Production of the antiviral drug Docosanol through yeast fermentation
Chalmers and Biopetrolia researchers successfully engineered yeast cells for production of Docosanol with increased efficiency and selectivity, as reported by the paper in Nature Communications. Docosanol is a very long chain fatty alcohol mostly used as an emollient, emulsifier, and…
Biopetrolia CEO featured as one of Top Young Researchers Making Names for Themselves in Industry
Anastasia Krivoruchko was listed among 6 young researchers making names for themselves in the biotech industry by LABIOTECH.eu. This article features young (under 35) biotech researchers who are mostly active in entrepreneurship while still achieving surprising milestones in the academic…
Breakthrough in engineering of fungal FAS featured on the cover of Nature Chemical Biology
Research by Biopetrolia and Chalmers researchers has recently been featured as the cover story in Natural Chemical Biology. The research involves modification of Fatty Acid Synthase, an enzyme that normally synthesizes long chain fatty acids. In this work the enzyme…
Biopetrolia begins activities in EU Horizon 2020 grant CHASSY
Biopetrolia is involved in an EU “Horizon 2020” project as part of an international consortium. Horizon 2020 is so far the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever and it aims to bring breakthroughs and innovative ideas from the lab to…
Engineering yeast for production of jojoba oil constituents
A recent work by Biopetrolia-affiliated researchers was published in Biotechnology & Bioengineering. The publication describes engineering of yeast for the production of long-chain wax esters. Long-chain wax esters are the main constituents of jojoba oil and are responsible for most of…
New Board members and management restructuring
Biopetrolia has undergone a restructuring in its management, with Anastasia Krivoruchko taking the role of CEO and Florian David and Jens Nielsen the roles of COO and CSO, respectively. In addition, Henrik Dalbøge and Jan Svärd have joined as members…
Biopetrolia: Where research and business meet
Jens Nielsen, Florian David and Anastasia Krivoruchko have been interviewed by Chalmers about Biopetrolia. Chalmers and Biopetrolia share a symbiotic relationship where the research from SysBio (Systems and Synthetic Biology division from Chalmer’s Biology and Biological Engineering department) is converted into a reality…
Yeast engineered for high-titer fatty acid production by Biopetrolia researchers
Biopetrolia – affiliated researchers have published a paper in Nature Communications on engineering yeast for high-level production of fatty acids and derived products. The engineered strains are so far the highest producer microorganism for fatty acids, reaching levels of up to 10.4…
Biopetrolia Co-Founder Jens Nielsen awarded the Novozymes Prize 2016
Jens Nielsen was selected to receive the prestigious Novozymes Prize for his pioneering work on systems biology and metabolic engineering of microbial cell factories. The Prize is awarded in recognition of outstanding research or technology efforts that benefit the development…
First-time report of alkane production in yeast
In a recent publication, Chalmers and Biopetrolia-affiliated researchers demonstrate for the first time the production of gasoline and diesel constituents using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Until now, production of biofuels in yeast was limited to low energy molecules, such as ethanol. These are only…