Comments on: Codexis Aims to Bridge Biotech and Carbon Capture

By: Codexis IPO: Biocatalyst Startup Debuts on Nasdaq at Low End

Codexis IPO: Biocatalyst Startup Debuts on Nasdaq at Low End — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:51:25 +0000

[...] Founded in 2002 as a spin-out from drug developer Maxygen (which now owns an approximately 21.3 percent stake), Codexis counts oil giants Shell, Chevron, Pfizer and CMEA Capital among its backers. The company’s technology involves taking a natural microbe or enzyme and tweaking the DNA sequences to create new variants. Codexis then searches for the variants best suited to development of new, potentially cheaper drugs (Pfizer used Codexis enzymes to produce Lipitor), fuel from cellulosic biomass, chemicals and systems for water treatment and carbon management. [...]

By: Casey Verdant

Casey Verdant — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:51:09 +0000

Codexis Inc’s public offering is great news for the biofuels industry. With an initial offering of $100 million, Codexis will allow the company to gain some much needed capital and moved forward with exciting biofuel and biopharmaceutical projects.
If you’re interested in biofuels check out this great website with hundreds of case studies on emerging green technologies and alternative energies: http://www.greencollareconomy.com It has the largest b2b green directory on the web and lots of sustainability white papers for businesses to use in moving forward with biofuels.

By: Carbon Capture Out of the Running for UN Offset Projects

Carbon Capture Out of the Running for UN Offset Projects — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:19:33 +0000

[...] comes from Codexis and its new partner CO2 Solution: The pair are working with a bioreactor that absorbs CO2 from industrial emissions and uses an enzyme to turn it into a benign bicarbonate ion. And Porifera, a spinoff from the [...]

By: Tyler Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:18:48 +0000

I've made this mistake on my blog -- showing a picture of cooling towers to demonstrate CO2 emissions. Not quite accurate. Just an FYI.

By: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Could Reach $221B by 2030: Study

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Could Reach $221B by 2030: Study — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:02:01 +0000

[...] such as GreatPoint Energy’s chemical conversion system or CO2 Solution’s enzymatic technology (which just scored a $2 million investment from Codexis) — could become important players. Algae fuel developers like Solazyme might also be able to [...]