12 December 20249 December 2024 The Department of Defense in the US bioeconomy We look at the reasons for its interest in biomaterials and how it reached its pre-eminent position in the US biobased ecosystem
27 November 202425 November 2024 DOD Releases Final Nine Awards for Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program The Department of Defense today announced the remaining nine awards to bioindustrial firms under the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This announcement completes the first phase of DBIMP investment at 34 total awards worth over $60 million
22 August 202419 August 2024 Industry’s workhorse chemicals go biobased Thousands of chemicals are used by consumers and businesses every day. At the base of most of their supply chains lie petrochemicals
28 November 20238 January 2024 IDTechEx Discusses the Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy Answering the demand for more sustainable plastics to support the circular economy requires innovations from all stakeholders in the polymer value chain, from the chemical suppliers to the end-users to the recyclers
3 April 202330 March 2023 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023 The Digest slideshow of the top 50 bioeconomy companies
16 March 202314 March 2023 Givaudan acquires Amyris’ cosmetics ingredients portfolio Amyris currently sells several skincare products that use these ingredients under its Biossance brand and Givaudan will become the commercialisation partner for future sustainable beauty ingredients
10 March 20237 March 2023 Givaudan to acquire portfolio of major cosmetic ingredients from Amyris A strategic partnership for sustainable ingredients has also been established
8 November 20222 November 2022 Calyxt produces plant-based squalene The company says it is working with its infrastructure partner, Evologic Technologies, to optimise speed to achieve commercial-scale production of its plant-based squalene
15 July 202212 July 2022 The Value of Enzyme Engineering in Biotechnology Whether people are aware of it or not, enzymes are ubiquitous. Enzymes are the unsung heroes silently lifting stains out of clothing, breaking down food in the digestive system, and catalyzing just about every chemical reaction in a living cell
11 July 20227 July 2022 Amyris Barra Bonita Fermentation Plant begins industrial production The greenfield site in Brazil establishes Amyris as the leading manufacturer of highly engineered organisms at industrial scale
Amyris starts fermentation plant in Brazil New biotechnology facility which will produce natural vanillin, sugarcane-based Reb M, squalene, squalene, hemisqualene and patchouli along with other molecules
6 July 20221 July 2022 The chemicals companies decarbonising with bio-feedstocks Organic feedstocks are essential in decarbonising the chemicals sector. We identify key trends and opportunities for a biobased transition in this key industry
1 September 202130 August 2021 Amyris launched Terasana Clinical to open up new avenues in sustainable skincare Terasana Clinical’s first skincare product, Clear + Control Healthy Skin Serum – the company claims – addresses dry skin, flaking, irritation and redness with its moisturizing and anti-inflammatory properties which are designed to clear and balance the skin’s appearance
16 June 202116 June 2021 Wall Street wins signal the start of a synthetic biology revolution Last month, Ginkgo Bioworks landed a blank-check deal that valued the company at $15 billion, more than triple what it was worth last year
6 April 202118 June 2021 Synthetic Biology, A Tool For Marine Conservation? New synthetic biology innovations could help protect key marine populations threatened by hidden consumer demands
2 February 202128 January 2021 Amyris Acquiring Terasana Brand To Offer Clean Cannabinoid Consumer Products With Terasana, Amyris is focused on offering leading skincare applications formulated with unique natural cannabinoids
15 December 202012 December 2020 Biobased Zero-Calorie Sweetener: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris Check out this slide guide from Jim Iacoponi of Amyris on how they get it done
3 November 20203 November 2020 E-commerce: A high-growth channel for renewable chems sales This is very interesting news and maybe could become a trend in US chemical sales going forward (just like Alibaba in China)
13 October 202011 October 2020 Amyris Delivering Sustainable Alternative To Shark Squalene Adjuvant – Enabling Vaccines For All With No Sharks Killed Amyris expects commercialization and production of its alternative squalene for adjuvants in the fourth quarter
23 September 202022 September 2020 Amyris Scales First Fermentation-Based Cannabinoid Product margins are anticipated to operate above the current industry average realized by existing publicly traded CBD suppliers
22 June 202017 June 2020 Amyris Launches Safe Alternative To Talc-Based Baby Powder Sales Significantly Exceeding Expectations
8 May 20206 May 2020 Building a Better, Biobased Cat Litter Scientists from the US Agricultural Research Service described their use of biochar in litter made of eastern red cedar flakes, whose fibers are highly absorbent
21 April 202015 April 2020 Amyris Launches Leading Hand Sanitizer and Receives Initial Positive Result for Vaccine Adjuvant The Synthetic Biology Leader Steps Out to Help Fight COVID-19
17 March 202012 March 2020 Amyris’s sugarcane-based squalane improves CBD efficacy by 10-40x This announcement will certainly attract CBD cream and lotion manufacturers and CBD skincare users, but exactly how big is this market?
15 January 202011 January 2020 Amyris Announces Successful Shipment of First Fermentation Derived Cannabinoid to LAVVAN and Provides Business Updates Biotech-sourced cannabinoid molecules from Amyris are on their way into beauty
6 June 20193 June 2019 Biomass-based 3D printing, renewable solvents, fermentation-based CBD, coffee waste upcycling, algae-based ink, limestone paper and more The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 31st
16 May 201913 May 2019 Bauernhof im Bottich: Mit Fermentation das Klima retten Der Impossible Burger in Deutschland: Retortenfleisch – nichts für Deutsche?
5 April 20192 April 2019 LAVVAN Cites Amyris’s Proven Commercial Achievements and Capability to Bring to Market the Highest Quality Cannabinoids for Large Scale Use LAVVAN’s partnership will provide for broad distribution during commercialization to meet significant demand growth for these products
4 March 201926 February 2019 Grow your own bioplastic home, avocado-pit bioplastic, Arla and UPM’s wood-based dairy packaging, PHA bioplastic water bottle and more The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of February 20th
20 February 201919 February 2019 Amyris Announces $255 Million Cannabinoid Development, Licensing and Commercialization Agreement − Represents Largest Collaboration Agreement to Date for Amyris Leadership and Track Record in Scaling Sustainable Fermentation-Based Commercial Products Leads to One of Largest Agreements to Date in Cannabinoid Market
This bud’s for you: Amyris’s $255M cannabinoids project is dope Company to receive substantial ongoing royalty payments which are expected to be significant given the size of the global cannabinoid market
18 October 201815 October 2018 Biotech companies find a sweet spot in food ingredients market Future development in sweeteners will focus almost entirely on finding new natural sweeteners
22 August 201817 August 2018 The advanced bioeconomy’s second technology wave: a sneak preview of ABLC Global Around 600 industry leaders, companies and their stakeholders building and financing the bioeconomy’s projects
24 July 201820 July 2018 Top 10 Transformations – Pivotal Pivots for survival in the bioeconomy Biofuels Digest focusing on some examples and the transformations with the leaders who live and breathe change to survive
28 May 201822 May 2018 Amyris Sustainable Lubricants Joint Venture Company, Novvi, and Chevron Enter Agreement To Develop and Bring To Market New Renewable Base Oil Technologies We are very pleased that Chevron and Novvi have expanded our relationship to include base oil development and commercialization
21 February 201819 February 2018 Big Algae chases Omega-3 dominance: DSM, Evonik underway on $200M algae project in Nebraska Veramaris will now enable all partners along the value chain to grow in a responsible way and meet the demand for healthy animal protein
6 February 20181 February 2018 LanzaTech, Novozymes, Amyris, DSM, Enerkem, POET, BASF, Genomatica and Braskem Hot 50 voting lead as voting nears final week This week’s summary includes photo and other bonus votes which are just now beginning to come in
16 January 201812 January 2018 A done deal: DSM completes purchase of Amyris’ Brotas 1 fermentation facility Strategic alliance started in May 2017 and since been expanded with several significant product development collaborations
12 December 20178 December 2017 LanzaTech, Novozymes, Amyris, DSM, Enerkem, POET, BASF, Genomatica and Avantium among early Hot 50 voting leaders The Digest released the early-voting totals from Subscriber Voting — which do not yet include Invited International Selector votes
17 October 201713 October 2017 Bio-basiertes Elastomer Septon Bio: Zucker für extra viel Grip Entwicklung des Spezialchemie-Herstellers Kuraray in Kooperation mit Amyris überzeugt in vielfältigen Anwendungen
12 September 20178 September 2017 Fermentation Frontiers: Top 10 Trendlines in industrial biotech fermentation The targets are diversifying and cellulosics themselves are shifting gears from process to feedstocks
17 August 201722 August 2017 The Bioeconomy Investor and the decline in information channels, company awareness and fundamental research Digest's storyline this week about BioAmber: rising sales, new financing, a dangerous put option retired, and a tanking stock price
30 June 201727 June 2017 Amyris Partners with Queensland on Biofutures Acceleration Program in Next Step Toward Planned Development of Biorefinery Plans call for developing a new production plant with support from local partners to produce Amyris’s sugar cane-based ingredient called farnesene
29 May 201723 May 2017 Renewable technology leads to developments for Kuraray Company's HSFC is being evaluated globally by a number of companies, from rubber compounders, adhesive companies, to film manufacturers
10 May 20179 May 2017 Royal DSM to make equity investment in Amyris with the purpose of establishing a long-term relationship Development cooperation focused on products for the global health and nutrition markets
26 April 201719 April 2017 Farnesene ingredients to be produced in China Amyris's agreement with Phyto Tech Corp
19 April 201711 April 2017 Biomaterials in adhesives and sealants Here is a snapshot of the recently held Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) meeting and expo in Atlanta
10 March 20173 March 2017 LanzaTech leads 2017’s 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy It's the second year at the top for LanzaTech, which also ranked #1 two years ago
1 February 201730 January 2017 The biolubricants market is tempting the big oil industry Chevron Products Company made an equity investment into Novvi LLC