Nanning, Guangxi Province, is only 150 km off the Vietnamese border. It will implement an EDZ of 6 km2 for microbial manufacture of sugar alcohols, acids and other biotechnology products. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, June 28, 2013
Yunnan Province expands biological clusters
With a focus on Kunming, Yunnan’s capital, three industrial clusters are being promoted: traditional Chinese pharmaceuticals, which is already at the core of Yunnan’s bioindustry, with over 60.000 staff, oil plants and spices. Yunnan has a very favorable climate to grow and breed the relevant plant species. Chinese Industrial Biotechnology Network, June 28. 2013
Layn Corporation, Guilin, is a leader in plant extracts such as stevia sugar
The company Layn is a world leader with more than 15 years of experience in the identification, development and production of active plant ingredients for application in the food & beverage, nutrition, health and personal care industries. Production is about 400 tons/y, of which 90 % are exported. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, June 26, 2013
Shandong Longlive Biotechnology Co. obtains acceptance for glucose to furfural process
Based on expert evaluation of project results, the company will produce furfural from straw in a 2-step process. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, June 26, 2013
Fujian Maidan Biology Co. to expand amino acid production
The company, a major producer of L-glutamate and L-lysine already, will construct new facilities in Shaxian Industrial Park to produce L-Phe, L-Trp, L-Ile, L-Val and L-Leu. Present production of L-phenylalanine is 5000 tons/y. Further projects are on sweeteners and starch sugars. China Industrial Biotechnology Network, June 26, 2013
Qingdao opens „Know what you eat“ house
Organized by the Qingdao City Bureau of Quality Control and Technical Supervision, and located in the Qingdao Development Zone, the “Food Pavilion” contains educational material on food safety and displays on 500 m2 nearly 1600 samples of poisonous, harmful or inferior food samples. Presentations include cartoons and many high-tech features such as 3D multimedia and […]
Team at CAS Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics develops sensitive nitrosyl peroxide assay based on tellurium peroxidase and near-IR fluorescence
The system allows to visualize the changes of redox cycles during the outbreak of ONOO– and the antioxidant GSH repair in cells and animal, relevant for the monitoring of cell deterioriation based on radicals. Fabiao YU et al., JACS 2013, 135, 7474
Group at Jiangnan University, Jiangnan, develops improved synthesis of malic acid in engineered Candida glabrata strain
The work was done in the Laboratory of Food Microbial-Manufacturing Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and is based on extensive studies on the omics of Candida glabrata。 China Industrial Biotechnology Consortium, June 21, 2013
Team at CAS Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health develops rapid genotyping assay for human CYP2D6 polymorphism
The concept is based on a microsystem which determines 4 polymorphic loci of this enzyme relevant for pharmacokinetics, using immune colloidal gold as a chromogenic sytem. It is a step in the direction of personalized medicine. CENG Lingwen et al., Chemical Communications 49, 2013, 5165-5167
Chinese Academy of Sciences Number 13 among world’s science institutions
According to a survey by Nature Publishing Group, Chinese mainland came sixth among the top 100 countries and areas for scientific research outputs according to the NPI, following the USA,UK, Germany, Japan and France. Authors based in Chinese mainland contributed 8.5 % (303) of all research papers published in Nature research journals in 2012. China […]