News

Collaboration with Heurisko
Two automated devices from the Heurisko company, allowing in vivo evolution of microbial populations, are installed on the Biotransformation and culture platform of TWB. Following its integration within the TWB consortium in January 2017, Heurisko signed a contract with TWB in order to put its cutting-edge technology at the service of biotechnology R&D. Heurisko designs automated… Read more »

TWB hosts MicroPep Technologies
The start-up “MicroPep Technologies” joins Toulouse White Biotechnology to accelerate the development of biostimulants and natural herbicides. Since its creation, TWB have hosted 4 start-ups. Today, 3 start-ups share the premises with TWB: EnobraQ, PILI and MicroPep Technologies. TWB objective is to speed up the development of industrial biotechnology, by providing in particular support to… Read more »

IPM-4-CITRUS Project
The H2020 European project called IPM-4-CITRUS, for Integrated Pest Management for Citrus, was launched on 27 April 2017 at INSA Toulouse (France). TWB is partner of this project. IPM-4-Citrus aims to strengthen collaborations between academic and non-academic -industrial- partners based in 3 European Member States (France, Germany, Italy), 2 Associated Countries (Turkey and Tunisia) and… Read more »

SuperBIO Workshop 2
As part of the European project H2020 SuperBIO, TWB is organizing an international workshop on 22 June 2017 in Toulouse (INSA), France, on the theme “Bioproduction of high value compounds for cosmetic industry: from synthetic biology to biocatalysis”. Biotechnology in the cosmetic industry can be seen from two perspectives: development of new cost-effective and environment… Read more »

FFBiotech Symposium May 2017
TWB supports the FFBiotech Symposium « Innovative approaches in bioreactors design and operation: from single cell to industrial scale” to be held in Lille (University of Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) from 15 to 16 May 2017. This Symposium, organized by the French Federation of Biotechnologies (FFBiotech) in collaboration with ESBES (European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences),… Read more »

TWB supports start-ups
The TWB mechanism provides assistance and a significant acceleration to start-up development, particularly in the initial phase. This was the conclusion of the press conference organized on 14 March 2017 in Toulouse by TWB, with testimonials of the two start-ups hosted into TWB premises. From left to right: Jérémie BLACHE – CEO PILI Pierre MONSAN… Read more »

TWB welcomed 8 new industrial partners
During the meeting of its Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) on 9 & 10 March, 2017, TWB welcomed the 8 new industrial partners who joined the consortium on 1 January of the year: AB7 Industries, BGene, BIOASTER, Heurisko , Micropep Technologies, Naturamole, Servier, Syngulon. The accession of many start-ups shows the interest of TWB, bringing a… Read more »

ACTIVITY REPORT 2016
In 2016, TWB enhanced the achievements of its first five years of existence and laid the foundation for a reflection on the evolution of its structure. With 89 collaborators and 45 private and public partners in the consortium at the end of 2016, TWB continues to grow steadily. The 2016 activities produced a turn-over growth… Read more »

SuperBIO Workshop: a great success
In the frame of SuperBIO, TWB* hosted its first thematic workshop entitled “Use of Microorganisms and their products for biopesticide, biostimulation and bioremediation applications”, on 13 January 2017 (Toulouse, France). The chemical global market of plant protection products was estimated in 2016 to USD 55 billion but the one of global bioprotection products represents only… Read more »

Season’s greetings 2017
All the TWB collaborators wish you a very happy festive season. In 2017, together, let’s continue to innovate! Best wishes and See you soon!