19 March 202517 March 2025 Enzymes and metal unlock plant feedstock in Solugen’s Bioforge Solugen’s major innovation is a manufacturing tool named Bioforge that blends metal catalysts with enzymes to produce industrial chemicals from plants. We profile the company from its beginnings
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
26 July 202423 July 2024 Kurita America and Solugen to Develop New Carbon-Negative Products for Industrial Water Treatment One of the recently developed product lines is the Tower NG series of cooling products, which replaces most of the traditional water treatment chemistries and Solugen’s proprietary biodegradable corrosion inhibitor
4 July 202427 June 2024 Governor Walz Announces $213 Million to Build Sustainable Biomanufacturing Facility in Marshall Minnesota The Solugen-owned plant will utilize Minnesota grown corn to manufacture chemicals usually made from oil, to minimize the global carbon footpring
24 April 202419 April 2024 Solugen Breaks Ground on Bioforge™ Marshall Facility, Bolstering U.S. Biomanufacturing Capabilities ADM, Solugen Minnesota biorefinery expects to cut CO2 emissions, use corn syrup
13 November 20237 November 2023 Solugen and ADM Announce Strategic Partnership to Meet Increasing Demand for Sustainable Products with New Biomanufacturing Facility in the U.S. Midwest Solugen will build a new 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility to develop new, innovative biomaterials for various applications
27 October 202325 October 2023 Sasol Chemicals and Solugen will evaluate effectiveness of sustainable ingredients in care chemicals applications Solugen’s proprietary products contain a range of high-performance, cost-competitive, and sustainable solutions to meet the diverse needs of their customers
24 October 202317 October 2023 White Biotechnology: Key Technology Trends Reshaping Its Growth With improvements in biotechnology tools and processes comes the ability to produce everything from commodity chemicals to high-performance materials through white biotechnology
2 June 202330 May 2023 U.S. Government Sets Bold Goals For The U.S. Bioeconomy – Including A Target For 30% Of Bio-Based Chemicals Number of specific strategies developed by agencies like the USDA, NIH, NSF, DOE, and DOD and different change solutions can have an impact across a lot of sectors
16 December 202213 December 2022 Solugen raises over $200 million Series D to reimagine the chemistry of everyday life Chemicals are the building blocks of American industry
23 September 202123 September 2021 Solugen raises over $350M – The Series C funding will go towards making carbon negative chemicals In today’s Digest, you may find reports about the funding, who’s behind it, the tech, reactions, and more
22 September 202120 September 2021 Solugen Raises Over $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Baillie Gifford & GIC to Make Carbon Negative Chemicals This latest round of funding will be used to expand Solugen's Bioforge technology platform, which is used to produce lower-carbon and carbon-negative chemicals & materials for its key customers
29 May 201925 May 2019 Solugen Inc. Secures $32 Million in Series B Funding Founders Fund Leads Latest Funding Round for Emerging Company Seeking to Decarbonize the Chemicals Industry with Bio-Based Technologies