Tag: biocatalysis

ARPA-E launches $20M Project REMOTE – bioconversion of natural gas to liquid fuels

ARPA-E launches $20M Project REMOTE – bioconversion of natural gas to liquid fuels

March 27, 2013 |

ARPA-E aims to drive liquid fuel production from abundant, affordable methane — and sees biobased technology as the path forward. In Washington, ARPA-E released its long-awaited funding opportunity announcement for Project REMOTE – Reducing Emissions using Methantrophic Organisms for Transport Energy. If that seems like a mouthful – think “bioconversion of natural gas to liquid […]

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Directed evolution: the third wave in biocatalysis for advanced biofuels?

Directed evolution: the third wave in biocatalysis for advanced biofuels?

May 14, 2012 |

In California, Nature published a paper that evaluated recent advances in biocatalysis and their impacts on commercial development of biofuels. The paper, coauthored by Dr Gjalt Huisman of Codexis Pharmaceuticals, stresses the importance of directed evolution in the third wave in biocatalysis, which is a foundation of Codexis’ technology platform. The paper specifically highlights rapid […]

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