Netherlands’ Purac to acquire BIRD Engineering, and technology for biobased materials, building blocks

In the Netherlands, Purac announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire BIRD Engineering B.V., the Netherlands.  BIRD Engineering is a biotech contract research company, specifically in the field of industrial microbiology. BIRD has experience with various micro-organisms, mostly bacteria and yeasts, and has expertise in the field of the development of new strains, and development of fermentation processes. BIRD Engineering focuses on the use of micro-organisms and enzymes for the production of bio-based materials, for example bio-FDCA and bio-chemical building blocks, replacing materials based on fossil carbohydrates”.