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Navistar to take stake in Brazilian bus builder Neobus; to partner on fully integrated commercial buses for the Americas

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is planning to enter into a global commercial bus partnership with Brazilian commercial bus body manufacturer San Marino Onibus e Implementos Ltda (Neobus) and will invest in the company. The two companies recently signed a non-binding agreement and negotiations are at an advanced stage. Navistar, Inc.

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VG Energy contracts BioProcess Algae to verify lipid trigger process for commercial production

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has retained alternative energy producer BioProcess Algae, LLC to verify on a large scale promising lab results of a process to increase lipid production in algae. When the process was applied to algae cells in the lab, extractable lipid, or fat, production was increased by a minimum of 300%. Karen Newell Rogers, the Raleigh R.

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Viral Genetics Appoints John Sheehan to Advisory Board to Accelerate Biofuel Work

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Biotech drug therapy company Viral Genetics, Inc., Sheehan will provide leadership as the company develops alliances in the energy industry to accelerate the process of moving its biofuel technology forward. an algae startup company in Menlo Park, Calif. San Marino, California-based Viral Genetics discovers drug therapies.