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| | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Robert Wilson | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| We have over 10 years of experience and expertise in the highest profile research laboratories for the recombinant expression and engineering of Natures principle CO2 fixing enzyme (Rubisco). We are seeking collaborators in industry and academia to apply Rubisco enzymes with very high CO2 affinities (such as those from plants and green algae) as conduits for carbon conversion directly from atmospheric CO2 into carbon based materials.
Our team has deep experience in molecular biology techniques, systems biology, and metabolic network engineering. We are experts in carboxylase enzymes, directed evolution, protein folding and expression, and a synthetic biology (bacteria and mammalian). We are looking for expertise in the fields of bioreactor design and scaling, yeast synthetic biologists, civil engineering, and carbon policy. |
| MA |
| | National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) | Randall Gemmen | |
Government Owned and Operated (GOGO)
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Power Generation and Energy Production: Liquid and Gaseous Fuels/Nuclear
| The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. Under NETL’s Energy Conversion Engineering competency, NETL develops energy conversion systems for the production of power, fuels, and chemicals from coal, natural gas, and—more recently—integrated fossil fuel and renewable generation. This competency develops innovative energy systems for clean power, fuels, and chemicals.
Capabilities related to this competency include:
•Microwave (mWave) Reaction Chemistry. Microwave catalysis technology has the potential to be the next frontier of science in the chemical process and manufacturing industries—reducing carbon footprints, transforming transportation, and enabling renewable power storage. NETL is pioneering a signature research infrastructure to conduct fundamental science studies of microwave reaction chemistry. NETL is investing in research infrastructure to provide a unique/signature experimental research facility for pursuing fundamental investigations of microwave material interactions and is currently looking for clients and partners to pursue this exciting field of applied energy research.
•The Natural Gas Utilization Center of Excellence. NETL focuses attention on natural gas usage with the scale-up of innovation. NETL’s development of the Natural Gas Utilization Center of Excellence would help transform the downstream chemicals sector, working to mature technologies.
NETL welcomes opportunities to work with partners to develop and mature energy and environmental technologies. |
| WV |
| | Resolved Analytics, PLLC | STEWART BIBLE | |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| Resolved Analytics is a professional engineering company headquartered in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina. Resolved Analytics provides multiphysics simulations and software.
A lack of knowhow in fluid dynamics and simulation often results in poorly designed products and processes. Resolved Analytics helps companies eliminate or remedy such problems by partnering with your team to reduce development cycle times and costs, design better products, troubleshoot existing design, and provide you with state-of-the-art visualizations and results.
Since 2014, engineers and industrial product designers have trusted Resolved Analytics to provide computational engineering expertise. Our team works with you to help you meet your engineering goals and desired business outcomes by implementing team work, creativity, and outstanding technical skills. All project engineers at Resolved Analytics have a minimum of 10 years experience in computational fluid dynamics and possess the necessary communication skills to make simulation results visually compelling, meaningful, and accessible to clients.
By bringing us onboard to serve as your fluid dynamics and simulation specialist, you can get to where you need to go faster. |
| NC |
| | AAKASH GREEN | JABER MOHAMMAD | |
Large Business
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Bioenergy
| AAKASH GREEN established before 10 years back in green economic and we would like to introduce our business models that save environment with revenue from making energy, ethanol to capture carbon (Carbon credits).
We create this project because of the Paris agreement for climate change and to promote low carbon economy without destroy the forest. AAKASH bamboo is non GMO and is propagated through tissue culture and not through seeds and by our technology we grow the bamboo in the hardest climate. One of our bamboo advantage is taking carbon 50% more than any plant and it will grow after cutting without replanting all life, ours have lot of benefits so we would like to have chance to share our experience as we have same vision for our natural and business. We believe recovery from the coronavirus shall go hand in hand with the transition to low-carbon and climate resilient economies in/Our green business models so are looking for your support in this matter.
* Link for our video presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciDKfqfmYOs
* Paris Agreement https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement |
| DUBAI |
| | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Dr. Taraka Dale | |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Bioenergy
| Our group in the Bioscience Division at the Los Alamos National Laboratory has been working with algal and microbial systems for conversion of renewable feedstocks to bioenergy and bioplastics using non-model organisms. We have focused on advancing high-throughput synthetic biology tools for evolving host strains, improving enzymes and functionalizing biosynthetic pathways to improve the culture performance, productivity and yields. We are interested in developing synthetic biology tools in cell-free systems to increase the bio-product yields, replace expensive ingredients with biomimics, and establish cell lysate extraction protocols from non-model host chassis with diverse metabolism, that can utilize non-traditional feedstocks such as carbon dioxide for their conversion to important metabolite intermediates. We have flow-cytometry and biosensor capabilities for high throughput applications in bioengineering and preliminary experience with cell extract preparation and in-vitro synthesis protocols. |
| NM |
| | Dioxide Materials, Inc | Rich Masel | |
Small Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| I am CEO of Dioxide Materials. We use electrochemistry to create products. Dioxide Materials is now selling Lab Scale electrolyzers for the production of CO and HCOOH, and H2. We are interested in working with teams interested using electrolysis for the regeneration of cofactors and cofactor mimics. |
| FL |
| | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Christopher Johnson | |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Bioenergy
| We are interested in biological conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into value-added chemicals and materials. As it relates to the New Program in Carbon Optimized Bioconversion, we would be interested in leveraging synthetic biology and process development toward reducing and recycling CO2 generated during aerobic biological conversion to improve conversion of biomass-derived substrates. We believe TEA and LCA will be critical in determining if, how, and in what conditions such an approach could be used to optimized bioconversion with respect to carbon and energy efficiency.
We have experience and capabilities in the areas of metabolic engineering of non-model bacteria, bioreactor cultivation, process development and optimization, separations, and TEA/LCA. |
| CO |
| | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Eric Sundstrom | |
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
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Bioenergy
| At the LBNL Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) we have extensive facilities for fermentation process optimization and scale-up. Capabilities include bench-top and pilot scale (300L) fermentors, electrochemical reactor systems, process MS for real-time gas analysis and mass balance closure, online and offline fermentation analytics, and a full suite of downstream processing unit operations. ABPDU researchers have experience with gaseous feedstocks and products, aerobic and anaerobic processes, batch and continuous fermentation configurations, and electrochemical conversions. |
| CA |
| | Technology Catalyst | Leif Johnston | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| We have a agricultural research facility and have done algal research prior. We are researching low energy moving water algal grow chambers that can isolate strains from the environment.
We have plenty of agricultural land to research any needed innovation.
Our other core capabilities are related to software controls and renewable energy. |
| VA |
| | EnginZyme | Beatrix Ellis | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| EnginZyme is a cell-free synthetic biology company utilising immobilised enzymes (or cascade of enzymes) for the production of chemicals. By converting enzymes into heterogenous catalysts with our proprietary immobilisation technology and operating them in continuous flow fixed bed reactors it is possible to utilise biology to produce chemicals economically. Our full-scope technology platform goes from enzyme engineering through to process design to ensure the most economic utilisation of enzymes in a complete process. The automated development is possible through general, standard processes which allow for fast development, repeatable results and efficient use of manpower. The result is rapid bespoke solutions for cost efficient utilisation of biology in sustainable chemical production. |
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| | VITO | Heleen DeWever | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| VITO stands for the Flemish Institute for Technological Research. VITO is a leading European independent research/consultancy center in the areas of cleantech and sustainable development, elaborating solutions for the grand societal challenges of tomorrow: climate change, food security, a sustainable energy supply, the ageing population and scarcity of resources. VITO's business unit of Separation and Conversion Technology is very active in CO2 conversions and is composed of >100 researchers, managers, support staff and students.
The topic of the upcoming FOA is at the core of VITO’s Sustainable Chemistry research programme, which focuses among others on bioconversions for the valorization of the novel feedstock CO2 and on bioprocess intensification. VITO has been actively working on CO2 bio- and electroconversions for many years now. Research on bioconversions started with fermentative production of PHB (polyhydroxybutyrate) from CO2 using pure cultures and was then expanded to producing PHB/V (polyhydroxybutyrate/valerate) copolymers and tuning PHB/V composition to the specifications of selected applications. More recently, the range of organisms was broadened from aerobic to anaerobic ones, and the range of products to gaseous (isobutene) and dissolved ones (lactate). VITO recently acquired a high pressure fermentor which can be used under ATEX compliant conditions for aerobic and anaerobic conversions up to 10 bar. Test work encompasses the use of both synthetic gases and real offgas streams. Moreover, experimental work is complemented with and supported by model-based approaches.
In the area of CO2 bioelectrosynthesis, activities include conversions using pure or mixed cultures as well as (cascade) enzymatic conversions. Moreover, VITO develops its proprietary gas diffusion electrodes for implementation in (bio)electrochemistry and can supply tailored electrodes up to 0.8-1 m².
Finally, strong expertise is present on techno-economical assessment and benchmarking of CO2 conversion technologies. |
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| | University of South Florida | Ramon Gonzalez | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| The Laboratory for Metabolic Engineering and Biomanufacturing at the University of South Florida focusses on engineering native and synthetic pathways for the efficient bioconversion of sustainable feedstocks to fuels, chemicals, and natural products. |
| FL |
| | BioChemInsights, Inc. | William B. Armiger, PhD | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| William Armiger, Ph.D., President, BioChemInsights, Systems Engineering: Over 40 years of industrial experience in developing novel sensors and systems for control of biological processes based upon monitoring the internal reduction state of microorganisms. For this project, BioChemInsights will build upon its electrochemical bioreactor technology developed by Armiger, Dodds and RPI colleagues (6 patents issued or pending). |
| PA |
| | Visolis, Inc | Deepak Dugar | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| At Visolis, we use synthetic biology to manufacture high-performance materials. Our systems approach integrates innovations in biology, chemical catalysis, and process scale-up to enable new bio-based manufacturing platforms. Our unique bio-based approach enables us to achieve truly carbon negative products. We bring deep expertise in bio-process development, integration and scale up with a successful track record in bringing multiple products to market and commercial scale. |
| CA |
| | University of Minnesota | Jeffrey Gralnick | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| The Gralnick lab specializes in physiology, genetics and synthetic biology of environmental bacteria, primarily focusing on microorganisms capable of extracellular electron transport and uptake. We are interested in electrode-interfaced microbes / microbial communities and application of genetic methods to enhance and understand these systems. We are also interested in domesticating recalcitrant environmental microbes that catalyze reactions of interest (electron uptake, for example) and have developed approaches and methods in this area. |
| MN |
| | Industrial Microbes | Derek Greenfield | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Industrial Microbes designs and builds bacteria that can use hydrocarbon gases including methane and ethane as raw materials for chemical production. Our expertise areas are metabolic engineering, pathway discovery, enzyme directed evolution, and in vivo assay development. We have the ability to screen and scale-up gas-based fermentations. Most of our work is with E. coli. We are interested to partner with organizations that have electrochemical methods to convert CO2 into reduced gases or alcohols. We are also interested to work with organizations that have new microbial enzyme pathways that have high carbon conversion efficiency to commodity or specialty chemicals. |
| CA |
| | UC Davis | Justin Siegel | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| Our lab specializes in the use of computational modeling and synthetic biology tools to design and discover novel enzymes.
We are interested in supporting any team looking for a function for which an enzyme is not known (assuming the desired reaction is not breaking any laws of physics) or if there is a known enzyme but it does not have the desired activity (kcat, Km, kcat/Km), specificity, or stability desired. |
| CA |
| | University of California, Irvine | Han Li | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| (1) Using non-canonical redox cofactors to enable novel biochemical reactions and specifically control the flux of reducing equivalent in microbes.
(2) Engineering formate-utilizing microbes for higher alcohol biofuel production. |
| CA |
| | Capra Biosciences, Inc. | Elizabeth Onderko | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Capra Biosciences is an early stage biotechnology company that is developing a new bioreactor technology designed to make the production of chemical products more efficient. The Capra Biosciences technology, developed in collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory, leverages the unique metabolic features of our non-model platform organisms in our proprietary biofilm bioreactor. The integration of these components has the potential to significantly reduce the downstream processing requirements and costs inherent in the biomanufacturing of products such as fuels.
For the ARPA-E Carbon Optimized Bioconversion program, we are interested in exploring engineered mixotrophic consortia or systems that avoid CO2 evolution in our bioreactor platform. In nature, our platform organism is found in consortia with organisms that metabolize CO2. Microbial consortia containing engineered organisms have the potential to work cooperatively to produce products while consuming CO2. In addition, we are interested in engineering our platform organism to produce high energy density fuels from low cost feedstocks. A key objective of our technology is to optimize biosynthesis for carbon efficiency, and we have interest in collaborating with other organizations to apply our technology in this ARPA-E program.
Our team has expertise in synthetic biology, bioinstrumentation, chemistry, and materials science. We have experience engineering non-model organisms and developing biofilm bioreactors. |
| VA |
| | Wyss Institute at Harvard University | Marika Ziesack | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| Our background is in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, chemolithotrophs and biopolymers. We are interested in developing a microbial system to convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen into tailored biopolymers. |
| MA |
| | Tierra Biosciences (fka Synvitrobio, Inc.) | Zachary Sun | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Tierra Biosciences (fka Synvitrobio, Inc.) is a cell-free synthetic biology company based in San Leandro, CA with expertise in prototyping proteins, enzymes, and pathways using cell-free extracts derived from E. coli and other organisms. Our first product, Sol by Tierra, allows for on-demand protein production to drive R&D applications, especially in industrial biochemistry and enzymology.
Tierra's interest in the area is to prototype in-vitro pathways through the generation of purified proteins for combinatoric pathway construction and optimization. Would team with those looking to produce bio-products. |
| CA |
| | Hollings Marine Lab, Medical Univ of South Carolina | Harold May | |
Academic
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Bioenergy
| Dr. May is an environmental microbiologist and microbial physiologist with a background in bioremediation, bioenergy, and microbial electrochemistry. His laboratory is at the Hollings Marine Laboratory, a partnership between two academic institutions (the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina), two federal partners (the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and the SC Dept. of Natural Resources. He is a Professor of Microbiology at MUSC and a past ARPA-E performer (microbial electrosynthesis of carbon dioxide to chemicals and fuels). He is particularly interested in working with engineers and synthetic biologists on the conversion of renewable electricity and carbon dioxide into valuable products, including fuels. |
| SC |
| | Conagen | David Nunn | |
Small Business
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Bioenergy
| Conagen is an accomplished biotechnology company located in the greater-Boston biotech corridor focusing on the production of sustainable high-value ingredients for bettering humankind and the world.
Our scientists and engineers use the latest synthetic biology tools to redesign metabolic pathways, improve microorganisms, and optimize productivity in the development process.
From our proprietary strain development to fermentation and scaling-up, we impact global partners’ abilities to sell and market products across a broad spectrum of current and developing markets in the food, beverage, nutrition, flavor and fragrance, pharmaceutical, and renewable materials industries. Our mission is to leverage our excellence in carbon optimized biocatalysis and cell-free bioconversion to make a positive impact towards the bio-economy. |
| MA |
| | INP Consulting | Isaac Plant | |
Individual
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Bioenergy
| Interested in developing commercial opportunities for early stage bio-conversion technologies. Background in strategic and technical consulting for investors and start-ups. Work has included projects focused on synthetic biology applications in food and the use of seaweed for ruminant methane mitigation. PhD from Harvard in bacterial synthetic biology. |
| CA |
| | PARC | Jerome Unidad | |
Large Business
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Other Energy Technologies
| PARC, with the support of our parent company Xerox, is continually innovating in the Cleantech space and applying our expertise in hardware and software systems for developing scalable, business-viable solutions to the big challenges in energy and the environment.
We seek to apply our advanced spray technology (PARC Filament Extension Atomizer or FEA) and capabilities in handling viscous and complex fluids to circumvent mass transfer limits in chemical and biological processing. FEA sits in the unique spot of being able to spray or aerosolize high viscosity fluids that cannot be sprayed using conventional means, with tailored spray characteristics (particle size distribution, velocity). The viscosities our technology can handle can be as high 1,000 Pa-s (more viscous than peanut butter).
We've applied this capability to various areas such as drug delivery, spray coating, powder manufacturing and spray drying (on-going work). For the ARPA-E Carbon Bioconversion program, we are interested in developing this as a novel spray column reactor, for circumventing mass transfer limits when in conversion or utilization with high viscosity fluid feedstocks. |
| CA |