News

May 04, 2020

ABPDU Celebrates Successes and its 50th Industry Partner

ABPDU has proven to be a key resource in defining where biotechnology can succeed in the marketplace.

April 06, 2020

ABPDU Capabilities Available to Support COVID-19 Efforts

The ABPDU can rapidly develop bioprocesses to generate novel COVID-19 therapeutics and accelerate the timeline to take your bio-innovation to market.

January 09, 2020

The Wild World of Microbe-Made Products — Skis Now Included

This winter, you can carve the fresh powder of the backcountry on a pair of high-performance, eco-friendly skis designed by world-famous athletes and made from a material produced by microscopic algae.

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.