Groups around Changsheng ZHANG and Wenjun ZHANG from CAS South China Sea Institute of Oceanology and Shandong University isolated various bacteria from 10.000 m deep Mariana trench in the Phillipine Sea. A marine Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 03032 s strain was found to contain gene clusters for 26 secondary metabolites (antibiotics and alkaloids).

CAS news release, 19-08-2014

Fulcrum has developed a process for transforming solid municipal waste into low-carbon fuels including diesel and jet fuel.

Fulcrum BioEnergy news release, August 7, 2014

The move is seen as related to a more stringent food security policy, with a focus on corn and stale rice. The subsidy for corn-based fuel was already down to 300 Yuan per ton in 2013 and will be a final 100 Yuan 2015 before ending in 2016. COFCO Biochemical, a major bioethanol producer, reported a decline of 45 % in operating income for 2013.

China Bio news release, August 15, 2014

These figures came out in the framework of the complaint of a Yunnan Biodiesel producer against Sinopec for not selling their product in their supply chain.

China Bio news release, August 14, 2014

As agreed by the Chinese Ministry of Health and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British and Chinese expert will develop policy recommendations for best practice on fighting antibiotic resistance. The recommendations will be tested in nine Chinese hospitals.

China Bio news release, August 14, 2014

KLM Amsterdam recently ordered 4.000 t of waste oil from Yangzhou Environmental Energy Ltd., for testing its use as a biofuel. China produces 4.5 million t of kitchen waste oil per year.

China Bio news release, August 13, 2014

The Tianjin-based group, a logistics company, has initiated this development in 2007 by a joint venture with Fraunhofer Society, Arthro-Anda Tianjin Biologic Technology Co. The technology is based on matrix-grown autologous cartilage cells, and clinical tests have been performed. The company will now expand into skin tissue culture.

China Bio news release, August 12, 2014

According to a press release from Shandong Minqiang Biotechnology Co., a major amino acid producer, http://www.sdmqsw.com, the most recent product is L-arginine which is produced at a scale of 8000 t by this company.

China Bio news release, August 12, 2014

Bio Energy Co. has developed a 15.000 t/y biodiesel production line based on waste oil as rawa material. The product meets national quality standards. Sinopec, a monopolist, has refused to include this product into their sales system, for marketing reasons.

China Bio news release, August 6, 2014

The planting of insect-resistant BT63 rice was not authorized but already sold in Hubei supermarkets. The farmers said they bought the rice from an acquaintance at no receipts and invoice.

China Bio news release, August 4, 2014

The group of Jiangning SONG developed a software which integrates protein sequence and functional features allowing to predict lysine acetylation sites in the human and 5 other proteomes.

CAS news release, July 31, 2014

The study group, led by Prof. em. Yutsugi MATSUZAWA of Osaka University/Sumitomo Hospital, announced the system at a press conference. The new system will be enforced by April, 2015

Nikkei Biotech news release, July 30, 2014

The studies were started in 2011 and were completed by the end of 2013. The use of HAS will be as a component of vaccines or pharmaceutical excipients.

China Bio news release, July 29, 2014

The HGMD contains 152,000+ mutation reports including specifics on genome coordinates, sequence details, and links to the source reference as well as public resources like dbSNP and OMIM, and 5,300+ summary reports listing all known inherited disease mutations for a given gene characterized by six different pathogenic variant classes. The contract will strengthen clinical research and diagnosis for all partners involved.

Qiagen news release, July 29, 2014

The “Green Refinery JV”located in Fuyang is a joint venture with Anhui Guozhen (PCR) and will conver a million t or more per year employing PROESA technology. Investment is around 325 mill USD.

M&G press release, July 28, 2014

The sensor developed by the group of Lian QUN is directed for early warning of algal blooms is based on molecular imprint detection and a piezoelectric transducer. Detection limit is 0.04 nM at good specificity.

China Industrial Biotechnology Network, July 25, 2014

A new Environmental Protection Law will be implemented nationwide from 2015 onward and promotes, among other items, the production and use of clean energy which will help to encourage the development of a biomass energy industry. Annual raw materials are 470 million t of straw, 3 billion t of livestock manure, 109 million t of harvest residues and others. 15 million acres of marginal land could be used to grow energy crops. By 2020, China hopes to produce 146 GW of energy from biomass.

China Bio news release, July 25, 2014

The group of Caixia GAO at the CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology has succeeded to delete genes from wheat which encode proteins that repress defences against powdery mildew infection. TALEN and CRISPR techniques wer used to specifically knock out all relevant genes in hexaploid wheat.

CAS news release, July 24, 2014

The nomination is supported by the National Development and Reform Commission. Director will be Professor MA Yanhe.

CAS news release, July 22, 2014