DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has launched its FY21 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Solicitation. The amount of funding estimated to be available for FY 2021 is approximately $23.1 million to $28.5 million. Berkeley Lab received more than $1 million in funding in FY20. Read this Q&A with recent Lab TCF awardees Mike Tucker and Ning Sun. Review … [Read more...] about DOE Launches FY21 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Solicitation
A Novel D-Xylose Isomerase for Efficient Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate Fermentation 2019-132
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Genetic modification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for pentose fermentation and glucose-fructose isomerization Improved lignocellulose hydrolysate fermentation BENEFITS: Relative to current enzymes, this novel xylose isomerase shows: More than 2.5 times higher specific activity Almost 40% lower Km for D-xylose Higher activity … [Read more...] about A Novel D-Xylose Isomerase for Efficient Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate Fermentation 2019-132
Tomographic Electrical Rhizosphere Imager (TERI) for Efficient Quantification of Plant Root Traits 2020-001
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant breeding Subsurface plant health and forestry tree health Crop and drought management BENEFITS: Enables quick quantification of underground root parameters in real time Permits imaging of subsurface root structure without disrupting roots BACKGROUND: The development and testing of new chemicals, … [Read more...] about Tomographic Electrical Rhizosphere Imager (TERI) for Efficient Quantification of Plant Root Traits 2020-001
The Technology Commercialization Fund Awards: A Q&A with Mike Tucker and Ning Sun
Call for proposals for the DOE OTT program is expected in early to mid-September A virtual webinar on the TCF awards process will be held on Thursday, September 17, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Are you looking for funding for your research? If that research involves Lab-developed intellectual property and you are working with or plan to work with an industry partner, the … [Read more...] about The Technology Commercialization Fund Awards: A Q&A with Mike Tucker and Ning Sun
CinderBio Receives Funding to Commercialize Proteomics Enzymes
On April 2, the National Institutes of Health awarded CinderBio a $1.6M Phase II SBIR to commercialize its proteomics enzymes over the next two years. Proteomics is the broad study of proteins that is transitioning from R&D applications to more applied fields such as clinical applications and diagnostics. The mass-spectrometry based proteomics market is projected to be … [Read more...] about CinderBio Receives Funding to Commercialize Proteomics Enzymes