INRAE, Evolugate Enter Option License Agreement to Advance Probiotics to Manage Human Cholesterol

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INRAE, Evolugate Enter Option License Agreement to Advance probiotics to manage human cholesterol (Paris, May 27, 2020) INRAE, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive option license agreement with biotechnology company Evolugate of Gainesville, FL to optimize its probiotic to manage human hypercholesterolemia, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. INRAE … Continue reading INRAE, Evolugate Enter Option License Agreement to Advance Probiotics to Manage Human Cholesterol

Pluton Biosciences, Evolugate Enter License Agreement to Advance Bacterial Strains for Commercial Biopesticide Development

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May 13, 2020 Pluton Biosciences, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with biotechnology company Evolugate of Gainesville, FL to optimize its mosquito biopesticide discovery for commercial use in the vector control industry. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, Pluton Biosciences discovers new beneficial microbes in the soil … Continue reading Pluton Biosciences, Evolugate Enter License Agreement to Advance Bacterial Strains for Commercial Biopesticide Development

BMC Biotechnology Publication

August 26, 2009January 11, 2017biotork

August 26, 2009 : Publication. The open access journal BMC Biotechnology published a collaborative study between EVOLUGATE, LLC and scientists at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA that discloses the first use of our technology to experimentally evolve industrially important filamentous fungi, which are among the most widely used microorganisms for industrial applications. In this case, the goal … Continue reading BMC Biotechnology Publication

Dr. Lyons joins Evolugate team

December 1, 2008January 11, 2017biotork

December 2008 : Nomination. Evolugate is happy to announce that Dr. Thomas Lyons, formerly of the University of Florida Dept. of Chemistry, has decided to join the Evolugate team as Principal Research Scientist. Dr. Lyons ran a successful research program that focused on studying a novel family of receptors. His major contribution was the discovery that … Continue reading Dr. Lyons joins Evolugate team

Publication on continuous culture technology

August 15, 2007January 11, 2017biotork

August 2007 : Publication, V. de Crécy-Lagard et Al. "Development of a wall growth free continuous culture device for experimental evolution of bacterial populations". Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology. See publications

Collaboration with UF’s Dr. Keyhani

February 15, 2007January 11, 2017biotork

February 2007 : Collaboration agreement. Pursuant to its agreement with the University of Florida, Evolugate is collaborating with Dr. Nemat Keyhani, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, for the purpose of improving bioinsecticide capabilities of fungi. http://microcell.ufl.edu/personnel/faculty/keyhani1.shtml

Collaboration with GA Tech

November 15, 2006January 11, 2017biotork

November 2006 : Collaboration agreement. Evolugate began an academic collaboration with Dr. Jim Spain, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, for the purpose of improving the yield of degradation of certain wild-type micro-organisms. http://www.ce.gatech.edu/people/faculty/671/overview

UF collaboration

April 20, 2005January 11, 2017biotork

April 2005 : Collaboration agreement. Evolugate entered into an academic collaboration agreement with University of Florida to help academic laboratories select more efficient micro-organisms using our continuous culture technology.