Genencor joins Raizen, Dow, Neste, Monsanto on "big brands in trouble" list in Transformative Technologies voting

In Florida, Neste Oil, Raizen, Dow, Monsanto and Genencor are among the “big brands” trailing
in first-round match-ups in the 2011 Transformative Technologies tournament.

32 first round battles will continue in the voting until Friday at 5pm Eastern Time, with winners proceeding to second round voting which begins on Monday, August 22nd.

With two days of subscriber voting to go, #14 seed Abengoa Bioenergy leads #3 Raizen 54-46 in the International Regional, while DSM has pulled ahead of Neste Oil 56-44.

Over in the Central Region, Waste Management is leading Dow Chemical 59-41, while #9 seed OPX Biotechnologies has edged in front of #8 seed Elevance, 53-47.  UOP’s lead over GlycosBio has shrunk to 52-48.

In the East Region, #5 seed Algenol surged to even up its contest with #12 seed Monsanto. #2 seed KiOR is locked 50-50 with #15 seed Butamax in what may prove to be the most surprising upset if it occurs, considering KiOR’s recently celebrated IPO. Mascoma’s lead over #14 seed PetroAlgae has been cut to 54-46

In the West Region, #11 seed OriginOil took a 54-46 lead over Genencor

Races that tightened on day two included the “battle down under, with #4 seed LanzaTech having its lead over #13 seed Aurora to 57-43.

Download the complete tournament bracket with first round voting to date, here.