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Tag Archives: commercialization
Technology Transfer Symposium in San Francisco
In the midst of turbulent economic times, and at a moment when the U.S. is looking to encourage technology job creation in the coming decade, an increasing number of public and private sector initiatives have been proposed to spur job creation. While the U.S. leads in the area of biotechnology, there is no guarantee that this competitive edge will continue. Moreover, although the U.S. is more prolific in life science discoveries than any other single country in the Read More >
BIO Pacific Rim Summit: Status of Cellulosic Ethanol Commercialization
Qteros, ZeaChem and Verenium presented updates on their efforts to bring three unique cellulosic ethanol processes to commercial status. Qteros CTO Kevin Gray described how the company’s Q Microbe™ (Clostridium phytofermentans) enables a single step (consolidated bioprocessing) conversion and fermentation process for fuels. This approach can save as much as 40 percent in production costs. Qteros is currently scaling its technology up for a 100 liter laboratory bioreactor. ZeaChem President and CEO Jim Imbler outlined Read More >
Pacific Rim Summit — Biobutanol: Overcoming the Barriers
The biobutanol panel at the 2009 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy had three dynamic speakers from the biobutanol industry: Pat Gruber, CEO of Gevo, Inc.; Jay Kouba, CEO of Tetravitae Bioscience and Rick Wilson, CEO of Cobalt Technologies. Besides the individual company presentations the conversation concentrated on technology, risk, barriers and financing on the path to commercialization. Jay Kouba related to the audience that the business plan with the best technology is Read More >
Webinars for Reporters: Pacific Rim Summit to Host Forums on Algae, Cellulosic Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals
BIO will host three webinars from the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy in Honolulu, featuring companies, researchers, and policy makers at the forefront of efforts to commercialize algae applications, cellulosic biofuels, and renewable chemicals. 1.International Developments in Algae Commercialization Valerie Reed, U.S. Department of Energy; Patrick McGinn, Institute of Marine Biosciences, National Research Council, Canada; Ravi Shrivastava, Defence Research Development Organization, India. Monday Nov. 9, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST (12:00 Read More >
