ABO Board Chair Mark Allen’s Statement on the Passing of Dr. Robert Gardner

Washington, DC. (October 29, 2019) – The Algae Biomass Organization’s President and Board Chair Mark P. Allen released this statement regarding the passing of Dr. Robert Gardner: “The Algae Biomass Organization is saddened by the passing of Dr. Robert Gardner, a great contributor to the ABO’s efforts to bring students and young innovators into the …

The Design2Scale Challenge Seeks Innovations in 3rd Generation Biofuels

Algae technology developers take note! Fraunhofer TechBridge, a program of Fraunhofer USA, is now accepting applications for its newest TechBridge Challenge, the Designed2Scale Challenge presented in collaboration with ExxonMobil. Fraunhofer TechBridgewill award up to $50,000 in prototyping, demonstration, and/or validation services from the world-renowned Fraunhofer R&D network to selected teams.  Solutions of interest  include: Technologies and strategies …

Students Recognized with 2019 Young Algae Researcher Awards

Four student scientists were recognized with the Algae Biomass Organization’s Young Algae Researcher Awards for their contributions to fields of algae biology and engineering at the 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, held in Orlando, Florida, September 16-19. The awards are presented at the annual conference to recognize outstanding research projects by early-career scientists that are discovering …

Dispatch from the 2019 Algae Biomass Summit

The 2019 Algae Biomass Summit concluded last week in Orlando, and the takeaway for most attendees was that a wide range of technical and commercial breakthroughs have given algae a firm toehold in dozens of new markets around the globe, with many more to come.  Who Was There?  Hundreds of scientists, entrepreneurs, CEOs, business development …

Algae for Food & Feed Webinar Series

Register Now for Oct. 1 Webinar – Free The Future of Algae for Food & Feed (FAFF) initiative was created as an engine for innovation and collaboration to accelerate the development of cost competitive algae-based food and feed products in the global marketplace FAFF works to facilitate the development of products that will encourage consumers to …