synthetic biology
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Bio-PP and isoprene news
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Happy 1st of May! This month, I will attend the ICIS World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City (4-5 May) and the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg/Cologne (23-25 May), so I hope to gather new information and of course, do some…
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Solvay collaborates with Ginkgo Bioworks
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This is a piece of interesting news from Solvay on the recent announcement of its collaboration with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks on the development of sustainable biopolymers as well as other specialty chemicals and materials that can be used…
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Solugen in the spotlight
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Somebody asked me a month ago what information I have on the Texas, USA-based start-up firm Solugen. Unfortunately, I had very little in my archives since I started hearing about the company in early 2019 when it received $13.5 million…
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Ginkgo on a buying spree, acquires Zymergen
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Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks announced today that it plans to acquire Zymergen in an all-stock transaction valued at $300 million in market capitalisation. Zymergen stockholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.9179 Ginkgo shares for each Zymergen share,…
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Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC deal
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Happy Memorial Day to the blog’s US readers! My apologies for the sparse posts as I’ve been immersed with Tecnon OrbiChem’s new database platform which will be launched on 1 June that will be accessible to current Tecnon OrbiChem subscribers….
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Amyris launches squalene-based hand sanitizer
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I am trying to contain my shopping addiction nowadays with just the occasional hunt for necessities like wearable masks and gloves, disinfecting cleaners and sprays, antibacterial soaps, and hand sanitizers, among other ‘fight COVID-19’ essentials. Thankfully toilet paper, wipes and…
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Ginkgo commits $25M for COVID-19 projects
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Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks announced its $25 million commitment for free access to its platform in the development of a long-term solution to the COVID-19 crisis. Companies building treatments that can stop COVID-19 can now avail of Ginkgo’s services:…