News

October 29, 2019

ABPDU Hosts Industry Listening Day

Feedback received at this event will guide ABPDU in further supporting the biomanufacturing community and the greater bioeconomy.

October 10, 2019

Trash to Treasure: Scientists Convert Municipal Waste to Biofuel Precursors

ABPDU scientists collaborated with the Joint BioEnergy Institute to convert municipal waste blends into methyl ketones, which are chemical compounds that can be used as diesel fuel precursors.

August 08, 2019

Deepti Tanjore to Head ABPDU

Deepti Tanjore has been selected to be the next Program Head of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit.

March 18, 2019

ABPDU's Todd Pray To Head Strategic Partnership Office

ABPDU's Todd Pray moves on to head LBNL's Strategic Partnership Office.

December 15, 2018

Todd Pray, ABPDU Program Director, Receives Berkeley Lab's Director's Achievement Award

The award is given for accomplishments, leadership, collaboration, multi-disciplinary science, cross-divisional projects, and commitment to excellence in support of Berkeley Lab’s mission and strategic goals

December 04, 2018

Scientists Develop Higher-Performance Fuels, Biofuels and Bioproducts

Researchers at JBEI and the ABPDU have developed a new polyketide synthase-based platform

September 30, 2018

Three Agile BioFoundry Bioenergy R&D Projects Receive DOE Awards

Lygos, ZymoChem, and the University of California San Diego are recipients of the DOE's Bioenergy Engineering for Products Synthesis and will work with the Agile BioFoundry and its partners, including the ABPDU, to further their processes.

August 12, 2018

Biosciences Area Director’s Award Recipients

Several Biosciences Area personnel are among the 2018 Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards honorees.

May 07, 2018

Direct Funding Opportunity Announcement by Bioprocessing Separations Consortium

The submission deadline is July 6, 2018.

October 17, 2017

Beyond Biofuels: Berkeley Lab Facility a Catalyst for Broader Bio-based Economy

Five years in, the ABPDU has established more than 30 diverse partnerships