Indianapolis-based Xylogenics licenses yeast strain to ethanol producer

IBJ.com (Indianapolis Business Journal)
IBJ Staff
August 28, 2010

Indianapolis-based bioengineering firm Xylogenics Inc. has licensed its proprietary yeast strain to a Milwaukee firm that is a supplier to the fuel-ethanol industry. It is the first such licensing agreement for Xylogenics.

Lallemand Ethanol Technology will use Xylogenics’ yeast strain, which is notable in its potential to produce ethanol from cheap, abundant plant matter, such as grasses and the leftover portion of a corn stalk. Most ethanol is made from corn kernels, a food crop whose price has risen with the demand for ethanol.

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