General Biomass Company attended the May 18, 2012 Industry Roundtable at the USDA in Washington, DC, sponsored by the United States Department of Navy in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Over 200 representatives from the aviation and biofuels industries and government agencies met to hear about the partnership among USN, DOE and USDA to develop commercial-scale advanced biorefineries to produce biobased jet and diesel fuels.

Lisa Walker was named one of President Obama's "Champions of Change" in March 2012, as part of the Administration's "Winning the Future" initiative. This initiative highlights change makers and innovators who embody the President's vision for America's future. Lisa was selected for this honor because of her work as a mentor with startup energy companies who work with the Clean Energy Trust (http://www.cleanenergytrust.org/), where she serves on the Advisory Board.

General Biomass Company is one of 100 companies which are part of the Elsevier Biofuel TechSelect database, the engine behind RenewableJetFuels.org, a project of Richard Branson's Carbon War Room.

The Clean Energy Trust (@CleanEnergyTrst) in Chicago has named Daniel Gibbs (@drbiomass) of General Biomass Company as CET's Innovator of the Week. General Biomass was a Finalist in the Clean Energy Challenge sponsored by CET and presented "Fueling Illinois Bioenergy Economy: Enzyme Cocktails by General Biomass" [http://www.cleanenergytrust.org/fueling-illinois-bioenergy-economy-enzyme-cocktails-by-general-biomass/] on March 3^rd 2011. The Clean Energy Trust was created to accelerate the development of Midwest clean energy businesses by connecting entrepreneurs, researchers and early stage companies with the expertise and capital needed to become sustainable.

CommentVisions published an invited contribution by Daniel Gibbs on May 3^rd on the topic: What are the opportunities and challenges in biofuels production?
url: http://www.commentvisions.com/2011/05/02/topics/alternative-energies/biofuels/biofuels-challenges-and-opportunities/

General Biomass Company attended the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Toronto on May 8-11, 2011. General Biomass was a part of the Illinois Trade Mission sponsored by the Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) which is part of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). 

General Biomass Company was a Finalist in the first Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago on March 3, 2011, sponsored by the Clean Energy Trust at the Midwest Energy Forum. General Biomass was one of 15 Finalists selected from over 70 applicants to present their cleantech companies and technologies. Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn attended the event.

General Biomass Company uses advanced biotechnology to develop custom biomass deconstruction enzymes. Each nonfood biomass feedstock is different: old newspapers require different enzymes than sugar cane bagasse or nut hulls or coffee bean husks or beetle-killed pine. We use a deep knowledge of biomass structure and sophisticated genomics tools to find the right enzymes for each feedstock, and produce them efficiently for R&D, pilot plant and commercial scale processing.

We can help you become more sustainable. We offer consulting, custom enzyme development, and an enzyme scaleup path to pilot and commercial production that fits your feedstock. Please contact us with your needs.

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