Author Archive: Tom Saidak
Grandevo Bioinsecticide removes bee warning from label
Tweet In California, Marrone Bio Innovations reports they have received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its Grandevo Bioinsecticide label following a review. The removal of the toxicity statement is supported by third-party field evaluations that show Grandevo has no increased mortality or detrimental effects to honeybees. The key study [...]
Reactive Surfaces launches self-decontaminating coating to protect firearms, equipment and soldiers from chemical agents
Tweet In Texas, Reactive Surfaces today announced the general availability of WMDtox, a self-decontaminating coating that protects firearms, vehicles, equipment and uniforms by neutralizing organophosphorous chemical agents such as sarin. The coating can be applied months in advance. Reactive Surfaces conducts research, design and manufacturing of environmentally-friendly enzyme and peptide technology. Originally designed for decontamination [...]
BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy
Tweet In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization is inviting leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. This unique conference will be held Dec. 8-11, in San Diego. “The Pacific Rim Summit is designed [...]
AB Enzymes chooses Genedata Selector for production strain development and optimization
Tweet In Switzerland, AB Enzymes has selected Genedata Selector as its bioinformatics platform for strain genome data manament on all its production-relevant organisms. Genedata will provide AB Enzymes, one of the world’s oldest and best-known enzyme manufacturers, with a hosted solution of Genedata Selector accompanied by bioinformatics consulting services. “We looked for a bioinformatics solution [...]
Roquette resume production of sorbitol-based clarifiers, launches DISORBENE 3
Tweet In France, Roquette has resumed production of sorbitol-based clarifiers for polymers, restarting their production unit for DISORBENE sorbitol-based clarifiers in Lestrem, France. Roquette has also launched DISORBENE 3, a third generation sorbitol-based clarifier. By offering DISORBENE 3, Roquette opens a new source for bis-DMBS, a state-of-the-art clarifier developed and sold by Milliken under the [...]
UPM and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences build Biofore concept car
Tweet In Finland, UPM and students from Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences are building a Biofore concept car utilising UPM’s innovative biomaterials as main raw material for many parts and components. Together with Metropolia, UPM is now able to test the use of renewable biomaterials in automotive applications. The automotive engineering students of Metropolia lead the [...]
Engineered Microbes Grow in the Dark
Tweet In California, University of California scientists have engineered a strain of photosynthetic cyanobacteria to grow without the need for light. Synechococcus elongatus strain PCC 7942 was modified by inserting foreign genes to grow in either light or dark conditions. Jordan McEwen, the lead researcher on the study stated, “With recent, increased focus on cyanobacteria-based [...]
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on meeting with Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture
Tweet In Mexico, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement following his meeting with Mexico’s new Secretary of Agriculture, Enrique Martínez y Martínez, which reads in part: “In our wide-ranging discussions, Secretary Martínez and I committed to reenergize and revitalize the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, a forum that will enable us to [...]
Class action lawsuit filed against Amyris over alleged fraud concerning Biofene production claims
Tweet In New York, the law firm of Wohl & Fruchter reports they have filed a securities class action against Amyris, and its President and CEO, John G. Melo. The action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, is on behalf of purchasers of Amyris securities between April 29, [...]
USPTO issues two new patents to Cellectis for TAL-effector nuclease
Tweet In Minnesota, Cellectis, a genome engineering specialist, announced the issuance by the USPTO on May 14th, 2013 of two new US patents (US 8,440,431 and US 8,440,432) directed to TAL-effector nucleases. The molecules produced by Cellectis have been distributed to prestigious laboratories over the world under the trademark TALEN. The inventors of both patents [...]
