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Bioeconomy comic book, plant-based honey, fermentation news, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of May 27th Top 8 Innovations

May 26, 2022 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

Sometimes you need a good laugh, especially these days, and now there’s a new comic book to help get kids excited about the bioeconomy. And speaking of comics, Marvel IronMan’s Robert Downey Jr. invested in Motif FoodWorks which uses precision fermentation to produce plant-based meats. And speaking of fermentation, Solvay’s getting involved in a Lisbon […]

Solvay invests in Lisbon fermentation site

May 23, 2022 | Rebecca Gendron

In Portugal, chemical major Solvay has announced an undisclosed investment in Suanfarma’s Lisbon manufacturing site to support production of natural ingredients via fermentation. This transaction, to be completed by mid-2023, is the first step of a long-term strategic alliance with Suanfarma. The expanded capacity will enable Solvay to grow its capabilities for natural ingredients in […]

Amyris starts commissioning of new fermentation capacity in Barra Bonita, Brazil

April 15, 2022 | Jim Lane

In California, Amyris has started the commissioning of its new fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. The greenfield site at Barra Bonita is a strategic investment with which Amyris leads the biotechnology sector with manufacturing at industrial scale. The new plant is strategically located next to the Raizen sugar mill, which is the world’s second […]

BIO-CAT Microbials invests $35M in fermentation facility

March 6, 2022 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

In Virginia, microbial solutions company, BIO-CAT Microbials, LLC, is investing $35 million to significantly expand its Troy, Virginia facility to include fermentation capabilities. The company will be breaking ground on an initial 53,800 square-foot expansion phase in March of 2022, with potential future expansion up to an additional 100,000 square feet. The expansion — anticipated […]

Oklahoma State University receives patent for biofuel co-fermentation process

February 24, 2022 | Meghan Sapp

In Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University was recently issued a patent that could significantly increase biofuel and chemical yields while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. A professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering created a new co-fermentation method that turns sugars into alcohols, organic acids and ketones without the environmental impact. This co-fermentation process adds naturally occurring microorganisms […]

Iowa researchers identify single-celled fungus yeast for fermentation

December 8, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Iowa, single-celled fungus yeast is essential to humans, a linchpin in the production of bread, beer, wine, and biofuels, among many applications. Now, biologists at the University of Iowa have found that a new type of genetic variation in yeast can improve ethanol production. In a recent study, the biologists report from experiments that yeast […]

Microbes, Fermentation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to C1Pro

November 17, 2021 | Jim Lane

Using native methanotrophic bacteria and microbial cell factories, C1Pro is converting methanol into amino acid derivatives for biomaterials. The details behind the microbes, the proteins, the fermentation, methane utilization rates, how it all works, here it is.

Unlocking Wastewater Value Is a Hidden Resource in Both Agricultural and Fermentation Processing

November 16, 2021 | Jim Lane

By Joel Stone, ConVergInce Advisers and Executive VP of Lee Enterprises Consulting & Thalia Aoki, Sales Engineer at ZwitterCo, Inc. Special to The Digest “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.” This idiomatic expression characterizes the idea of tossing out the good along with the bad. Bioprocessing of agricultural or fermentation product businesses could […]

Pollution pods, machine learning, fermentation protein-producing microorganisms, Microsoft’s look at algae and fungi for green data centers and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of November 4th

November 3, 2021 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

Want to know what it’s like to breathe some of the world’s lowest quality air? “Pollution pods” in the UK are giving people that opportunity to draw attention to growing pollution impacts. And an alternative protein startup in California is building a pilot-scale facility for food-friendly proteins, using machine learning and fermentation to genetically engineer […]

Precision fermentation leader Acies Bio gets investment from ADM for microbial science and tech

October 24, 2021 | Helena Tavares Kennedy

In Slovenia, ADM is making a leading equity investment in Acies Bio, a Slovenia-based biotechnology company specializing in R&D and manufacturing services for developing and scaling synthetic biology and precision fermentation technologies for sustainable food, agriculture and biobased industrial applications. This investment will help ADM more quickly advance projects in the field of precision microbial […]