Issue 2, 2016 - INVISTA's bio-derived feedstock technology developed in collaboration with Arzeda receives a U.S. patent

INVISTA's bio-derived feedstock technology developed in collaboration with Arzeda received a U.
S.
patentThe
U.
S.
Patent and Trademark Office recently granted a U.
S.
patent
on INVISTA's bio-derived feedstock technology.
The U.
S.
patented technology is about engineering peptides and associated crystal structures for the production of bio-derived complexes such as butadiene and isoprene
.
INVISTA partnered with biotech company Arzeda to develop the innovative technology, which was granted a U.
S.
patent
on December 29, 2015.

Bill Greenfield, president of INVISTA's Intermediates business, said, "This patented technology provides an innovative solution with the potential to increase the global supply of
bio-derived chemicals.
This is the result of INVISTA's collaboration with biotechnology company Arzeda, using its biotechnology research capabilities, demonstrating our commitment to developing new bio-derived process technologies to produce a range of products
.
”