A fungus converts cellulose directly into a novel platform chemical

A new process for the mass production of erythro-isocitric acid from waste could make the substance interesting for industry in the future

27-May-2024 - The fungus Talaromyces verruculosus can produce the chemical erythro-isocitric acid, which has received little attention on the market to date, directly from cheap plant waste and thus make it interesting for industrial utilization. Using the natural abilities of the non-genetically modified ...

TU Graz Bundles Its Strengths in Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence

09-May-2024 - In a multidisciplinary research project, researchers from the biosciences, process engineering and computer science want to massively increase efficiency in the development of new enzymes and process optimization. This should even enable the breakdown of forever chemicals. Graz University of ...

SIM contributes to the stability of bioprocesses

21-Jan-2022 - SIM has made a valuable contribution on the way to more stabilized bioprocesses. In the process, SIM has developed methods in which samples can be taken at different time points in the cultivation process and thereafter analyzed. By taking samples during cultivation, the course of both reactants ...

Breakthrough in organic acid production

28-Mar-2017 - Scientists from Wageningen University & Research, in association with oil and gas company Total, have developed a new process for producing organic acids via a biotechnological method. The discovery of the Monascus ruber micro-organism proved to be the crucial step in the new process. The fungus ...

Sartorius Reviews Fiscal 2013 Results

05-Mar-2014 - The Sartorius Group closed fiscal 2013 with significant gains in sales revenue and earnings. At the annual press conference in Goettingen, Group CEO Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg emphasized that the company not only achieved all financial targets, but also has successfully moved forward with its ...

Süd-Chemie and Linde launch production of climate-friendly biofuels

11-May-2009 - Süd-Chemie AG and The Linde Group have launched the production of climate-friendly biofuels based on lignocellulosic biomass in Munich. In the presence of the EC Commissioner for Energy and Transport, Andris Piebalgs, and the Bavarian Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and ...

Fitting pieces for biosensors

15-Apr-2009 - Research and industry are increasingly exploiting the potential of aptamers. As well as their application in research, medical diagnosis and treatment, aptamers are also interesting as a basis for biosensors for use in environmental analysis because their characteristics enable them to identify ...

BRAIN to collaborate with DSM on enzyme research

16-Jan-2009 - BRAIN AG and DSM join forces in the fields of enzyme systems and strain development for the fermentative production of specialty chemicals. Thanks to DSM’s experience in producing and marketing specialty chemicals and BRAIN AG’s expertise in the fields of technology and microbial resources, this ...

Dow and University of Stuttgart Form Research Collaboration

15-May-2001 - The Dow Chemical Company and the University of Stuttgart have announced a long-range collaborative research program targeting the improvement of environmental profiles for some plastics, more sustainable industrial processes and new biocatalytic processes to produce pharmaceuticals. Contingent ...