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’s AzuraGel™ Superabsorbent Awarded 100% USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, December 4th, 2018— Ecovia Renewables Inc. announced today that their AzuraGel™ 100 product earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label at 100% biobased content. As an Ecovia Biopolymer, AzuraGel is based on a water-swellable and water-dispersible cross-linked biopolymer. It forms biobased and biodegradable hydrogels with outstanding functional properties.