Cooperative Agreement DEFC3607GO17056

Zymochem Inc. was awarded a $1,053,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to develop a bio-electrochemical hybrid fermentation technology for carbon-conserving production of industrial chemicals. The two-year project, titled "Development of a Bio-Electrochemical Hybrid Fermentation Technology for the Carbon Conserving Production of Industrial Chemicals," aims to advance technologies for producing chemicals in a more...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) supports the development of a novel bioprocess to produce n-butanol, an industrial solvent and advanced biofuel, from low-cost agricultural residues such as corn stalk. The $175,000 award to Bio-Missions LLC, a for-profit, veteran-owned limited liability company, aims to...

This two-year, $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at the Long Beach Research Foundation to develop multi-activity proteins for improved carbohydrate deconstruction. Specifically, the Foundation will produce and test 85 engineered multi-activity proteins containing two catalytic domains each. These proteins aim to increase biomass conversion for alternative fuels and...

This $273,910 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports research by Bluestem Biosciences Inc., a for-profit company in Omaha, Nebraska, to develop an improved proton ATPase enzyme that can enable the anaerobic biomanufacturing of organic acids like 3-hydroxypropionic acid. The project aims to modify yeast microbes to produce these valuable chemicals as natural byproducts, with a focus on...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $150,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York provides funding for a collaborative research project to investigate using hydrogen peroxide, a cellular waste product, as an alternative energy source for efficient biofuel and biochemical production. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) develop an E. coli strain platform to control and monitor hydrogen peroxide production, 2) create...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to The Ohio State University. The 2-year award, effective October 1, 2023, supports research to understand and mitigate factors limiting continuous production in industrial fermentation processes. The project will focus on developing novel synthetic biology tools and advanced bioprocesses to convert abundant biomass and waste...

This $256,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The award to Terragia Biofuel Inc., a for-profit organization, aims to develop innovative bioprocessing technologies for converting lignocellulosic biomass into hydrocarbon fuels and products. Specifically, the project is focused on demonstrating the feasibility of a technique called Continuous Evolution with Multiplex Natural Transformation...

This Project Grant award of $575,765, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), supports research at Northeastern University to enhance the production of biochemicals from sustainable single-carbon (C1) feedstocks using acetogenic bacteria. The key objectives are to 1) understand the metabolic and regulatory mechanisms by which acetogens leverage multiple substrates simultaneously to overcome growth limitations, and 2) apply this knowledge to direct...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $150,000 to researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) City College to investigate using hydrogen peroxide, a toxic waste product generated by certain bacteria, as an energy source for efficient biofuel and biochemical production. The key objectives are to: 1) develop an E. coli strain platform to control and monitor hydrogen...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, CFDA 47.084, provides $550,000 to develop an advanced membrane-contact reactor system for fuel alcohol production from distributed biomass and natural gas resources. The awardee, Power Environmental Energy Research Institute of Covina, California, will design a highly efficient methanol production process using a sweep liquid-facilitated membrane contact reactor. This integrated reactor...