This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,918 to Cascade Biocatalysts Inc. will fund research and development to demonstrate the commercial feasibility and scalability of a patent-pending approach for stabilizing enzymes through engineered polymer-enzyme interactions. The goal is to enable environmentally sustainable, low-carbon chemical manufacturing processes that utilize enzymes as catalysts, which can decrease costs and environmental pollution compared to traditional petrochemical-based manufacturing. The Phase I project will focus on scaling up the manufacturing process for enzyme stabilization, which involves commercializing state-of-the-art controlled radical polymerization techniques. This will support the production of flavors and fragrances through more sustainable means, with the aim of eventually extending the technology to higher volume, lower value chemicals.
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