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There's a perfect substitute for petrochemicals found in everyday products.
BioAmber produces it responsibly, economically and at scale.

Intellectual Property

BioAmber has built a significant patent portfolio through iopen innovation, which combines in-house innovation, R&D collaborations and technology licences. The intellectual property is either owned by BioAmber or under license and consists of the following:
 
  • Patents and patent applications covering the organism used to produce succinic acid.
  • Patents and patent applications covering the purification process for succinic acid
  • Patents and patent applications covering the use of succinic acid in certain applications, including deicers, surfactants, solvents and plasticizers
  • Trade secrets covering proprietary know-how related to production and purification
  • Patents and trade secrets related to the modification of PBS (Sinoven technology)
  • Patents and trade secrets covering the conversion of succinic acid to BDO/THF/GBL

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BioAmber is a next generation chemicals company. Its proprietary technology platform combines industrial biotechnology, an innovative purification process and chemical catalysis to convert renewable feedstocks into chemicals for use in a wide variety of everyday products including plastics, food additives and personal care products. BioAmber produces bio-succinic acid in what it believes to be one of the world's largest bio-based chemical manufacturing facilities.