The Algae Biomass Organization has some new faces on the board – Dr. Martin Gross of Gross-Wen Technologies is the new Board Chair, Mike LaMont of Heliae Development becomes Vice Chair and there are several other new or re-elected board members from companies you’ll recognize like Neste, MicroBio Engineering, Cyanotech, and others. BASF has a […]
A biodegradable debit card partially made of sea salt, a sea snail holding the key to biodegradable bullet-proof vests, Pirelli adding lignin as reinforcing filler in tires – some perfect summer time innovations. In today’s Digest, check out these bioinnovations as well as updates from Biosyntia’s biobased biotin, Evolved By Nature’s silk proteins, DIC Corporation’s […]
It may have escaped general attention that the strongest-known materials in the living world are the teeth of tiny limpets that the mollusks use to scrape food off rocks. There was a report out on the subject in 2015 but I think more attention was being given at the time to fracking, $15 oil, and […]
News has arrived out of Berkeley of an advanced biofuel so powerful and transformative that we suspect it may never reach consumer markets. These are POP fuels, and you can’t have them. Simulation data from Sandia suggests “that POP fuel candidates are safe and stable at room temperature and will have energy density values of […]
‘Be the best version of yourself’ – It’s great advice and I’ve tried to live it during my 7 years with The Digest. Since 2016, I’ve been honored to work with Jim Lane and his team as Managing Editor and Writer – synthesizing thousands of press releases and news, conducting fascinating interviews with CEOs, […]
You may know Chris Cooper as VP Americas of Neste Renewable Aviation, but he is now the President of Neste US. Canada-based RNG and biogas company Greenlane Renewables has a new CFO. Petrobras in Brazil has a new CEO. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) named Jennifer Logan as chief financial […]
It’s a great time to have a pet these days with Gucci’s new luxury line for pampered pooches using renewable raw materials and Manhatten fur babies can now frolic on soy-based artificial grass. For those musically inclined, there’s a new line of instruments using biobased materials like eggshells, mushrooms and honeycomb. In today’s Digest, check […]
News arrives from one of the great small towns in America — Newton, Iowa — that Ames-based AgCertain Industries has acquired Maytag Dairy Farms, the manufacturer and marketer of the world-famous Maytag Blue Cheese as well as other specialty artisanal food and beverage products, from Midwest Growth Partners, the private equity fund. AgCertain, located in […]
By Mark Laurenzo, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Well known for advancements in crop sciences and biofuels, Iowa’s leadership in the bioindustry extends beyond these pillars into the field of animal health. The state boasts the second highest concentration of animal scientists in the United States, many of whom hail from Ames, […]
“O Canada…With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong and free!” – Canada’s National Anthem The neighbors to the North are leading the way with their latest clean fuel regulations that will rely heavily on the use of low-carbon biofuels like increasing ethanol use by 2030, bring more clean tech and energy […]
