Key enzyme for production of second-generation ethanol discovered in Brazilian Amazon

17-May-2018 - Second-generation ethanol (also called cellulosic ethanol) open perspectives for optimizing alcohol production. Since 2G ethanol is obtained from from sugarcane straw and bagasse, it basically makes it possible converting waste into energy. Holder of the world's best biomass and boasting the ...

Unique bacterial chemist in the war on potatoes

04-Oct-2016 - In fertile farm soils where potatoes grow, Streptomyces scabies bacteria wage war using chemicals related to explosives and pesticides. But a microbial spoiler defuses one of S. scabies' poisons. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have gained new insights into a one-of-a-kind ...

BIOTECHNICA highlights the role of biotechnological processes in industrial manufacturing

Focus on the development of biocatalysts, process optimization and the exploration of marine resources

19-Aug-2011 - Biotechnology is playing an increasingly important role in the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly processes and new industrial products. While the impact of biotechnology is particularly evident in the chemicals sector, it also plays a major role in production processes in the ...

EUCODIS Bioscience Appoints Bhupinder Hundle to Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales

14-Oct-2009 - EUCODIS Bioscience announced that it has appointed Bhupinder Hundle, PhD, to the newly created position of Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales. Dr. Hundle will be responsible for the worldwide sales of EUCODIS Bioscience’ products. “We are excited about the wealth of experience that ...

EMBO and HHMI Join Forces to Promote Brain Gain

14-Feb-2005 - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) want to attract some of the world's most promising scientists to Central Europe. To help them establish their first independent laboratories there, the organizations are launching the EMBO/HHMI ...

Sigma-Aldrich Announces Agreement with IUBMB to Produce and Publish the Nicholson Metabolic Pathways Charts

24-Sep-2004 - Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is pleased to announce its collaboration with the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) to produce and publish Metabolic Pathways Charts developed by esteemed scientist Donald Nicholson, D.Sc. The agreement grants Sigma-Aldrich the exclusive ...

BASF Venture Capital GmbH invests in innovative plant biotechnology

27-May-2003 - BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany, is investing in Anawah Inc., an agricultural research and development company with corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA. Other investors completing the $6 million first closing of the current Series B round of financing are CMEA ...

caesar - Research for the market of tomorrow

22-May-2003 - caesar: Research for the market of tomorrow More than 2000 years ago the Romans founded Bonn - since 1999 caesar is again active there, but not as an emperor. Today, caesar stands for "center of advanced european studies and research" and as such achieves high quality research competing on the ...

Expansion of Sequence Data Drives Biochemical Reagent Usage

08-Apr-2002 - The increasing availability of gene sequencing information through public and commercial initiatives is facilitating easier application of technologies that require sequential understanding, such as proteomics and functional genomics. As a result, demand is rising for a range of research ...

Eppendorf Award 2002 - Application Deadline Approaching

25-Mar-2002 - 21.03.2002 For the 8th time, researchers aged up to 35 working in Europe can apply now for the Eppendorf Award For Young European Investigators. The award includes prize money of EUR 15.000 . It is donated to acknowledge excellent performance based on methods in molecular biology in the field of ...