Biopetrolia receives a patent for production of fatty acid precursors
Biopetrolia has received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for a patent application related to engineering of acetyl-CoA metabolism in yeast. Acetyl-CoA is a key precursor molecule for production of a variety of biotechnology products. The strains covered in…
Biopetrolia’s research on IVA’s 100 List 2020
Biopetrolia’s research has been chosen to be included in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences IVA´s 100 List 2020. The IVA 100 list is a list of research projects focusing on sustainability with a positive impact on society. See the…
Production of bioactive lipids with pharmacological applications with yeast
A recent publication in Nature Chemical Biology by Anastasia Krivoruchko and Biopetrolia-affiliated researchers at Chalmers details development of a yeast platform for de novo production of oleoylethanolamide, a phospholipid derivative with promising pharmacological applications in ameliorating lipid dysfunction and neurobehavioral…
Biopetrolia receives additional patents for production of fatty acids in yeast
Biopetrolia has received a notice of allowance from the USPTO for two patent applications. One of these applications details genetic manipulations that improve production of very long chain fatty acids and derivatives in yeast. These products can be used as…
Major investment in a new competence center for two-dimensional materials
Biopetrolia is one of the industrial collaborators participating in 2D-Tech, a new center based in Chalmers University of Technology for research on two-dimensional materials, with support from Sweden’s Innovation Agency Vinnova. The center is financed by >100 MSEK over five…
Development of fatty acid-responsive biosensors for high-throughput screening of production strains
A recent publication in ACS Synthetic Biology by Florian David and Biopetrolia-affiliated researchers at Chalmers details the development of a fatty acid biosensor. The biosensor can ‘sense’ fatty acid levels in vivo, giving a fluorescent output. By using Fluorescence-Activated Cell…
Biopetrolia receives European patent for production of hydrocarbons with yeast
Biopetrolia has received an intention to grant from the European Patent Office for a patent related to engineering of the hydrocarbon metabolism in yeast. The patent covers modifications that allow for increased production of hydrocarbons (which can be used a…
CHASSY featured on Euronews
The EU project CHASSY, which Biopetrolia is a part of, has been featured on Euronews. The team from ‘Futuris’, which covers the latest news about the leading scientific and technological research projects in Europe, traveled to TU Delft to make…
Jens Nielsen to become director of the Bioinnovation Institute
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has appointed Jens Nielsen, co-founder and chairman of the board of Biopetrolia, as the new head of the BioInnovation Institute (BII) from 1 February 2019. BII was established by Novo Nordisk Foundation to translate basic research into practical…
Creation of the Synthetic Oil Yeast: A major step forward in fatty acid production
In an article published in the prestigious journal Cell, Biopetrolia-affiliated researchers were able to reprogram the yeast S. cerevisiae from traditional alcoholic fermentation to lipogenesis. In simpler terms, transform a yeast that was used for alcohol production into a yeast that produces fatty…