Company description: PanAridus was launched in 2010 with a goal to improve the genetics of the guayule (why-you-lee) seed through the biosciences of genetics and selective breeding to the point that it would be profitable for farmers to grow, which has been the primary drawback to growing an alternative source of domestic natural rubber. Within […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.24 percent to 82.93 — a new 30 month high — as enzymes equities rose. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) jumped 10.10 percent to $1.58, while Aemetis (AMTX) was up 2.78 percent to $0.37. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) dropped 20.31 percent to […]
Vitally interested in President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget and the 411 on grants, incentives, tax credits, loan guarantees and R&D support — but haven’t got the time to read all 1653 glorious pages? Try the Digest’s 7-Minute Guide. In Washington, President Obama outlined his $3.9 trillion budget proposal for 2015, with a focus on tax […]
In California, Ceres announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share. Ceres also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Ceres expects to receive approximately $20 […]
Company description: At OPXBIO, we’re in the “Good Chemistry” business, developing and producing bio-based chemicals that deliver more sustainable value for customers compared to traditional petro-based chemicals. Our patented, leading EDGE (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology has proven advantages over traditional bioengineering approaches. EDGE enables OPXBIO to more rapidly engineer microbes and develop cost-effective bioprocesses. […]
Novozymes is “the world leader in bioinnovation”. The company’s business is industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients. Our biological solutions help companies make more from less, as our solutions save energy and raw materials, and reduce waste. The result is higher quality, lower costs, lower CO2 emissions, and a better environment. With over 700 products […]
Reduce carbon? Rid the world of excess CO2? Not so fast, buster. A new generation of technologies has come along that capture, re-purpose and monetize CO2 emissions. Will they realize their promise? As Liquid Light steps out of stealth and into the light, the state of the art is looking pretty good. If you have watched the […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rallied 1.71 percent to 82.73 — a 30 month high — as ethanol equities climbed anew. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) rose 5.19 percent to $5.05, while Aemetis (AMTX) was up 5.88 percent to $0.36. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) dropped 5.19 percent to […]
(In this profile, we focus on Syngenta’s Enogen corn) Company description One of the more interesting pathways in the New Agriculture has been developed by Syngenta, with its Enogen line of corn seeds. Enogen is that recently approved, transgenic corn, grown specifically for biofuels production, containing corn amylase – a special set of enzymes that […]
Company description: Muradel is a start-up company that originated from a joint research project undertaken between the University of Adelaide, Murdoch University and SQC Pty Ltd. The project team at Murdoch University was able to isolate and optimise the production of high lipid yielding marine microalgae strains and the University of Adelaide team developed appropriate […]
