SBIR/STTR Research Award
Holographic Optical Cell Manipulation for Automated Development of Improved Yeast Strains for Ethanol Production
Award amount
$79,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Arryx, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Potentially insufficient corn stock supplies make necessary the development of industrial yeast strains for converting alternative cellulosic materials for renewable fuel sources. This project investigates the feasibility and develops the capability of using Holographic Optical Trapping as an automated manipulation tool for yeast cells, to characterize and evaluate yeast strains.
Technology keywords
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