By Amir Kaufman, COO and co-founder, Wonderlogix Biotech is full of innovative startups, but most stumble with industrialization as they begin to scale. Here’s how one company succeeded in scaling up with commercial automation. As they move from the “hands-on” approach of their founders to full automation, biotech companies often struggle. They fear a loss …
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The 2019 Algae Biomass Summit will be held September 16-19, 2019, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This marks the 13th annual staging of the world’s largest algae conference and trade show, and its first return to Florida since 2013. Commercial algae producers, algae product developers, and the scientific community are invited to …
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Largest algae conference in the world now accepting abstracts and proposals for advances in algae for food and feed, biofuels and biomaterials, water, air and soil Orlando, Fla., (December 13, 2018) The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced today that the 2019 Algae Biomass Summit will take place in …
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In a historic day for the algae industry, the U.S. Senate Tuesday approved a Farm Bill compromise that dramatically expands federal support for algae agriculture. The bill sets U.S. farm policy through 2023. It is expected to pass the House of Representatives as soon as today and receive President Trump’s signature before Christmas. Among the …
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The DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently announced a dozen new topics for funding as part of the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development proposals. Algae R&D opportunities are featured in a number of the topics. The funding is part of DOE’s efforts …
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