UC Berkeley and BP’s Energy Biosciences Institute Awarded First Biofuel Patent

June 10, 2013 |

In California, The Energy Biosciences Institute, a partnership between UC Berkeley and BP, has been awarded its first intellectual property patent entitled “Methods and compositions for improving sugar transport, mixed sugar fermentation, and production of biofuels”. The research team includes UC Berkeley faculty, University of Illinois faculty, graduate and postgraduate students, and BP scientists working to develop biofuels from plant cell wall materials.

Category: Research

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