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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo BioWorks, the investment perspective

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo BioWorks, the investment perspective

September 9, 2024 |

A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors? What combination of product mix, experienced management, technologies that excel, capital at work, and effective vision make it possible […]

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Carbon Dioxide as Fermentation Byproduct, Applications And Usage

Carbon Dioxide as Fermentation Byproduct, Applications And Usage

September 8, 2024 |

By Sam A. Rushing – Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest                           This article on CO2 usage in the food industry is one in a series for the applications which are predominant and important in the carbon dioxide industry. This subject is […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis, the investment perspective

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis, the investment perspective

September 5, 2024 |

A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors? What combination of product mix, experienced management, technologies that excel, capital at work, and effective vision make it possible […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste, the investment perspective

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste, the investment perspective

September 4, 2024 |

A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors? What combination of product mix, experienced management, technologies that excel, capital at work, and effective vision make it possible […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo, the investment perspective

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo, the investment perspective

September 3, 2024 |

A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors? What combination of product mix, experienced management, technologies that excel, capital at work, and effective vision make it possible […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech, the investment perspective

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech, the investment perspective

September 2, 2024 |

A handful of industrial biotechnology companies have the strength and purpose to make it as a public company — others remain private, are acquired, or wind down. What makes companies able to succeed with public investors? What combination of product mix, experienced management, technologies that excel, capital at work, and effective vision make it possible […]

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They Might Be Giants, the story of syngas fermentation and Jupeng Bio

They Might Be Giants, the story of syngas fermentation and Jupeng Bio

September 2, 2024 |

First things first, this is a story of syngas fermentation, not the definitive story, though it’s pretty definitive on the Jupeng Bio story. For the definitive story of the entire landscape of syngas fermentation, it would have been required to bring back the late Richard Forster of LanzaTech, the late Jim Gaddy of BRI, into […]

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming the ‘Failure to Launch’ in Technology Ventures

Bridging the Gap: Overcoming the ‘Failure to Launch’ in Technology Ventures

August 30, 2024 |

By Cynthia Thyfault, CEO, QuantaVision Special to The Digest Many promising ventures face a daunting challenge: translating groundbreaking technology into market success. This challenge isn’t merely a matter of technical prowess but often a strategic one. Much like the generals of today who mastered the art of warfare, tech entrepreneurs must navigate the treacherous terrain […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to  Low-Pressure Hydrogenolysis Catalysts for Bioproduct Upgrading

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Pressure Hydrogenolysis Catalysts for Bioproduct Upgrading

August 29, 2024 |

A team of researchers partnered with Visolis to develop a hydrogenolysis catalyst that can operate at low-pressures (≤ 5 MPa) and demonstrate conversion of a fermentation-derived C6 intermediate to a high value chemical monomer. The rewards? Risk and cost reduction for bioproduct process commercialization. And, developing a stable and selective catalyst for biomass conversion R&D. […]

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The Status of US Hydrogen Hubs

The Status of US Hydrogen Hubs

August 29, 2024 |

By Bob Starkey, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting) Special to The Digest In October 2023 the Biden Administration announced a USD $7B investment in clean hydrogen production. This historic program, known as the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs), selected 7 locations across the U.S. to develop clean hydrogen infrastructure. The H2Hub concept is important […]

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