NANOTECHNOLOGY is a hot topic in science. Not a day goes by without news of some clever device forged using components measuring billionths of a metre. But as is often the case, Mother Nature got there long before humans did. Living cells ...
Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed a new liquid margarine concept, containing 60% less saturated fats over block cake margarine, to cut saturated fats and improve cake quality and processing. The liquid margarine has been developed ...
Tags: Cake Production, Liquid Margarine
GIANT PANDAS are well known for being rather different from other bears. Having a diet composed almost entirely of bamboo is one of the things that sets them apart. It is also what attracted the interest of Ashli Brown of Mississippi State ...
Tags: Power-Microbes, Chemicals
Luminex, a biotechnology company, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European approvals for a new personalized medicine genotyping assay, xTAG CYP2C19 kit. xTAG CYP2C19 kit is a comprehensive genotyping assay that ...
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Brenntag, a German chemical distribution company, has agreed to acquire the chemical distribution division of Zytex, an Indian-based biotechnology food formulation and manufacturer, for €10.2m. Zytex's food ingredients distribution ...
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Biocatalysts, a UK-based enzyme manufacturer, is set to exhibit four of its new enzyme products for the food industry at Food ingredients Europe 2013 (FiE). The four enzymes are Pectinase872L, Promod950L, Promod782MDP and Flavorpro937MDP. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Biocatalysts
AB Enzymes, a Germany-based ingredient firm, has entered into a five-year distribution agreement with Barentz, continuing its long-term partnership. The agreement expands Barentz presence in the European market to include international ...
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AlloSource, a provider of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for surgical procedures and the largest processor of cellular bone allografts, has launched its new allograft called AlloMend Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM). The new allograft ...
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Garden of Life, a US-based producer of whole food nutritional supplements, has launched Fair Trade, Marley Coffee flavors of ‘Raw Protein’ and ‘Raw Meal’ – the company’s leading organic meal replacement ...
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Drug research and development company Curemark has won a new patent for its proprietary technology CM-1212 to treat drug and alcohol addiction. The new patent is entitled 'Pharmaceutical Preparation for the Treatment of the Symptoms of ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to Milwaukee Public Schools to support the biomedical sciences programs in six high schools. The grant was made on behalf of the PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) Oak Creek, Wis., industrial coatings ...
Danish food ingredients firm Chr. Hansen has completed the acquisition of remaining 50% stake in its Turkish subsidiary, Peyma Chr-Hansen, for an undisclosed amount. According to Chr. Hansen, Turkey is strategically an important market ...
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US-based chemical company DuPont has opened a new probiotic blending and packaging facility in China, marking the company's first step in packaging probiotics into ready-to-market formats. The new facility will allow the company to ...
Purolite, a manufacturer of ion exchange, catalyst, adsorbent and specialty resins, and Codexis, a producer of enzymes, have partnered to develop and commercialize immobilized transaminase enzymes for use in the production of ...
Tags: Transaminase Enzymes, Medicine