Microvi BioTechnologies Company Profile
Microvi is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes innovative biocatalytic solutions in the water, energy and chemical industries. The company’s core discipline is its MicroNiche Engineering™ platform technology, where the microenvironment of biological systems is synthetically designed to enhance microbial physiology and optimize enzymatic performance.
MicroNiche Engineering™ enables cost-effective economics, a smaller footprint and increased productivity compared to existing methods.
Microvi works with private companies, public organizations, and research groups to provide tailored solutions that significantly improve process economics. If you would like to learn more about how Microvi can work with you please contact us at: info@microvibiotech.com.
News from Microvi BioTechnologies:
Veteran Industry Leaders Join Microvi Board
HAYWARD, Calif., April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MWH Chairman Emeritus Murli Tolaney and veteran bioeconomy executive Vonnie Estes are joining the Microvi Board of Directors, the company announced today. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160419/357004LOGO The two bring decades of experience in the water and biobased industries and have served in high level roles at several distinguished companies. "We […]
Global Water Industry Executive John Darmody Joins Microvi
HAYWARD, Calif., March 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Veteran water industry executive John Darmody has joined Microvi as its Senior Vice President of Global Business Development, the company announced today. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160307/341173LOGO Mr. Darmody has more than 35 years of experience in the water and wastewater industries, including more than 30 years at preeminent global […]
Microvi Achieves California Conditional Acceptance to Install First-of-its-Kind Commercial Nitrate Treatment Technology
HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Microvi's transformative nitrate removal technology has been conditionally approved by the State Water Resources Control Board of California for use in treating drinking water. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150922/269639LOGO The acceptance, considered a gold standard in the water industry, follows months of extensive testing that has proven Microvi's drinking water solutions […]
Innovative Microvi Bio-Ethanol Technology Validated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
HAYWARD, Calif., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Microvi Biotechnologies, a leading innovator of biocatalytic processes, working with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated breakthrough improvements to biological ethanol production. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150623/225205LOGO Microvi's technology uses engineered biocatalyst composites which have been synthetically designed to 1) […]
Microvi Secures Investment From SKion
HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Microvi Biotechnologies Inc. announced today that it has successfully closed Series B funding that will help accelerate the company's growth as it continues commercial projects utilizing the company's innovative solutions in the water, wastewater and biobased products industries. SKion GmbH, the investment firm of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten (BMW, […]
NIEHS Awards Microvi $1.5 Million Phase II Grant for Demonstration of 1,4-Dioxane Degradation Technology
HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Microvi Biotechnologies announced today that it has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to demonstrate at scale a novel technology for the treatment of 1,4 dioxane in water. This follows on the success of work completed during the Phase I […]
Microvi Receives NSF 61 Certification for Application of its Platform Technology for the Drinking Water Industry
HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Microvi Biotechnologies, a leader for innovative biocatalytic technologies in the water, renewable energy and chemical industries, announced today that it received NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Certification for its MicroNiche Engineered (MNE) catalysts for drinking water applications including nitrate treatment. Microvi's Nitrate degradation technology, MB-N2, utilizes MNE catalysts to convert nitrate […]
Microvi Awarded USDA Grant for Breakthrough Butanol Production Technology
HAYWARD, Calif., Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Microvi Biotechnologies a grant to develop its breakthrough technology that dramatically improves the yield and performance of biobutanol processes. The technology overcomes the toxic and inhibitory effects on butanol producing microorganisms, a major bottleneck in scaling existing biobutanol processes. (Logo: […]
Microvi Biotechnologies Appoints Former COO of Zenon Environmental as Chairman of Board of Directors
HAYWARD, Calif., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Rafael Simon, a veteran in the environment and energy industries, has joined Microvi Biotechnologies as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Rafael was the COO of Zenon Environmental, a leading water treatment company, previous to its acquisition by GE Water in 2006 for nearly $700 M. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130605/PH26398 ) […]
