On August 21st, MBBP client Agrivida, Inc. announced it has entered into a technology collaboration joint development agreement with POET Research Inc., a subsidiary of POET LLC, one of the world’s largest ethanol producers. The focus of the joint venture will be developing Agrivida’s engineered corn stover feedstock and feedstock processing technology platforms with the hope of reducing capital and operating costs in commercial cellulosic ethanol production facilities. Agrivida CEO Mark Wong had this to say of the agreement:
We are excited to be working with POET to improve the economics of advanced biofuels production. POET has one of the most advanced commercial cellulosic programs in the world with strong research, development and commercial deployment capabilities. POET will be a great partner as Agrivida transitions its technology from research and development to a commercialization phase.
To learn more, please see Agrivida’s full press release.
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