SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- SG Biofuels, Inc., a plant science company, today announced a strategic alliance with Life Technologies Corporation, a provider of innovative life science solutions, to advance the development of Jatropha as a sustainable biofuel. The alliance brings together SG Biofuels' Genetic Resource Center, featuring the largest and most diverse library of Jatropha genetic material in the world, with the advanced biotechnology and synthetic biology tools of Life Technologies.
Jatropha curcas is a non-edible shrub that is native to Central America. Its seeds contain high amounts of oil that can be used for a variety of bio-based materials including biodiesel and feedstock substitutes for the petrochemical and jet fuel industries. It can be effectively grown on marginal lands that are considered undesirable for other crops.
SG Biofuels' team of genetic scientists, led by Dr. Robert Schmidt, includes three members of the National Academy of Sciences. SG Biofuels has been named one of the Top 50 Companies in Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest and one of the Top 100 Emerging Cleantech Companies by Always On.
With the largest and most diverse library of Jatropha genetic material, SG Biofuels is turning the opportunities of Jatropha into reality through a world-class leadership team, leading-edge science and genetics and expertise in agronomy and plantation management. SG Biofuels has been named one of the Top 50 Companies in Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest and one of the Top 100 Emerging Cleantech Companies by Always On. For more information visit www.sgbiofuels.com.
CONTACT: Brian Brokowski of SG Biofuels, +1-619-246-3810,
bbrokowski@sgbiofuels.com
