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Available Technologies and Collaborative Research Opportunities
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Inventions and Collaborative Research Opportunities
NEWEST INVENTIONS
- Multi-functional Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Glucan, Mannan and Xylan, EJIB-3057
- Bacterial Overproduction of Methyl Ketones from Sugar, EIB-3063
BIOMASS TO HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS
- Biological Production of Cinnamoyl Anthranilates, EIB-2923
- Microbial Synthesis of Hydroxytyrosol and Other Aromatic Amino Acid Derivatives,EJIB-2939
- Lignin from Biomass to Co-products
- Producing Beneficial Materials from Biomass and Biodiesel Byproducts, IB-2379
- Production of 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate (DXP), EJIB-3006
- Producing Dicarboxylic Acids Using Polyketide Synthases, JIB-2541
- JBEI Polyketide Synthases Portfolio for Production of Chemicals and Fuels, EJIB-2809, EJIB-2820, EJIB-2825, EIB-2878, EJIB-2892, EJIB-3014
FEEDSTOCKS
- Lignification Stoppers, EIB-2929
- Energy Crops Engineered for Increased Sugar Extraction through Inhibition of snl6 Expression, EIO-2763
- Identification and Alteration of Rice-Diverged Glycosyltransferases for Optimizing Biofuel Production from Grasses, EIO-2629
- Feedstocks with Reduced Acetylation for Higher Yields, EIB-2658
- Stress Tolerant Plants Expressing Mannosylglycerate Enzymes, EJIB-2696
- Artificial Positive Feedback Loop for Increasing Production of a Biosynthetic Product in Specific Plant Tissues, EIB-2930, EIB-2996, EIB-3003, EIB-3085
- Controlling Metabolic Pathways Using Artificial Positive Feedback Loop in Yeast
- Improved Saccharification of Grasses by Inactivation of OsIRX10, EJIB-2997
- Improved Xylan Extraction, EJIB-2915
- Improved Crops with Increased Galactan Content, EIB-3144
DECONSTRUCTION
- Multi-functional Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Glucan, Mannan and Xylan, EJIB-3057
- Halophilic and Thermostable Cellulases Tolerant to Ionic Liquids, EJIB-3028
- Mixed Bioenergy Feedstock Processing Using Ionic Liquids, EJIB-3078
- NIMS-based Multiplexed Enzymatic Assays, EJIB-2926
- Acid Hydrolysis of Biomass and Increased Sugar Recovery by Solvent Extraction, EJIB-3030
- Enhanced Ionic Liquid Biomass Pretreatment, EIO-2842
- Thermophilic Cellulases Compatible with Ionic Liquid Pretreatment, EJIB-2666
- Thermophilic Endoglucanase Enzymes Engineered for Increased Activity, EIO-2667
- Fractionation and Removal of Solutes from Ionic Liquids, EJIB-2729
- Novel Thermophilic Cellobiohydrolase, EIO-2745
- Recovery of Sugars by Solvent Extraction, EJIB-2750
- Rapid Discovery and Optimization of Enzyme Solutions Using Tagged Biomass and Mass Spectrometry, EJIB-3262
- Engineered Bacterium with Resistance to Ionic Liquid, EIO-3127
- Sugar Extraction and Ionic Liquid Recycling Using Alkaline Solutions, EJIB-3117
FUELS SYNTHESIS
- Bacterial Overproduction of Methyl Ketones from Sugar, EIB-3063
- Enhancing Fatty Acid Production by Regulation of fadR Expression, EIB-2917
- Alternative Diesel Fuel from Biosynthetic Bisabolene, EIB-2837
- Efflux Pumps to Increase Microbial Tolerance and Biofuel Production, EIB-2845
- 5-Carbon Alcohols for Drop-in Gasoline Replacement, EIB-2392, EIB-3112
- Novel Biosynthetic Pathway for Production of Fatty Acid Derived Molecules,EIB-2386
- Engineered Biosynthesis of Alternative Biodiesel Fuel in E. Coli and Yeast, EIB-2391
- Irreversible, Low Load Genetic Switches, EJIB-2593
- Improving Long Term Storage of Biofuels with Structure-based Engineering of Geranylgeranyl Reductases, EIB-2867
TECHNOLOGIES
- Library of Plasmids to Control Gene Expression Levels, EIB-2792
- Lab-on-a-Chip Device for Massively Parallel DNA Assembly and Functional Screening, EJIB-2934
- j5: Automated DNA Assembly Design Software, ECRB-2836
- Versatile Antibody for Analyzing and Purifying Proteins, EIB-2600
- JBEI Registry of Biological Parts, ECRB-2639
- Directed Evolution Using In Vivo Transcription Factor-Based Biosensors, EJIB-2710
- JBEI Wiki-based Techno Economic Analysis of a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery, ECRB-2678
NON-JBEI BIOFUELS AND RELATED INVENTIONS OWNED BY A JBEI MEMBER INSTITUTION
- Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production
- Termite Microbial Enzymes for Energy Efficient Biofuel Production
- Biosynthesis of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 3-methyl-butan-1-ol and 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol from Genetically Modified Organisms for Uses as Alternatives to Fossis-Fuel-Derived Compounds
- Novel Biosynthetic Pathway for Production of Fatty Acid Derived Molecules and Fatty Acid Production for Use as Biofuels, Expensive Oils or Eicosanoid Therapeutics
- Ligninolytic Enzyme Production



