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Invista and SilicoLife to develop bio-derived raw materials

Invista and a computational biology company SilicoLife have announced a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable bio-derived processes for the production of industrial chemicals. The two companies are working together in order to further co-develop their technology platforms, with bio-derived production of butadiene being one of the initial focus areas. The agreement will leverage Invista’s capabilities in biotechnology and catalysis, and knowledge of the chemicals industry, and SilicoLife’s in silico metabolic engineering and rational synthetic biology capabilities for the development of new bio-based routes to industrial chemicals.

14th August 2013

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Wichita, KS/Guimarães

Clothing/​Footwear, Sports/​Outdoor, Interiors, Transport/​Aerospace, Industrial

Invista and a computational biology company SilicoLife have announced a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable bio-derived processes for the production of industrial chemicals.

The two companies are working together in order to further co-develop their technology platforms, with bio-derived production of butadiene being one of the initial focus areas.

The agreement will leverage Invista’s capabilities in biotechnology and catalysis, and knowledge of the chemicals industry, and SilicoLife’s in silico metabolic engineering and rational synthetic biology capabilities for the development of new bio-based routes to industrial chemicals.

Collaboration

“Invista is constantly seeking innovative approaches to advance its position in biotechnology,” said Warren Primeaux, president of Invista Intermediates. “We anticipate this collaboration with SilicoLife will help us accelerate our timeline to develop new bio-derived processes for a range of industrial chemicals—helping us further improve our cost and sustainability position in this area.”

Simão Soares, CEO of SilicoLife, commented: “The collaboration with Invista combines our state-of-the art engineering expertise with Invista’s world-class research team to accelerate the design of optimised microbial strains for the cost-effective production of industrial chemicals from renewable feedstocks.”

SilicoLife

SilicoLife provides in silico (performed on computer or via computer simulation) metabolic engineering solutions, building computational models of microbial cells and developing proprietary state-of-the-art algorithms to find the most efficient pathways between raw-material and end-product.

The company helps its clients to streamline the strain design process and to explore non-intuitive pathway modifications.

Invista

With leading brands including Lycra, Coolmax, Cordura, Stainmaster and Antron, Invista is one of the largest integrated producers of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibres.

The company’s advantaged technologies for nylon, spandex and polyester are used to produce clothing, carpet, car parts and countless other everyday products. Headquartered in the United States, Invista operates in more than 20 countries.

www.invista.com

www.silicolife.com

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