Technology Challenges and Opportunities in Commercialing Industrial Biotechnology
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Genomatica, San Diego, CA (United States)
Industrial biotechnology is at a pivotal point, with tremendous and ongoing growth in technology contributing to a rich pipeline of opportunities: new products; new and more sustainable ways to make established products; and improvements to existing products and processes. The trillion-dollar questions are: When will there be a commercial breakout in industrial biotech as there has been in biopharma and ag biotech? What advances in technology are needed to make that happen? This article is drawn from the Workshop on Technology Challenges and Opportunities in Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology, sponsored by AIChE’s Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) and held Sept. 28–29, 2015, in San Diego. The workshop brought together industrial biotech stakeholders to share — through presentations, case studies, interactive discussions, and exhibits — perspectives on the state of industrial biotech, as well as to address key areas for technology advancement to benefit commercialization.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1325451
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Engineering Progress, Vol. 112, Issue 6; ISSN 0360-7275
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Chemical EngineersCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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