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Deinove is Included in the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2015-16

November 5, 2015 | CNN

Deinove is ushering in a new era of green chemistry by designing and developing new standards of production based on bacteria of untapped pot

‘Horizon Faculty Fellowship’ Helps Entrepreneurial Professors

October 29, 2015 | Mcpherson Sentinel

Teacher incorporates entrepreneurial concepts of critical thinking and sustainability into a general education chemistry course that emphasizes “Green” chemi

The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council Education Group is proud to announce the launch of the Safer Chemistry Training for Businesses. This free online curriculum is comprised of educational webinars, ranging from introductory to advanced, and supplementa

University of Sheffield to Expand Unique Partnership with Nanjing Tech University

October 23, 2015 | The University of Sheffield

Joint Institute will develop Masters and Ph.D. collaborations as well as joint research initiatives, starting with Green Chemis

Contributed by Claus Stig Pedersen, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Novozymes Novozymes A/S, Krogshoejvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark

BIOTECHNOLOGY ON THE RADAR

A few years ago, a report published by WWF concluded that industrial biotechnology has the p

The word is out. Green chemistry has caught on, and the field has grown tremendously since it first emerged in the 1990s. The question now is where are we going with all this momentum?

On September 18, 2015, we took an important first step in the roadmappi

Contributed by David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

I’m currently writing this on a plane as I make my way to Illinois to speak at the Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC). I’m honored and excite

Contributed by Ashley Baker, Research Assistant, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

The list of companies joining the race towards sustainable rubber is growing. From startups to global chemical manufacturers, there’s a widespread push to develop high quality

Contributed by Melik C. Demirel, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering, Materials Research Institute and Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University

Since the dawn of civilization, natural materials have been a fundamental part of human l

Contributed by Reuben Hudson, Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, and Jeff Katz, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Colby College

Beyond solving an obvious energy dilemma, curbing our societal need for petroleum will also require finding alternative materials fo

Is your organization facing new scientific challenges related to human health or the environment? Are you seeking a collaborative forum to help generate data, develop methodologies, or build consensus on applications for safety?

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The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable is seeking a one year R&D commitment to assist the Roundtable’s biopharma initiative. The focus of the R&D will be toward optimizing the water use in downstream processing steps for monoclonal antibody (mAb) productio

Contributed by Cathleen M. Fry, Dallas R. Mosier, and Edward P. Zovinka, Department of Chemistry, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA

Before arriving at Saint Francis University (SFU), many of our Chemistry Club members have never heard of green chemistr

Food and Beverage Waste Makes Sustainable Carbon-Based LEDs Possible

October 16, 2015 | Laser Focus World Researchers have found a way to create light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from food and beverage waste, a sustainable use of materials that would otherwise