO: Advances in Biofuel Feedstock Technology
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US biodiesel producer the Renewable Energy Group (REG) recently released a slew of YouTube video interviews recapping the recent National Biodiesel Board annual conference and expo. In this video, Alan Weber with MARC-IV Consulting shares insight into current research and…
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Yulex opens guayule seed & genetics center
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I’m on a tight deadline the next two weeks but will post press releases that will come my way. This one from guayule producer Yulex Corporation, which announced the opening of a Seed & Genetics Center (I’m guessing it is…
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VIDEO: Elevance talks about Renewicals
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Our video pick of the week is this interview of Elevance’s Andy Shafer by Sustainability Consult CEO Kathryn Sheridan at the Ecochem Conference last year. Elevance launched last year its concept of a new product category called Renewicals™, where the…
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USDA Video: Biobased Products Important to the Bioeconomy
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The blog is introducing this year a video pick of the week and we’ll start with one from the USDA BioPreferred Program. Last month, Deputy Program Manager for the USDA BioPreferred Program Kate Lewis led a virtual conversation via the…
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Learning Deinococcus bacterium
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The blog is usually not familiar with the type of microorganisms that industrial biotechnology companies use for their fermentation processes but I was intrigued about this Deinococcus bacterium that is being developed and promoted by France-based start-up biotech company Deinove….