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Turnaround for Amyris
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Despite the current water shortage (due to drought) and electricity problems in Brazil, Amyris seems to be doing well according to the company’s third quarter earnings report. Amyris said its Brotas biorefinery plant in Brazil has been running for 3 months without any unscheduled interruptions. The company expects to continue operations until the sugarcane season…
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners
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This year’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included Solazyme and Amyris. Solazyme won the 2014 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award for its microalgal fermentation-based tailored oils. Solazyme’s engineered microalgae can produce oils tailored to customers’ needs that can mimic or enhance properties of traditional vegetable oils (or animal…
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Intrexon produces lab-scale farnesene from methane
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Synthetic biology company, Intrexon Corporation, says its Industrial Products Division has achieved the bioconversion of methane to farnesene in the lab. Farnesene is a key building block chemical for diesel fuel, and also for other lubricants and specialty products, including cosmetics, rubber, and plastics. This is the second product, following isobutanol, which Intrexon has upgraded…
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Amyris to Begin Selling Biofene Online at Farnesene.net
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Amyris has begun selling Biofene®, Amyris’s brand of farnesene, a long-chain branched hydrocarbon, online at farnesene.net. By making initial quantities of its building block molecule available to a broader audience, Amyris seeks to expand Biofene’s use beyond the commercial applications the Company and its partners are already developing. Amyris is now selling Biofene through its…
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Amyris strengthens chemical collaborative partnerships
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Amyris is entering a collaborative research and development agreement with BASF where Amyris will use its strain engineering technology to develop a microorganism capable of producing a target molecule by BASF. The companies expect to further collaborate on a strain development program and consider other joint research and development opportunities based on the success of…
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Protected: Amyris, Total form 50-50 renewable fuel JV
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Protected: Amyris meets production milestone
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