CLC Bio said this week that it has created a customized bioinformatics solution for biofuel firm Sapphire Energy.
Sapphire will use the CLC system in its efforts to develop "green crude" — a renewable crude oil that’s the result of a proprietary process of converting sunlight, carbon dioxide, and algae into green oils that can be refined into fuel.
Specifically, Sapphire is using breeding and selection methods to improve oil-producing algae’s efficiency, disease resistance, and harvest capability, Christopher Yohn, the company’s principal scientist, said in a statement.
He said that the CLC Bio solution automates several “critical processes” in Sapphire’s research and development process that will help the company meet its development goals.