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Digest Bioeconomy Index, falls 0.84 percent to 49.79 as chemical equities tumble

Digest Bioeconomy Index, falls 0.84 percent to 49.79 as chemical equities tumble

September 29, 2015 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, fell 0.84 percent to 49.79 as chemical equities tumbled. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) dumped 7.85 percent to $1.41, while Gevo (GEVO) shed 6.30 percent to $1.86.  Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) lost 5.85 percent to $5.31.  Overall, declines led advances 9 to 5 for […]

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Understanding Advanced Biotechnology Commercialization, Pt 1

Understanding Advanced Biotechnology Commercialization, Pt 1

September 29, 2015 |

Part 1 – Overview and Project Development By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest When I reflect on the characteristics of successful advanced biotechnology companies that have achieved commercial scale, and the longer list of companies that haven’t, the difference between success and failure is often not the core technology alone, […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index plunges 3.55 percent to 50.21 as ethanol equities sink

Digest Bioeconomy Index plunges 3.55 percent to 50.21 as ethanol equities sink

September 28, 2015 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, plunged 3.55 percent to 50.21 as ethanol equities sank. For the day, Deinove (DNOVF) dumped 19.20 percent to $7.07, while Biox (BX.T) plunged 18.10 percent to $0.95.  Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) shed 8.70 percent to $2.73.  Overall, declines led advances 8 to […]

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NOxgate expands: 93% of diesel vehicles tested fail to meet Euro 6 NOx emission standards; average is 7 times over the limit

NOxgate expands: 93% of diesel vehicles tested fail to meet Euro 6 NOx emission standards; average is 7 times over the limit

September 28, 2015 |

The Digest looks at ICCT’s comprehensive report on diesel vehicle NOx emissions in the EU and US. Where will the emissions crisis spread? The VW crisis just keeps getting worse, with Volkswagen suspending its VW, Audi, and Porsche R&D chiefs, as Audi confirmed that 2.1 million of its vehicles were outfitted with defeat devices, and reports […]

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We should not be surprised about  Volkswagen’s “Diesel-Gate”

We should not be surprised about Volkswagen’s “Diesel-Gate”

September 28, 2015 |

By Bill Brandon, Special to The Digest Fooling with computers to give false readings has happened before. It is important to recognize similarities to earlier cases and EPA’s role in them. The 1998 consent decree In October 1998, the DOJ and EPA entered into a consent decree with heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers for installing ‘defeat’ device […]

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The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Atlantic Biomass Conversions Photo Votes for 2015-16

The Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy: Atlantic Biomass Conversions Photo Votes for 2015-16

September 28, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Atlantic Biomass Conversions 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: Reverdia Photo Votes for 2015-16

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

September 28, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Reverdia 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: Industrial Microbes Photo Votes for 2015-16

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

September 28, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Industrial Microbes 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: VIrent Photo Votes for 2015-16

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

September 28, 2015 |

Here are the photo votes received for Virent 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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China! Boeing, Algenol, Inventure deals propel industrial biotech momentum

China! Boeing, Algenol, Inventure deals propel industrial biotech momentum

September 27, 2015 |

西去,直到你东西。As President Xi visits North America, China signs 3 major deals in industrial biotechnology. The East is Red, it’s been said, and the future looks that way too. The US is no place to deploy advanced fuels technology these days, many say. The costs are high, the politics stink, resistance to change is everywhere and the […]

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