{"id":15689,"date":"2012-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20120502-04n"},"modified":"2012-05-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T22:00:00","slug":"world-congress-talks-renewable-chemicals-honors-steen-riisgaard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/world-congress-talks-renewable-chemicals-honors-steen-riisgaard\/","title":{"rendered":"World Congress Talks Renewable Chemicals, Honors Steen Riisgaard"},"content":{"rendered":"

At BIO\u2019s 9th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing, BIO awarded Steen Riisgaard, Novozymes President and CEO, with its 2012 George Washington Carver Award honoring the vision of Carver, an originator of the “chemurgy\u201d movement who, more than a century ago, achieved world renown by combining agriculture and science to produce everyday biobased products, changing the nature of farm economics and sustainability. Industrial biotechnology is the modern-day equivalent, combining biotech innovations with renewable biomass to create solutions that can revitalize manufacturing and energy.<\/b><\/p>\n

Steen\u2019s innovation and commitment to research in renewable chemicals has revolutionized industrial biotechnology today, said Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO\u2019s Industrial & Environmental Section. He added that Steen demonstrated a tireless dedication to finding new enzymes that reduced cost and increased effectiveness advancing the industry as he was extremely committed to sustainability and an ardent believer in promoting innovation.<\/p>\n

… Full Text: http:\/\/www.biotech-now.org\/environmental-industrial\/2012\/05\/bio-world-congress-talks-renewable-chemicals-honors-novozymes-steen-riisgaard-with-carver-award<\/a><\/p>\n

Tags: Carver Award, coke, industrial biotech, Novozymes, PlantBottle, renewable chemicals, World Congress\t<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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