Biological processing of precious metal ores

BRAIN AG and CyPlus GmbH develop disruptive technologies

25-Jun-2018 - The bioeconomy company BRAIN AG and CyPlus GmbH have announced the development of an initial range of market-relevant products for the global mining industry. This work has been carried out as part of a multi-year collaboration between the companies in the area of biological ore processing to ...

Low-impact copper production through bio-leaching

Bio-leaching process allows copper to be extracted almost completely from shale deposits

30-Oct-2017 - An international research team involving scientists from BRAIN AG has succeeded in extracting nearly the entire copper content from local shale deposits harnessing micro-organisms in combination with a bio-leaching process. For the Franco-German research project, co-managed by the French Geology ...

Biotechnological extraction of rare earth metals

BRAIN and Seltenerden Storkwitz in partnership

21-Mar-2014 - BRAIN AG and Seltenerden Storkwitz AG announce the expansion of a strategic partnership in the field of biotechnological mining of rare earth metals. The two partners aim to mine rare earth deposits using sustainable microbiological processes. Mining the rare earth metal scandium using this ...

BRAIN announces €60m round of financing to expand its buy-and-build strategy

20-Nov-2012 - The supervisory board and the board of management of the biotechnology company BRAIN AG agreed on a €60m capital increase during a meeting of the supervisory board held on 19 November 2012. The capital increase helps pave the way for the implementation of BRAIN’s “buy-and-build” industrialisation ...

Flue gas as a raw material – Newly discovered microorganisms utilise CO2 particularly well

05-Jan-2012 - Tailor-made specialist micro-organisms directly “feed” on CO2-containing flue gases from lignitefired power stations and even grow at temperatures of 60 degrees centigrade. This is the very promising initial result of a research project run in co-operation by RWE Power and BRAIN AG. The ...

RWE Power, BRAIN join forces in white biotech: co-operation on CO2 as raw material for new products

06-Jan-2010 - To convert carbon dioxide into microbial biomass or biomolecules: such is the goal of co-operative research agreed between RWE Power and BRAIN AG. The power generator and the biotech company want to equip micro-organisms” with new enzymes and explore innovative synthesis routes and pathways. Flue ...

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 ...

Symrise, BRAIN und AnalytiCon: A successful partnership bears fruit

Symrise obtains exclusive marketing rights to new cosmetic active ingredients thanks to its strategic partnership

24-Nov-2008 - Symrise has acquired licenses for two new groups of cosmetic active ingredients. These promising results were achieved in a joint development project with biotech specialist BRAIN and natural-product company AnalytiCon. The license gives Symrise international marketing rights. The goal of the ...

Ciba and BRAIN partner to develop new effect molecules

19-Jul-2007 - Ciba has entered an exclusive collaboration with biotechnology company BRAIN AG to develop novel functional surface effects from renewable raw materials. The goal is to identify, characterize and synthesize biomolecules that lend new functionality to surfaces such as plastics, paper, coatings and ...

Technology leader BRAIN supplies Degussa withnovel biopolymer producing microorganisms

06-Oct-2006 - German Biotechnology company BRAIN AG and Degussa AG successfully completed a collaborative research and development project in the area of white biotechnology. Aim of this cooperation was the supply of novel microorganisms for the production of novel "biological plastics" starting from sugar ...