[DIYbio] Re: Non-pharmaceutical applications of life sciences

• biomining
• bioremediation (I know Micronovo, based on Sydney)
  
• plant biotech: mycorrhizae, pathogens, crop resistance...
  
• almost anything related with water treatment, esp. the wastewater part. Mike Jetten in Netherlands has made quite a few improvements in the field over the last few years
• biomethanation
• microbial enhanced oil recovery
• self-healing concrete
• any fermented food is biotech although probably not in the 'innovative' group except few cases
• biosensors, nanoprobes...
• DNA sequencing technologies
• solutions against biofouling and biocorrosion
• ...

That's all the non-pharma/non-medical applications I could get from the top of my head. You can easily find companies for most of the topics

Cheers,

Xabi

Hi all,

I'm Kaz, specially assigned researcher in Osaka University San Francisco office.

Now I'm conducting a new collaborative project like "Non-pharmaceutical applications of life sciences" with JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization). Because most of biotech companies are in the pharmaceutical field (of course there are many non-pharmas).

Do you have any information about innovative and unique establishment in the biotech?

 

I'd be happy if it's just piece of information about company, organization or community. I need something beyond the stereotypical "biotech company".

Thank you, Kaz

In my understanding. JETRO has following missions:

-Promote investment in US companies by Japanese investors

-Promote investment in Japanese companies by US investors

-Make more collaborations between Japanese and US companies