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Amyris, DARPA  sign $35M pact, aimed at accelerating, reducing cost of bringing new molecules to market

Amyris, DARPA  sign $35M pact, aimed at accelerating, reducing cost of bringing new molecules to market

September 27, 2015 |

In California,  Amyris and  the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office have signed a multi-year, Technology Investment Agreementworth up to $35 million with  to create new research and development tools and technologies that will significantly reduce the time and cost of bringing new molecules to market. Amyris has chosen five specialized subcontractors […]

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CARB advances Low Carbon Fuel Standard towards finalization, affirms biodiesel, renewable diesel’s primacy as carbon-fighting tool

CARB advances Low Carbon Fuel Standard towards finalization, affirms biodiesel, renewable diesel’s primacy as carbon-fighting tool

September 27, 2015 |

In California, the state Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted Response to Comments on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation here   and posted the final environmental analysis, responses to environmental analysis comments, and proposed final regulatory order here. The National Biodiesel Board noted that CARB has affirmed biodiesel, America’s Advanced Biofuel, reduces greenhouse gas […]

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Taurus Energy proposes $1.21M private placement with Lantmännen

Taurus Energy proposes $1.21M private placement with Lantmännen

September 27, 2015 |

In Sweden, the Board of Directors of Taurus Energy proposed a preferential rights issue and a private placement with Lantmännen. The board noted:  Given that Taurus Energy has not had a stable principal shareholder since Forskarpatent Syd took a strategic decision to sell its shares to, among others, research scientists who had contributed patents to […]

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UK’s BBSRC, Brazil’s FAPESP launch joint funding call for advanced biofuels

UK’s BBSRC, Brazil’s FAPESP launch joint funding call for advanced biofuels

September 27, 2015 |

BBSRC, together with the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), have launched a joint funding call in the strategic priority area of Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (IBBE). BBSRC is the lead funding agency for academic research and training in the biosciences at universities and institutes throughout the UK, and was established by Royal Charter […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.53 percent to 52.06 as advanced bio backslides

Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.53 percent to 52.06 as advanced bio backslides

September 27, 2015 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, fell 0.53 percent to 52.06 as advanced bio backslid. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) dumped 6.13 percent to $2.45, while Amyris (AMRS) rebounded 5.49 percemt to $1.92.  Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) shed 6.22 percent to $1.96.  Overall, advances led declines 5 to […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for September 28, 2015

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Winning Photo Votes for September 28, 2015

September 27, 2015 |

Here are the winning Photo Votes for the week in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company,” said Digest editor Jim Lane, “in the strange and microscopic world of industrial biotechnology — to visualize its creativity, company spirit, and communicate a fun, positive […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.53 percent to 52.34 as chemicals slump

Digest Bioeconomy Index falls 0.53 percent to 52.34 as chemicals slump

September 24, 2015 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, fell 0.53 percent to 52.34 as chemicals slumped. For the day, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) jumped 5.04 percent to $8.55., while Cosan (CZZ) rebounded 7.27 percent to $2.95. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) weakened 10.86 percent to $1.76. Overall, declines led advances 2 […]

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Microbial Hybrids: Connecting solar energy and electric vehicles via biobatteries

Microbial Hybrids: Connecting solar energy and electric vehicles via biobatteries

September 24, 2015 |

An end to EV range anxiety, endless battery re-charges, and the infrastructure cost of electric vehicles? In a word: biobatteries. Here’s the why and how. In the long-term, the advantage of molecules over electrons is that they store more energy with less weight than traditional electrical battery systems. When it comes to transportation, the longer the trip, the more […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Rivertop Renewables Photo Votes for 2015-16

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Rivertop Renewables Photo Votes for 2015-16

September 24, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Rivertop Renewables in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Genomatica Photo Votes for 2015-16

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Genomatica Photo Votes for 2015-16

September 24, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Genomatica in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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