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Applications open for Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst
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Applications are now open for the UK-based Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst supported by BBSRC, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The first IB Catalyst call will fund support for major integrated research and development projects involving collaborations between the academic and business communities. The IB Catalyst will allocate…
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Scotland launches industrial biotech plans
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I am catching up on some of my blog drafts since October 2013 while there seems to be a lull in renewable chemicals news this month. This one was announced by Scotland’s main economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, while I was at the Ecochem conference in Basel, Switzerland, in November last year. Scotland is laying…
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Cellulosic biofuels projects still on track
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The blog has not been able to post most of the biofuel announcements in the past three months, unfortunately, as most of the blog’s focus is now on renewable chemicals instead. However, you can visit the blog’s home page where I will post updated compiled newsfeed of biofuel announcements each month. For now, it seems…
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Bluefire Renewables loses DOE grant
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Bluefire Renewables Inc. received notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) would no longer provide funding under the Company’s DOE grant for the development of its cellulosic waste facility in Fulton, Mississippi, due to the its inability to comply with certain deadlines related to providing certain information to the DOE with respect to the future…
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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 Google Hangout with some of the industry standouts working with USDA to create new markets…
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FTC cracks down biodegradable plastic claims
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The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced enforcement actions on several environmental marketing claims addressing biodegradable plastics. This is part of the FTC’s program to ensure compliance with the agency’s revised Green Guides. The Guides enable businesses to market their products accurately, providing guidance as to what constitutes misleading environmental claims. The FTC files a…
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Protected: Singapore, Korea form biochems R&D partnership
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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.