APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Combinatorial DNA construction and functional screening in the following industries: Pharmaceuticals, especially protein-based drugs Agriculture Biofuels Bio-based chemicals Biotechnology Enzymes DNA synthesis Life-science instrumentation and microfluidic device industries ADVANTAGES: Cost and time savings compared to … [Read more...] about Lab-on-a-chip Device for Massively Parallel DNA Assembly and Functional Screening EJIB-2934
Biotechnology
Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production IB-3131
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production — diesel and kerosene Commodity chemical production Electrofuels research CO2 mitigation Bioplastics ADVANTAGES: Direct conversion of H2 and CO2 into fuels More efficient than photosynthesis Not reliant on plant sugars; unaffected by commodity crop prices Recycles carbon from atmosphere and waste … [Read more...] about Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production IB-3131
Improving Long Term Storage of Biofuels with Structure-based Engineering of Geranylgeranyl Reductases EIB-2867
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Other fermentative processes used for chemical production ADVANTAGES: Efficiently addresses long term storage issues of isoprenoid-based biofuels Regenerates NAD+ more cost effectively to maintain redox balance in biofuel-producing host strains Could increase product yield ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint … [Read more...] about Improving Long Term Storage of Biofuels with Structure-based Engineering of Geranylgeranyl Reductases EIB-2867
j5: Automated DNA Assembly Design Software ECRB-2836, EIB-2928
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biotechnology research and development Biofuels research and development ADVANTAGES: Reduces the labor associated with current technologies Determines cost-minimizing DNA assembly strategies Condenses multiple projects for use with high-throughput platforms ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have … [Read more...] about j5: Automated DNA Assembly Design Software ECRB-2836, EIB-2928
Biosynthetically Produced Pinene for Jet Fuel or Chemical Applications EJIB-2895
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biosynthetic jet fuel Fragrance manufacturing ADVANTAGES: Sustainable process Platform for cost effective, large scale biosynthetic fuel and chemical production ABSTRACT: A Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) research team has constructed a metabolic pathway to produce the monoterpene pinene, an immediate chemical precursor to a … [Read more...] about Biosynthetically Produced Pinene for Jet Fuel or Chemical Applications EJIB-2895