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| Overview. Company description DTBio, start-up integrated by PhDs specialized in the field of plant biotechnology, was created in 2012 as part of the Programa de Creación de Empresas of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). DTBio has developed its own technology for the production of enzymes and other valuable products in plants, a technology also compatible with green microalgae. DTBio aims to produce genetically improved microalgae strains suitable as sustainable feedstock for food, feed, chemical, health and fuel industries contributing to the development of a demanding Greener and Cleaner Chemistry Industry. DTBio products are based on microalgae bio-refinery. We are developing a microalgae metabolic engineering technology as a new platform for the production of carotenoids and biofuels, products with large potential applications in different industries. DTBio offers a portfolio of improved microalgae strains for exploitation purposes, as well as additives and formulates based on different carotenoid combinations, extracted from microalgae biomass. In addition, DTBio is opening a collaborative project with researchers at the CBGP to identify microalgae metabolites that can stimulate plant growth in combination with classical fertilizers. Carotenoids are natural pigments with antioxidant properties found in photosynthetic organisms. Their use is highly valued in food, cosmetic, feed and health industries, especially when derived from natural sources. In this case, carotenoids command a premium price in a society concerned with the ?organic? credentials of foodstuffs. Some microalgae species naturally produce considerable amounts of carotenoids, although these could be significantly increased by bioenginnering techniques. Similar metabolic compounds, known as isoprenoids, show a great potential as second generation biofuels. Farnesane and bisabolane are compounds with a high number of carbon molecules and a low cetane number which make them suitable for substituting fossil-based diesel fuels. Bio-isoprene is a good candidate as bio-jetfuel monomer as well as a substitutive for petroleum derived chemical compounds. DTBio bioengineering technology is based in chloroplast transformation methods, known as TRANSPLASTOMIC. This technology, already tested by DTBio in plants, allows the expression of multiple genes and whole metabolic pathways in a single transformation event, which offers yield advantages over other transformation methods. Transplastomic also allows the compartment of target compounds in the chloroplasts, avoiding toxicity and recovery problems. DTBio is developing its own transplastomic technology in the green algae Chlorella vulgaris, with a well-known history of human and animal consumption, and willing to bring out to the market a novel portfolio of bioproducts based in genetically improved Chlorella strains. | |
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