News

September 12, 2017

Director of the CA Governor's Office of Business Visits ABPDU

Panorea Avdis, GO Biz’s Director, learned more about how the ABPDU can be a resource for young biosciences companies seeking to scale up operations

August 08, 2017

AIChE Honors ABPDU Researchers

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers recognizes two ABPDU early-career researchers with honors to be bestowed at the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting this fall

April 21, 2017

New Partnership for ABPDU Through DOE’s Small Business Voucher Pilot

Berkeley Lab will collaborate with four small businesses. One of them is Kalion Inc. based in Milton, Massachusetts, who will use the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Demonstration Unit’s capabilities.

March 07, 2017

ABPDU Collaborates with Mango Materials Thanks to Small Business Vouchers Pilot

Mango Materials partners with ABPDU to test new processes of producing renewable plastics that are biodegradable and petroleum-free.

February 28, 2017

ABPDU and Cyclotron Road Collaboration: ‘Mutually beneficial’

Visolis, A Cyclotron Road project, collaborates successfully with ABPDU to scale their process.

February 15, 2017

Chief Pilot: the ABPDU, where the elite meet to defeat petroleum

Every airline has pilots, but then there’s the Chief Pilot, and in the advanced bioeconomy the chief pilot is known by the acronym ABPDU

November 21, 2016

California Assemblymember Richard Bloom Visits ABPDU

Bloom has pushed for increasing renewable energy development and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

October 08, 2016

Lygos Wins Bio-Based Chemical Innovation of the Year Award

ABPDU partner Lygos wins prestigious award for bio-based malonic acid process developed and demonstrated at ABPDU.

August 21, 2016

BETO Funding Recipients to Collaborate with ABPDU

ZymoChem, HelioBioSys, and Mango Materials receive BETO funding to partner with ABPDU for technology validation and scale-up.

June 23, 2016

Interning at ABPDU: A Look Back

A continuous exchange of ideas and teachings at ABPDU makes a strong impression on SULI intern Travis Schofield..