20 October 202217 October 2022Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining TechnologyMemorandum of Understanding to jointly bring a standardized solution for lignin refining to the global market
9 May 20224 May 2022Competitive Edge: MetGen OyWith the mission of maximizing the value of renewable feedstock, MetGen has developed and commercially launched a novel lignin valorization technology, METNIN
17 December 202117 December 2021The Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO is Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTechResults from survey to choose the most innovative bioeconomy CEO of 2021
15 December 202113 December 2021The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs 2021Survey to choose the most innovative bioeconomy CEO of 2021
2 September 202131 August 2021Just out: new report on bio-based chemicals, polymers and materialsDeveloping bio-based chemicals, polymers and products in a sustainable manner allows for substantial new business opportunities
3 March 202126 February 2021TECNARO EU Projekt – SWEETWOODS Bioraffinerie produziert erste Tonnen hochreines LigninDas EU Projekt SWEETWOODS hat seine ersten Meilensteine erreicht. Es stehen Proben von hochreinem Lignin und Holzzucker im Tonnenmaßstab zur Verfügung
23 February 202118 February 2021SWEETWOODS delivers first tons of high purity lignin and wood sugarsOne of the goals of the SWEETWOODS project is to establish markets for lignin and sugar-based platform chemicals
25 August 202020 August 2020The inside track on Futurity, the New Zealand biorefinery pioneers with a fresh approach to extracting new value from pineFirst-of-its-kind commercial biorefinery in New Zealand to break down pine trees into ‘building block’ components for platform chemicals to create bio-materials
7 May 20204 May 2020Competitive Edge: MetGenThe What, When and How of the Advanced Bioeconomy Rising Stars
23 March 202017 March 2020From tree to money faster and more efficiently than everFuturity to license MetGen’s award-winning METNIN™ technology for lignin valorization
16 December 201915 December 2019Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen, is the Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEO 2019Alex Michine succeeds to Ken Richards (Leaf Resources), Tony Duncan (Circa Group) and Jürgen Eck, respectively most innovative CEO 2016, 2017 and 2018
9 December 20198 December 2019The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs in 2019. Now choose the number 1The bioeconomy is innovation, the result of the skills and passion of researchers and managers able to create value and new high-qualified jobs
26 November 201924 November 2019An exclusive interview with Alex Michine, CEO of MetGen. “Building consumer awareness is key for the expansion of the European bioeconomy”In this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, the CEO, Alex Michine, talks about the achievements and the next steps of the company
28 October 201923 October 2019MetGen Earns Acclaim from Frost & Sullivan for its Unique, Customized Enzyme Technologies, METNIN™ and ENZINE®The technologies solve the industry’s major pain points regarding the valorization of lignin, shorter technology development cycles, and customization of enzymes
5 September 201931 August 2019From Lignin to Value: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen’s EnzymesAlex Michine, CEO of MetGen gave this enlightening overview of MetGen’s ‘how’, the Sweetwoods project and its integrated biorefinery flagship, and more at ABLC 2019
9 July 20194 July 2019Kemira to participate in the development of 100% bio-based chemicals for paper and cardboard production as part of an EU funded projectIn addition, the project aims to develop new means to improve production efficiency at pulp mills with higher utilization of wood biomass
5 July 201910 July 2019Avantium awarded funding for ‘VEHICLE’The consortium, coordinated by Avantium, works on developing 100% plant-based chemicals produced from renewable raw materials
6 May 201930 April 2019Tailor-made enzymatic solutions reduce time and cost of biorefinery processesIn the EU-funded research project BIOrescue, Finnish company MetGen developed more efficient enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions and reduce the cost of the process
22 February 201918 February 2019Substantial EU funding for Finnish custom-made enzymes that create value from pulp production side streamsWoodZymes is a large EU-funded Horizon 2020 project that aims to find out how lignin and hemicelluloses could be extracted more efficiently
16 November 201813 November 2018MetGen receives John Sime Award and Plantics becomes PitchFest winner at #EFIB2018Wealth of innovation on display at annual showcase event demonstrates Europe’s strong response to SDG challenges and potential of the circular bioeconomy
9 May 20189 May 2018SWEETWOODS Consortium brings together 9 European bio-innovation oriented stakeholders The project receives major EU funding to establish a first-of-a-kind wood fractionation Flagship plant to create new industrial value-chains using sustainable hardwood as a resource
26 February 201822 February 2018Brainstorming the Bioeconomy’s Future and Welcoming 56 New Members at BIC’s General AssemblyAt the event, representatives of the BBI JU Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) also presented their projects to industry members
8 January 20187 January 2018Alkol Biotech and BRD, the commercialization partner in the BIOFOREVER Consortium, sign a LOI for sustainable biomass sourcing in EuropeUK based company is able to provide European-grown canes to any biotechnology project in the continent
13 September 201711 September 2017Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in BioplasticsWhat’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?
22 August 201721 August 2017MetGen, Sweetwater unlocking lignin – the roughest, toughest, ornieri’st material that ever bushwhack’d a pioneer in the Valley of DeathFor all of your questions about the advanced bioeconomy there’s just the one answer and that is “lignin”
23 May 201719 May 2017Inés del Campo – Developing a circular economy concept for agricultural residuesAt CENER, researchers are currently testing different processes to extract high value added components contained in mushroom compost
21 April 201718 April 2017New route to FDCA: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGen’s chemo-enzymatic processChemo-enzymatic process leads to oxidized forms of 5-HMF
3 November 20162 November 20163F Bio voted best speech and MetGen won the John Sime award at Efib 2016Companies were acknowledged as industrial biotech leaders at this year’s European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy
11 October 201610 October 2016BIOrescue: Valorising mushroom compost to create innovative bio-based productsMultidisciplinary project partners to develop new biorefinery process for the conversion of mushroom compost into innovative bio-based products
10 October 20168 October 2016Advanced enzymes for lignocellulosic conversion: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to MetGenThe company has made a name for itself via participation as a preferred enzyme developer in EU Horizon 2020 projects
7 September 20165 September 2016Demonstration project started for the conversion of woody biomass to chemicalsBy a consortium of 14 European companies using EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program
14 June 201613 June 2016Ahem, it’s the chems: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sofinnova and biobased chemicals private equityCompany chief Denis Luquin gave these slides on renewable chemical private equity at ABLC 2016
3 March 201625 February 2016From Upstream to Downstream, the importance of the Value ChainPlant Based Summit shows optimism surrounding the commercialisation of renewable chemicals
10 June 20147 June 2014EuropaBio and Smithers Rapra, in association with IAR, unveil the agenda for the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnologyfrom 1-2 October 2014 taking place in the heart of Champagne-Ardenne
11 February 2013Sofinnova Green Seed Fund announces its first investment in MetgenIndustrial biotech start-up raises a total of €2.2M with participation of Finnish Partners
