The Next Generation of Biofuels

Are you missing out on the biofuels revolution? Have you been distracted? Say by the rising cost of oil? If you’re at the BIO International Convention, and you haven’t had a chance to talk to the folks at Keller Biofuels, or if you just didn’t get a chance to come, tune in [...]

The 2008 Biofuels and Cleantech Leadership Summit

At the BIO 2008 International Convention Leaders in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology gathered for a leadership summit on Biofuels and Cleantech.

Richard Hamilton, president of Ceres, presented a dynamic case for biotechnology advances sustaining a long-term increase in crop yields on both marginal and primary cropland. Hamilton presented convincing and clear evidence that biotechnology-enhanced plants yield [...]

Advanced Biofuels Can Reduce Climate Change Emissions

This edition of BIOtech Now considers the role of advanced biofuels in meeting the challenge of global climate change. We present excerpts from the remarks of two speakers at the recent2008 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Chicago:

Steve Koonin, Chief Scientist, BP, outlines the problem the world faces with increased emissions of carbon [...]