Launching a biotech or bio-based startup is no small feat—especially when you’re trying to scale innovation while navigating complex science, regulation, and capital markets. One of the most common early barriers? Finding the right funding….
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Green Syngas: Investment Pathways for a Low-Carbon Future
Discover how biomass-derived syngas is enabling genuine decarbonization solutions in challenging-to-electrify sectors. This presentation from LEC Partners highlights market trends, technology insights, and project-level expertise in SAF, hydrogen, and renewable fuels, tailored for investors and…
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New Targets for Pesticide Discovery: Protein-Protein Interactions
By Jonathan Gressel, LEC Partners (formerly LEC Partners) & Weizmann Institute of Science and HiCap Formulations (Israel) Ltd. Modern pesticides provide a healthy, safe food supply The twentieth-century discovery of small organic molecule pesticides revolutionized agriculture…
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Bioeconomy Expert Witnesses: The Person You Hope to Never Need
By Wayne Lee and Dr. Doug Rivers, LEC Partners (formerly LEC Partners) A Prudent Investment vs. An Unwanted Resolution In bioeconomy-related projects, two distinct scenarios emerge concerning the expert. On the one hand, there’s a…
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What is the Bioeconomy?
While more than 40 countries have some “bioeconomy” strategy, there is really no worldwide definition. The term “bioeconomy” actually has different meanings to different people and governments. While most agree that the term includes things…
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Site Planning to Mitigate Environmental Risks
In well-developed bioeconomy projects, initial site planning, placement of facilities, and mitigation of potential environmental risks, are the factors that help improves a project’s chance of overall economic success. It is critical for project developers…
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Biomass Wildlife Impact
It is well known that sustainable feedstock development is the cornerstone of the bioeconomy, but does sustainable biomass production encompasses things like wildlife impact, and more than just reliable annual yields of high-quality feedstock? Biomass…
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Expert WItness – Biomaterials
Biomaterials in the Bioeconomy In the bioeconomy, biomaterials (bio-based materials) are the pillars of innovation and sustainability. These materials, derived from living or once-living organisms, offer a renewable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional petroleum-based…
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Process Development: Bench to Commercialization
Process development -leading a process from bench-scale optimization and characterization through scale-up to piloting and commercialization requires a variety of knowledge and skills for the process development engineer and scientist. Beyond core competencies (e.g. chemistry,…
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Ethanol Gas
Ethanol gas is the mixture of ethanol with gasoline. Ethanol is an alcohol fuel made from plant material, such as corn, sugar cane, grasses, or woody biomass. The worldwide use of ethanol as a fuel…
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