Partnerships

Ecovia Executes License for Fermentation Technology from University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, April 15th, 2020— Ecovia Renewables Inc., a Michigan-based biotechnology company focused on the research and development of high-performing biobased materials and ingredients, announced today that it has in-licensed a fermentation technology developed in the lab of founder Dr. Xiaoxia “Nina” Lin at the University of Michigan. This technology expands Ecovia’s growing portfolio of upstream processing offerings and enables significant cost reductions by consolidating manufacturing steps together.

Ecovia Renewables Announces Major Partnership; Raises $1 Million in Seed Financing

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, April 6th, 2018— Ecovia Renewables Inc. announced today that the company has signed a multi-year joint-development agreement with Seppic Inc, a member of the Seppic Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty ingredients. Under the agreement, the two parties will co-develop a suite of high-performing, biobased and biodegradable polymers for topical applications in the health and beauty markets. Similarly, Seppic will have exclusive marketing rights to products made using Ecovia’s technology, a proprietary fermentation platform inspired by Ecovia CEO Dr. Jeremy Minty’s work on engineering microbial ecosystems.