In California, Amyris achieved record first-quarter product sales for its Biossance brand, which is delivering high-growth and is expected to drive much better than expected 2017 results for this business line. Biossance Squalane + Peptide Eye Gel is the #1 selling eye product at SEPHORA.com and the brand’s products are garnering top reviews from leading […]
In Illinois, Elevance Renewable Sciences signed a licensing agreement with Chemtura, a global, specialty chemicals company, for Elevance Aria WTP technology and market development. Chemtura will have global rights to develop, derivatize, manufacture, use and sell products incorporating the Elevance Aria® WTP technology in lubricant applications. Elevance has retained rights outside lubricant applications. Elevance […]
In Washington, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it is formally initiating antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. This decision follows a petition that was filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission on behalf of the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition, which […]
In Germany, the nova institute released an analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), providing a potential outline of the Union’s renewable energy framework for the timeframe 2021 to 2030. According to nova: The new proposal sets the overall target of a renewables share in the EU’s […]
A few weeks ago, some friends invited me to give a keynote address at a meeting they were planning, one that would focus around the future of partnership and collaboration in the Advanced Bioeconomy. I was glad to accept, and to take some time to think about how collaboration will change and how technology will […]
Biotech company will use the funding to accelerate the development of crops for improved human and animal nutrition In California, Amfora closed its Series A financing. San Francisco-based Spruce Capital, co-manager of the MLS Fund II, led the round, which included participation CSIRO, the Australian-based national science agency. In conjunction with its investment in Amfora, […]
By Dr. Bernard Cooker, Chemical Processing Solutions, Consultant with Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Cheap, plentiful lignocellulosic biomass (LCB), consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, is deconstructed to release useful chemical intermediates in the bioeconomy. These include glucose from cellulose, glucose and other sugars from hemicellulose, and oxygenated benzene derivatives (OBTX) from lignin. […]
In Canada, Agrisoma Biosciences closed its $15.4 MM Series B financing round, co-led by new investor Groupe Lune Rouge and current investors Cycle Capital Management, and BDC Venture Capital. This Series B round is used to support the global expansion of Agrisoma’s business. The company raised $8 million in its Series A investment round in […]
There’s big, positive news for the advanced bioeconomy this week. A new study, appearing in the peer-reviewed PEERJ, demonstrates for the first time that a particular single cell protein could replace wild-caught fish and agricultural crops as a key ingredient in aquaculture feeds, potentially providing a lower cost and sustainable alternative protein source. The study looked […]
Europe is often thought of as a dead-end for biofuels, owing to a thorny debate over fuel mandates, and agricultural protection. But it’s a reputation entirely undeserved; some of the most fascinating projects are there. In this survey, we did not look at some excellent projects already commercialized, such as Beta renewables’ complex in Crescentino […]
