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Dyadic International Extends Collaboration With The Scripps Research Institute on C1 Genome

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a biotechnology company developing enzymes for use in the production of cellulosic ethanol, has extended its collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute by entering into an agreement with Scripps to re-annotate the genome of Dyadic’s patented and proprietary Chrysosporium lucknowense fungus, known as C1. Dyadic International, Inc.,

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UCLA engineers develop new metabolic pathway for more efficient conversion of glucose into biofuels; possible 50% increase in biorefinery yield

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The new pathway is intended to replace the natural metabolic pathway known as glycolysis, a series of chemical reactions that nearly all organisms use to convert sugars into the molecular precursors that cells need. Parsons Foundation Professor of Chemical Engineering and chair of the chemical and biomolecular engineering department.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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Many biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and other products derived from organic material (biomass), are almost exclusively produced via fermentation. Bioenergy production based on an engineered mixotrophic consortium for enhanced CO 2 fixation – $2,752,577.08. University of Delaware. INvizyne Technologies, Inc.

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