Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Fermentation
• Biotransformation
• Advances in Technology
  • Protein Engineering
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Bioproduct-Manufacturing Methods
  • Catalyst Immobilization
  • Fermentor Design
  • Process Control
  • Nonaqueous and Multiphase Catalysis
  • Extremophiles
  • Catalytic Antibodies

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors
  • Europe
  • Japan
  • North America

Areas to Monitor

• Improvements in Biocatalyst Engineering
• Isolation of Biocatalysts
• Changes in Energy Costs and Regulatory Drivers
• Production of Optically Pure Isomers
• Advances in Bioprocessing and Separations
• Sustainability of Large-Scale Bioprocessing
• Adoption of Biobased Products
• Plant-Based Biochemical Production
• Bioweapons and Biodefense Concerns
• The Use of Biocatalysts in Nonaqueous Media
• Competitiveness of Biomimetic Catalysts

Implications of Commercialization

• Biocatalysts Produce Alternative Fuels
• Biocatalysts Replace Conventional Chemical- and Pharmaceuticals-Production Processes
• Scientists Improve Biocatalysts
• Biocatalysis Companies Collaborate

Opportunities

• Pharmaceuticals and Medical Therapeutics
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Biofuels and Bioplastics
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Detergents
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Agriculture and Food and Feed Processing
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Textile Processing
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Pulp and Paper Processing
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Environmental Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Materials Recovery and Processing
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities

Updates

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