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Going Public and Serving the Public: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat

Going Public and Serving the Public: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat

June 4, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat recently had an IPO and sent out this prospectus summary. They expanded their product lines from Beyond Burger to Beyond Beef, Beyond Sausage, and their newest Beyond […]

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Of Impossibles and Whoppers: Notes from the Planet Synthetica

Of Impossibles and Whoppers: Notes from the Planet Synthetica

June 3, 2019 |

There’s been a stream of good news and bad news on the “made in a lab” front in recent weeks. First, the amazing news that Impossible Foods raised a $300 million in its Series E round was led by existing investors Temasek and Horizons Ventures. The fifth equity funding round since Impossible Foods was launched in […]

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The Road to Renewables: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

The Road to Renewables: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

June 3, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Neste. Neste has become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions and have broadened their end markets to aviation and polymers. Neste’s illuminating overview from Capital Markets Day is worth […]

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From ethanol plants to protein factories: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains

From ethanol plants to protein factories: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Plains

June 2, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Green Plains. Green Plains corn milling platform has changed and improved the dry mill corn process, but their technologies are now going beyond ethanol and they say the new advances will “transform our […]

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Biomass-based 3D printing, renewable solvents, fermentation-based CBD, coffee waste upcycling, algae-based ink, limestone paper and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 31st

Biomass-based 3D printing, renewable solvents, fermentation-based CBD, coffee waste upcycling, algae-based ink, limestone paper and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 31st

May 30, 2019 |

As we wrap up the last day of the month of May, the pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 31st In today’s Digest, biomass-based 3D printing, renewable solvents, fermentation-based CBD, coffee waste upcycling, algae-based ink, limestone paper — these and […]

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ABLC NEXT 2019 announced – 100 speakers, 18 distinctive summits, forums and events on the global advanced bioeconomy

ABLC NEXT 2019 announced – 100 speakers, 18 distinctive summits, forums and events on the global advanced bioeconomy

May 30, 2019 |

In Florida, The Digest announced that the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Technologies and Markets (ABLC NEXT 2019) will be held October 30-November 1st, 2019 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, and outlined the agenda, themes and announced a first wave of event speakers. ABLC NEXT will feature the NEXT 40 onstage — […]

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Oil, biomass, carbon – the value story and a look through the lens of price

Oil, biomass, carbon – the value story and a look through the lens of price

May 29, 2019 |

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. B. R. Ambedkar Scarcity is the basic human problem — we have limited resources to expend on the unlimited desires of […]

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Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Enhanced Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Enhanced Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

May 29, 2019 |

Earlier this month, Renewable Energy Group released its 2019 Q1 earnings and held its quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and media. The complete webcast of the event is available at regi.com. Participating in the call for REG were CEO Cynthia J. Warner, CFO Chad Stone, and Treasurer Todd Robinson.  — and this includes a lively and […]

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Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

May 29, 2019 |

Earlier this month, Renewable Energy Group released its 2019 Q1 earnings and held its quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and media. The complete webcast of the event is available at regi.com. Participating in the call for REG were CEO Cynthia J. Warner, CFO Chad Stone, and Treasurer Todd Robinson.  — and this includes a lively and […]

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Rethinking Tomorrow and New Product Launches: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes

Rethinking Tomorrow and New Product Launches: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes

May 28, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Novozymes. Novozymes has had 17 years of innovation driven growth with a focus on enyzmes and microbes. They have had over 100 new product launches and a global presence. Novozymes gave […]

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