{"id":31752,"date":"2016-01-22T07:23:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T06:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=31752"},"modified":"2016-01-21T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:17:50","slug":"us-biotech-company-calysta-inc-to-open-its-first-rd-and-market-introduction-facility-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/us-biotech-company-calysta-inc-to-open-its-first-rd-and-market-introduction-facility-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"US biotech company, Calysta Inc. to open its first R&D and market introduction facility in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Teesside, Calysta will develop the production process for FeedKind\u2122 protein, a new fish feed ingredient to reduce the aquaculture industry\u2019s use of fishmeal. FeedKind\u2122 protein \u2013 a natural, safe, non-GMO sustainable fish feed ingredient is approved for sale in the European Union.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Calysta, Inc. based in California, through its subsidiary Calysta (UK) Ltd., has received a conditional award of up to \u00a32.8 million Exceptional Regional Growth Fund (eGRF) grant subject to due diligence from the UK Government. This will contribute to a \u00a330 million first phase investment over ten years by Calysta to develop a Market Introduction Facility to undertake R&D critical to commercialise FeedKind and develop the technology for other applications.<\/p>\n

The project is expected to both safeguard and create up to 39 positions in science, engineering and operations, along with indirect jobs benefits in construction and the supply chain.<\/p>\n

Calysta plan to locate a novel loop reactor adjacent to CPI\u2019s existing National Industrial Biotechnology Facility 2 (NIBF2) facility. This loop reactor will incorporate Calysta\u2019s proprietary, best-in-class gas fermentation technology.\u00a0 CPI staff at the Centre of Excellence will then gain experience in operating the facility under Calysta\u2019s supervision.<\/p>\n

Alan Shaw, Ph.D., Calysta President and CEO said: \u201cThe eRGF grant is a major vote of confidence for us from the UK Government. After looking at potential sites around Europe, we look forward to building Calysta\u2019s first plant in Teesside.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeesside remains an important centre for the process industry,\u201d he added. \u201cWe are keen to capitalise on the area\u2019s commercial attractiveness, technical skills and research and development expertise. Our plant will not only provide a boost for the economy of North East England, but\u00a0will also support the UK\u2019s goal to become a world leader in the emerging industrial biotechnology sector by generating game changing technology in gas fermentation and synergistic applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

FeedKind\u2122 is manufactured using a natural process similar to the production of yeast-extract sandwich spreads. \u00a0Studies have confirmed the nutritional value of the feed, based on criteria such as growth performance and animal health.<\/p>\n

Calysta is marketing FeedKind\u2122 Aqua to the global salmon farming industry. \u00a0For the first time, FeedKind\u2122 Aqua provides the aquaculture industry with the opportunity to further improve its sustainability profile as it grows to meet increasing global demand for fish protein. In the UK alone, the salmon farming industry is expected to grow by 50% by 2020. By replacing fishmeal with a nutritious naturally occurring protein, the industry can reduce its impact on the environment and on wild fisheries, while offering consumers a more sustainable product.<\/p>\n

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Contact<\/h3>\n

Natalie Buxton,
\nphone: 0141 333 0557,
\nemail: nbuxton@WeberShandwick.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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About Calysta<\/h3>\n

Calysta, Inc. (www.calysta.com), Menlo Park, CA, is an innovator in sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. Calysta has two business units. Calysta Nutrition develops and commercializes fish and livestock nutritional products. Calysta Energy is developing high value industrial chemical products with cost and performance advantages over current processes.<\/p>\n

About the Regional Growth Fund<\/h3>\n

The Regional Growth Fund has supported projects and programmes raising private sector investment to create economic growth and lasting employment.\u00a0 It has invested \u00a32.7 billion to help businesses in England to grow; and is expected to create or safeguard over 557,000 jobs by the mid 2020\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Teesside, Calysta will develop the production process for FeedKind\u2122 protein, a new fish feed ingredient to reduce the aquaculture industry\u2019s use of fishmeal. FeedKind\u2122 protein \u2013 a natural, safe, non-GMO sustainable fish feed ingredient is approved for sale in the European Union. Calysta, Inc. based in California, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5796,6406],"supplier":[7149,11640,3334],"class_list":["post-31752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biotechnology","tag-environment","supplier-calysta-inc","supplier-regional-growth-fund","supplier-uk-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31752"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=31752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}