SG Biofuels taps Amyris board member as senior advisor for Brazilian jatropha

January 26, 2011 |

In Brazil, San Diego-based SG Biofuels has opened operations in Sao Paolo and introduced Brazilian entrepreneur and genomics innovator Fernando Reinach as its senior advisor for the market to further its breeding and use of biotechnology to develop elite seeds of Jatropha. Reinach serves as a board member of Amyris.

He is one of the founders of CanaVialis, the world’s largest breeder of sugarcane (acquired by Monsanto in 2008), as well as Alellyx (also acquired by Monsanto in 2008).

SG Biofuels is collaborating with a number of partners to develop Jatropha, including Bunge, a global leader in oilseed processing, Flint Hills Resources, a leading refining and petrochemical company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, and Life Technologies Corporation, a global biotechnology tools company.

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