In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks and Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. have agreed to a business combination that will result in Ginkgo becoming a publicly-listed company. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. The $15B valuation and $2.5B to Ginkgo in proceeds The transaction implies a pre-money equity valuation for Ginkgo of […]
With all the talk lately of gas prices and shortages due to the Texas freeze earlier this year, it’s good to see lots of research and innovation coming with better bioblendstocks for our vehicles. Check out this illuminating slide guide from the 2021 BETO Project Peer Review on identification of performance-advantaged biofuels to increase the […]
The World Biogas Association just released this report mapping out how the global biogas industry can enable countries to deliver a 10% reduction in global GHG emissions by 2030. The benefits of anaerobic digestion, the biogas pathways, the policy mechanisms, and more.
In New York, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Benson Hill, the Midwest-based agtech company focused on Cloud Biology, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak Corp. II in a $2B transaction and emerge as a public company. Benson Hill will receive as much as $625 million in cash from the […]
In Florida, the online sessions of ABLC have drawn to a close. This week, delegates around the world will be joining in the ABLC Lounges for person to person networking. The final day of on-stage presentations was the best — including Aspirations for a Fragile Plant, the Due Diligence Wolfpack, and the Advanced Biofuels Summit. […]
Just a few weeks ago, Amyris shared this illuminating slide guide at their investor virtual min-series. Now here’s your chance to see what they had to say about their ingredients platform, yeast strains, scaling up, and how synthetic biology is capable of remaking most of the world’s chemistry.
In Florida, day 4 of ABLC is now complete, with 26 more speakers completing their trips to the digital stage. Thursday’s agenda included some of the hottest topics — The Department of Energy Horizons, the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, the technologies and projects in Green Hydrogen, and development trends from across the Americas, Brazil […]
Tree-free fibers and fabrics – that’s what Nanollose is all about. Working with Grasim, Birla Cellulose, Codi Group and others, commercialization is happening. Get the latest on Nanollose’s tree-free rayon, tree-free lyocell, how they are taking on fashion industry’s pollution with fermentation of waste and more.
In Florida, day 3 of ABLC is now complete, with 15 more presentations — packed with hot topics. Dominating the stage? The Sustainable Aviation Summit, the RNG Summit and the Plastics and Materials Summit. Here are the 10 biggest WOWs we saw on Day 3. 1. 95% lower emissions! We had two companies originally spun […]
BETO leadership representatives shared this illuminating slide guide during Earth Week recently discussing plastics recycling initiatives, waste-to-energy efforts, engaging farmers as clean energy partners, carbon dioxide utilization, advancements in marine and aviation biofuels, and more.
