Athens, GA - July 27, 2017
A recent article published by the media company Axios explores the industrial applications of enzymes, and the role that diverse key players undertake in this ecosystem. Swissaustral’s recent partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks is highlighted as an exciting new opportunity for advancing enzyme-applications in a collaborative way.
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Athens, GA and Boston, MA July 27, 2017
Today, Swissaustral, a leader in extremophilic microbial derived technologies and Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, announced a new partnership to advance the development of industrial enzymes. This team-up will combine the expertise of both companies in order to create unique value in the marketplace and will benefit diverse industries such as food, personal care and textiles.
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Athens, GA - January 10, 2017
Swissaustral published a new book chapter in the book "Biotechnology of Microbial Enzymes: Production, Biocatalysis and Industrial Applications". This book represents an extensive review of current microbial enzymes innovations and their biotechnological applications in different fields. Dr. Felipe Sarmiento and Dr. Jenny Blamey participated in writing the chapter called "Enzymatic Biocatalysis in Chemical Transformations: A Promising and Emerging Field in Green Chemistry Practice". The chapter is an overview of the current state of biocatalysis for application in green chemistry, and gives a survey on different techniques to discover and develop novel industrial enzymes, including a deep view about the potential of extremophiles as a source of enzymes of biotechnological potential.
The book chapter was organized by Dr. Hans-Peter Meyer, professor of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, who has extensive experience and background on industrial biotechnology, and it was developed in collaboration with Dr. Fabian Fischer and Dr. Manfred Zinn also professors at the same institutions.
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Athens, GA - August 2, 2016
Swissaustral had a very busy first semester in terms of meetings and conferences this year. In march, 2016, Dr. Felipe Sarmiento and Dr. Jenny Blamey attended the BIT’s 7th International Symposium of Enzyme and Biocatalysis-2016 in Seoul, South Korea. This meeting represented the first attempts of Swissaustral to showcase its products and services in Asia. As a result, new contacts and partners were met which will potentially shape Swissaustral objectives for years to come.
On April, Swissaustral moved to the west coast to assist to the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. Dr. Felipe Sarmiento delivered a well-received presentation to Showcase Swissaustral activities. Also, the One-on-One Partnering was an excellent platform to make new connections and re-ignite discussions with old partners.
Finally, on late July Swissaustral assisted to the 2016 SIMB Annual Meeting where Dr. Giannina Espina delivered a presentation highlighting the properties of our novel high-performance recombinant thermophilic laccase enzyme.
We will keep you posted about the next meetings and conferences where Swissaustral will be attending, so we can connect!
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Athens, GA - June 12 2015
Swissaustral will be attending the XXIII Enzyme Engineering conference from September 6-11 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. This conference is one of the most important events in enzyme technology and biocatalysis with a focus on novel technologies. Some of the most important companies in the enzymes space will be present, as well as representatives from academia. Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, Business Innovation Director North America, will be representing Swissaustral at this meeting.
Dr. Sarmiento will present a poster explaining the novel biocatalytic solutions that Swissaustral is currently offering, and the new developments in Swissaustral’s pipeline. It is expected that a poster presentation may ignite discussion and exchange of ideas with representatives of other companies dedicated to biocatalysis with the objective of establish future potential collaborations.
Dr. Sarmiento has a Ph. D. in microbiology from the University of Georgia, and extensive experience working with extremophilic and anaerobic microorganisms. In addition, he has worked for more than two years in business development for Swissaustral. Working for Swissaustral he has developed a comprehensive understanding of industrial enzymes discovery and development, and the overall enzymes market.
Please join us at the XXIII Enzyme Engineering conference this summer and visit Swissaustral’s poster presentation!
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Athens, GA - June 8 - 2015
Swissaustral will be attending the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) from August 2-6 in Philadelphia, USA. This conference is one of the most important events in industrial biotechnology and represent and excellent opportunity to spark collaborations between industry and academia. A team of two members will be representing Swissaustral at this meeting: Dr. Jenny Blamey, Swissaustral CSO and Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, Business Innovation Director North America.
Dr. Sarmiento will be the chair and principal convener of the "Enzymes from Extreme Environments" session, which will bring together experts on extremophilic enzymes from all over the world. Indeed, Dr. Jenny Blamey will be speaking at this session. Dr. Blamey will share Swissaustral’s novel advances in the development of industrial enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms and their potential applications. The session and presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 4th.
Since 2013, Swissaustral is a Silver Corporate Member of SIMB, and has participate actively with scientific poster, scientific presentations and as session organizer for the annual meeting of the SIMB. In addition, Dr. Sarmiento serve as the Diversity Travel Award sub-committee Chair, part of the new Diversity of committee of the SIMB.
Please join us at the 2015 SIMB Annual Meeting this summer and attend Swissaustral’s talk!
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Athens, GA – June 5, 2015
Swissaustral will be attending the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (#BIOWC15) from July 19-22 in Montreal, Canada. This conference is the largest international industrial biotech event, with over 1,300 attendees from 45 countries. A team of three members will be representing Swissaustral at this meeting: Dr. Jenny Blamey, Swissaustral CSO, Bernardita Chirino, Business Innovation Director Europe and Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, Business Innovation Director North America.
In addition, Dr. Felipe Sarmiento will be speaking at this event. Dr. Sarmiento will share Swissaustral’s expertise in the development of novel enzymes from extremophiles for industrial applications. The presentation will take place on Monday, July 20th during the morning session: “The Role of Enzymes: Cost and Performance”.
Dr. Sarmiento has a Ph. D. in microbiology from the University of Georgia, and extensive experience working with extremophilic and anaerobic microorganisms. In addition, he has worked for more than two years in business development for Swissaustral. Working for Swissaustral, he has developed a comprehensive understanding of industrial enzymes discovery and development, and the overall enzymes market.
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Athens, GA - December 15, 2014
Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, was interviewed by the Public Service and Outreach office of the University of Georgia, about the current development of Swissaustral USA and our connections with the Small Business Development Center and other facilities at the University of Georgia. For more information, please follow this Link.
San Diego, CA – July 9, 2014 – Swissaustral, through its Business Development Manager and Director of the US branch, Dr. Felipe Sarmiento, exhibited at the 2014 Bio International Conference, the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, in San Diego, CA. Swissaustral was invited by the Georgia Innovation Crescent as part of the state of Georgia booth (booth #3721).Even though the Bio International convention has a more biomed focus, many companies and representatives of the industrial biotechnology were present.
