by afingentech | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
May 2017 — AFINGEN® presented at the 2017 Food & Ag Innovation Showcase at UC Davis. Contemporaneous participant correspondence supports its participation. The showcase featured agricultural startups and research projects pursuing solutions in high-value,... by afingentech | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nov 2016 – Carolyn Fritz, M.B.A., has over twenty years of experience building industrial biotechnology businesses. She advises on strategy and commercialization plans for AFINGEN®. Kenneth Davenport, Ph.D., is an agricultural industry veteran who has held... by afingentech | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Aug 2016 — AFINGEN, Inc. received a $99,429 USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I award for “Fast-growing high-yield forage crops via a novel biotechnology platform.”The project extended AFINGEN®’s APFL biotechnology approach to alfalfa and sorghum, with research objectives related... by afingentech | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Feb 2016 – Seed Central is a public-private partnership that aims to energize the seed industry cluster around UC Davis and contribute to regional economic development. It facilitates communication and research collaboration between the seed industry and UC... by afingentech | Oct 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Oct 2015 — AFINGEN® was featured in Chemical & Engineering (C&EN) News in the article “Seeking Better Biofuels,” which examined research and commercialization emerging from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI).The article... by afingentech | Oct 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Oct 2015 – JBEI has filed for 100 patents and published 500 scientific papers, joining an elite group of DOE research institutes. Several companies have licensed JBEI technologies, including AFINGEN, which is using a JBEI discovery called AFINGEN® Positive...