MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The new $1 million 8,300 square-foot laboratory at NatureWorks world headquarters is the latest milestone in the company’s multi-year program to commercialize a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A device invented at Ohio State University has dramatically boosted the production of a chemical that performs tasks as diverse as scenting perfume and flavoring Swiss cheese.

Bluestem Biosciences, a synthetic biology start-up, has raised $5 million in seed financing to pursue the production of chemicals via anaerobic fermentation. The company told the trade group Bio ...

A study published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports uncovers the complex chemical processes behind aboriginal fermentation processes. The work, which looks into the microbial communities ...

COPENHAGEN -- In Noma's three kitchens, 55 chefs pour every ounce of energy into each dish. But beyond the bustle is a room running on patience. Welcome to Noma's fermentation lab, where microbes and ...

Since 2008, Mitsubishi Chemical’s biopolymer effort has gone from being a modest project team to a business to a full-fledged corporate division. Meanwhile, Kyowa Hakko Bio recently expanded its ...

Marco Zappia ducks as he crosses the slightly-too-short threshold into the sauna in his office. A lanky 6-foot-2, he has to watch his head. Having round-the-clock access to one of those build-your-own ...