The Era of Industrial Biotechnology
Posted: July 3, 2008
During the recent Corn Utilization and Technology Conference some of the superstars in the industry made presentations during a session chaired by POET’s Vice President of R&D, Mark Stowers. Mark said that he hoped attendees took away a “broader concept.” His session was titled, “Dry Grind Evolution: How new technologies will continue to change the landscape for the dry grind platform.”
Mark says that the integration of biology and engineering has only been around for 30 years. He says that if you go back 20 years the application of that in human health led to a revolution in that industry and that 10 years ago that application led to stacked genes and a revolution in agriculture. Now he says we’re seeing the cumulative effect of those technologies in what he calls industrial biotechnology. This third wave says will affect fuels and materials and every part of our lives. Mark was very excited to see the level of interest in new technologies. Judging by the fact that the room was packed for his session I’d say he has reason to be.
You can listen to my interview with Mark here: