President Obama to visit POET plant
- April 26, 2010
President Barack Obama will visit POET Biorefining – Macon, Mo. on Wednesday, April 28, as part of his “White House to Main Street Tour” through Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, the White ... Read More
President Barack Obama will visit POET Biorefining – Macon, Mo. on Wednesday, April 28, as part of his “White House to Main Street Tour” through Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, the White ... Read More
President Obama moved on Wednesday to bolster the nation’s production of corn-based ethanol and other alternative liquid fuels and ordered the rapid development of technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from ... Read More
Conditions were too soggy yesterday to break ground on a new plant research center at the actual site, but rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of more than 200 people who gathered ... Read More
The first head-to-head comparison of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies produced from plants versus the same antibodies produced from mammalian cells has shown that plant-produced antibodies can fight infection equally well. Scientists from ... Read More
Pioneer Hi-Bred said Wednesday that it has agreements to buy NuTech Seed of Ames and two other seed companies, AgVenture of Kentland, Ind., and Hoegemeyer Hybrids of Hooper, Neb. Terms were ... Read More
Most of the assets of AAER Inc., a Quebec-based company that once aspired to establish itself as a wind turbine manufacturer but ended up in bankruptcy court, are being sold to ... Read More
Phycal LLC has leased 2,800 square feet for an algae biotechnology laboratory at the BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG) at the Danforth Plant Science Center. Phycal, led by President and ... Read More
Two of St. Louis’ major powerhouses announced a unique partnership today whose purpose is to discover new uses for existing drugs and to accelerate the development of scientific knowledge about human ... Read More
Perrigo Co., the largest U.S. maker of store-brand over-the-counter drugs, said Tuesday it is buying infant formula maker PBM Holdings Inc. for $808 million in cash. PBM, based in Gordonsville, VA., ... Read More
Peabody Energy said it plans to buy a $15 million equity interest in Calera Corp., which has proprietary technology that converts carbon dioxide into green building materials. Los Gatos, Calif.-based Calera, ... Read More