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AFINGEN® Trademark Registered in the United States

by afingentech | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized

Sep 2020 — AFINGEN was registered on the U.S. Principal Register on September 1, 2020, under U.S. Trademark Registration No. 6,142,048.The registered mark supports AFINGEN® branding for the applicable registered services.Source: ↗...

USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I Award Supports AFINGEN® Wheat Biotechnology Research

by afingentech | Jul 2, 2020 | Uncategorized

Jul 2020 — Astalake Biosystems, Inc. received a $100,000 USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I award for “Generation of fast-growing high-yield wheat plants by optimizing lignin bioregulation.” This research contributed to the development and expansion of the AFINGEN® plant...

AFINGEN® collaborates with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) through funding from DOE EERE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)

by afingentech | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

In an October 2016 collaboration context, the ABPDU is a scale-up testbed where collaborators develop technologies that convert raw materials, such as plants and waste, into sustainable products. The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office provides co-shared funding to...

DOE Highlights ABPDU Industry Partnerships and Bioeconomy Scale-Up (2020)

by afingentech | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized

May 2020 – The ABPDU was established in 2012 to accelerate commercialization of renewable technologies that could strengthen the bioeconomy. Its partners have ranged from national laboratories and universities to startups and established companies, and many have...

TechAccel Reports Growth in Agricultural Biotechnology Investments (2020)

by afingentech | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

Mar 2020 – TechAccel’s Ag Biotech Market Map reports that investment in agricultural biotechnology startups roughly doubled, to about $6.9 billion across 385 companies, compared with about $3.4 billion across 245 companies in 2017. The map counts agricultural...

USDA SBIR Phase I Award Supports AFINGEN® Corn Forage Biotechnology Research

by afingentech | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

Sep 2019 — Astalake Biosystems, Inc. received a $106,500 USDA SBIR Phase I award for “Genetic optimization of corn lignin biosynthesis for synergistic improvements in forage quality, yield and preservation.” This research contributed to the development and expansion...
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