2023年3月15日

2023年3月7日,2023年3月7日,加州大學河濱分校和氣候啟動深成岩體生物科學合作推進技術的發展,增加植物的能力,捕捉二氧化碳並把它封存在土壤中。商業化的技術有潛力創造更可持續農業實踐和提高作物產量作為額外的增強的碳捕獲的結果,生物化學教授保羅·拉森說,發達的技術。保羅•拉森教授自然科學和農業科學學院生物化學的星期二,2022年8月30日。(加州大學/斯坦Lim)“我認為我們已經發現了一些可以改變時氣候變化和養活世界,”他說。工作正在由格蘭瑟姆基金會的保護環境。深成岩體在2022年7月,總部位於聖路易斯,密蘇裏州,進入排他性與加州大學的技術合作辦公室選擇協議與拉森和最終取得商業許可證。補充協議的選項,從加州格蘭瑟姆將150萬美元的贈款基金研究和翻譯工作。格蘭瑟姆還將基金深成岩體與拉爾森將這些技術應用到食品和飼料作物,在作物進行實地研究。概念驗證實驗室工作和田間試驗預計將耗時三年,如果成功,格蘭瑟姆和深成岩體將商業化技術與農業種子公司直接或通過一個新的創業公司。加州大學河濱分校的“我們的重點是開發的技術將有助於我們建立一個可持續的未來,“說Rosibel奧喬亞,助理副校長對技術合作關係。 “This technology is an example of the breakthrough science that we are bringing to the market.” Barry Goldman, Pluton’s chief science officer, said Pluton is excited to work with Larsen and UCR and be supported by Grantham. “This project aligns closely with Pluton’s mission to drive agriculture carbon-negative, and has the potential for significant positive impact for our planet,” he said. In his research, Larsen has been able to grow robust Arabidopsis, a plant commonly used as a model plant in research, that showed substantial increases in carbon outputs relevant to carbon capture and resistance to aluminum toxicity. “Testing these findings in commercial crops takes the technology to the next level in determining whether it can be applied broadly on millions of acres worldwide,” Larsen said. Larsen credits his participation in the UCR Office of Technology Partnership’s UCR EPIC Innovation and Entrepreneurial programs with helping him explore the potential of the technology, providing funding, training, mentoring from industry experts, and making connections that led to the current partnerships with Grantham and Pluton. The INNOVAR training, a UCR EPIC offering, provides entrepreneurial education to inventors seeking to market their technology. As part of the training, Larsen was able to translate the science into a narrative that made sense to a business audience. From IP protection, to training, mentoring and proof-of-concept funding, the UCR Office of Technology Partnerships has supported Larsen since 2017 to help bring his technology to the market. Share this Story