https://www.exponentialview.co/p/ev-392
"Entrepreneur, Tsung Xu, provides a helpful survey of the world of
biomaterials:
Materials produced using engineered biological systems [:] Examples of
biological systems include submerged, solid state or gas fermentation using
engineered microbes, cell-free systems using enzymes as catalysts and
finally mammalian cell cultures.
Biologics (microbe-produced drugs) comprised about a third of US pharma sales
in 2018. Lower margin segments, like speciality chemicals or e-fuels, are
smaller but seeing substantial growth in the past 2-3 years.
Xu argues that a more mature and competitive “synthetic biology” stack is
helping more firms get started, helped by the exponential price declines in DNA
sequencing, synthesis and cell engineering.
The benefits are rather clear: biomaterials may be better materials than
traditional industrially-produced petro-derivatives. They might have better
technical performance, be more fine-tuned for specific applications, be
produced locally (because of modular manufacturing systems) and, through the
use of renewable energy and closed-loop processes, have a minimal environmental
impact."
Via
Future Crunch Oct 7, 2022:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-us-crime-conservation-argentina-evs-china/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
