17-04: Xyno; The ethanol fermentation yeast by Neo-Morgan Laboratory

Neo-Morgan Laboratory K.K. is a Japanese Biotechnology company focuses strain development used for industrial biotech these years. We are pleased to introduce our one of our recent developed yeast for bio-ethanol production, Xyno. Xyno has following features: Xyno is the only yeast that can complete the fermentation of glucose and xylose simultaneously within 20 hours. The second feature of Xyno is that it has resistances to high-temperature, pH, high-sugar concentration, inhibitor, and that Xyno is adapted to continuous fermentation system. The third feature of Xyno is that it can produce ethanol of over 10%. There are many research around the world, but there is no other microbial than Xyno that is equipped with all of the above three features. Assimilation of xylose, robustness of microbials in consideration of industrial plant production, and high ethanol yield are all important and necessary for the commercial production of bio-ethanol. We have applied to a selected S. cerevisiae strain our proprietary Disparity Mutagenesis Technology and our in-depth and knowhow-based Breeding Technology in order to develop Xyno. Disparity Mutagenesis Technology is a unique mutagenesis that mimics natural evolution of organisms in much more efficient manner. Neo-Morgan Laboratory also possesses Breeding Technology through experiences of numerous bio-based production projects across various industries from healthcare to specialty foods. Through the development of Xyno, we have acquired additional patents including new methods for introducing certain genes into commercial yeast strains, and new findings on how to maximize the use of recombinant xylose reductase genes.