14 September 202212 September 2022LG Chem, ADM form JV’s for US-based Lactic Acid, Polylactic AcidFrom Chicago and Seoul comes news that LG Chem and ADM have launchedtwo joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid
31 August 202026 August 2020Lygos Successfully Validates Novel Fermentation Process for Sustainable and Rare CannabinoidsAfter rapid integration of NIH-funded Librede technology, company now focused on scaling to commercial quantities and launching new consumer products
20 August 202017 August 2020Your Car Is More Plastic Than You Know. This Company May Soon Be Brewing Its Parts With BiologyA new partnership aims to brew the raw materials needed for greener bioplastics
17 July 20208 July 2020Praj and Lygos to Co-develop Advanced Lactic Acid Yeast Technology for Bio-based ProductsLygos will provide its proprietary yeast platform to Praj for jointly developing into various solutions for commercial applications
24 January 202021 January 2020Cannabinoid, meet biochem – Lygos acquires Librede to scale up and commercialize cannabinoid productionIncreased interest from companies in cannabinoids given the smokin’ hot demand and it makes sense that it’s coming from biochem companies
20 March 201915 March 2019Lygos Awarded Three Innovation Research Grants to Advance Applications for its Portfolio of Sustainable Specialty BiochemicalsLatest funding from DOE, USDA and NSF further validates company’s commitment to replacing toxic petrochemicals, reclaiming local manufacturing and reviving industrial chemical innovation
21 March 201819 March 2018NCGA highlights corn-based chemicals R&DsSix new technologies towards green chemistry have been awarded at the first “Consider Corn Challenge“
Consider Corn Challenge shines a light on corn’s growing potential in bio-economyScientists and start-up companies answered the global call to bring forth their best ideas focused on the conversion of corn into bio-renewable chemicals
21 February 201717 February 2017BIC General Assembly: Growing Membership Deepens Bioeconomy Cooperation16 new Full members and 22 new Associate members representing a strong European cooperation on the bioeconomy
10 February 20179 September 2021The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Lygos’ technical approachMalonic acid from biobased source
16 January 201713 January 2017Synthetic biology startup Lygos raises $13 million from OS Fund and IA Ventures to make cleaner chemicalsLygos is now producing “metric ton quantities” of its bio-malonic acid products
12 January 201710 January 2017All Bioeconomy Processes Developed Upstairs: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to the ABPDUTechnology centers to optimize and scale technologies to enable the commercialization of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels
11 October 201610 October 2016Who has won the 2016 Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards?Club Coffee LP were honoured with their 100% compostable pods for single serve coffee
21 September 201619 September 2016Who is shortlisted for the Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards 2016?Winners will be announced at Bio-Based Live in San Francisco on 27th September
11 May 20163 May 2016Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced BiotechnologyThe development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
11 August 201510 August 2015Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from BiomassProgress in commercialization/development of several renewable chemicals that were candidates under the US DOE’s 2004 Top Value Added Biomass-based Chemicals
6 March 20155 March 2015Lygos, Inc. announced today that it has successfully achieved pilot scale production of malonic acid from sugarFirst pilot-scale production of malonic acid from renewable resources at Berkeley Lab's ABPDU
26 February 201425 February 2014Der geplatzte Traum vom MikrobenspritBiodiesel-Hersteller Renewable Energy Group kauft kalifornische Firma LS9
3 January 2013Energy Department Awards $10 Million to Develop Advanced Biofuels and Bio-based ProductsFinancial support for five projects with innovative synthetic chemical and biological technologies for converting biomass into sugar