Valuing the product development cycle in agricultural biotechnology-what's in a name?

Article Abstract:

The investors, various company collaborators and the technology licensors, should use a common nomenclature system as it facilitates easy understanding of the value of the agbiotech products and its product development cycle. However, because of the clarity adopted in the system various important investors would also be interested to invest in the product development industry.

Strategy & planning, Financial management, Planning, Product development, Company investment, Investments, Agricultural biotechnology, Investors, Company business planning

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Inverting enantioselectivity by directed evolution of hydantoinase for improved production of L-methionine

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The hydantoinase process for producton of L-methionine (L-met) in Escherichia coli has been enhanced through the use of directed evolution. The researchers accomplished this by inverting the enantioselectivity and increasing the total activity of a key enzyme in a whole-cell catalyst.

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing, Medicinals and botanicals, Methionine, Bulk amino acids

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Blue Gene to study folding

Article Abstract:

IBM has stated that it plans to spend $100 million to develop the world's fastest supercomputer that will be designed specifically to study three-dimensional protein folding.

Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Cellular Protein, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, Digital Computers, Super, International Business Machines Corp., Cellular proteins, Supercomputers

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