60 http://www.prwebpodcast.com A Top 30 Stream of BIO-ERA, LLC Press Releases (in OGG format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com (PRWeb) podMaster@emediawire.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:13:52 -0700 BIO-ERA, LLC http://www.prweb.com/prwebrss.gif 130 49 http://prwebpodcast.com Copyright PRWeb International, Inc. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A Top 30 Stream of BIO-ERA, LLC Press Releases (in OGG format) via PRWeb A Top 30 Stream of BIO-ERA, LLC Press Releases (in OGG format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com PR Web PRWeb no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb988974.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb988974.htm Bio Economic Research Associates, or bio-era™ (www.bio-era.net), a leading independent research and advisory firm providing analysis on the future of the global bio economy, today released a major new report, entitled "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets." The report analyzes the growing linkages between food and fuel markets that are emerging because of booming growth in global transportation fuel demand and rapidly expanding capacity to convert biologically derived sugars and oils into transportation fuels. Access to the full report "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets" is available through the bio-era website (http://www.bio-era.net). [PRWeb Jun 5, 2008] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb988974.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:56:56 -0700 podcrew@extrahoop.com www.bio-era.net), a leading independent research and advisory firm providing analysis on the future of the global bio economy, today released a major new report, entitled "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets." The report analyzes the growing linkages between food and fuel markets that are emerging because of booming growth in global transportation fuel demand and rapidly expanding capacity to convert biologically derived sugars and oils into transportation fuels. Access to the full report "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets" is available through the bio-era website (http://www.bio-era.net). Key bio-era findings: • Despite seven years of rising real prices for crude oil and a doubling of prices over the past year, global crude oil production has been nearly flat since 2005. • The production of biofuels--in the form of ethanol fermented from sugars and starches, and biodiesel derived from vegetable oils and animal fats - has increased significantly and is now an important source of supply satisfying year over year increases in global liquid transportation fuel consumption. • There are two principal connections between the crude oil and petroleum product markets and many of the so-called "soft" agricultural commodities such as grains, sugar, and vegetable oils: -an input-cost effect on agricultural commodity prices because oil and energy-intensive fertilizers account for a significant share of total production costs for most major crops; - an output-price effect prices of petroleum products such as gasoline or diesel oil set a floor price for agricultural commodities that can be converted into fuel substitutes. • The first of these connections--the input-cost effect--is "one-way." The cost of petroleum will influence agricultural commodity prices over time, but the reverse is not true--the cost of agricultural commodities will have little or no effect on the costs of producing, transporting, and refining petroleum. • The second of these connections--the output-price effect--is increasingly "two-way." As volumes of agriculturally-derived fuels grow, expanding or withholding these volumes from the petroleum product markets directly influences both the price of petroleum products and the price of agricultural commodities. • The result is competition between food and fuel end-use markets to price at a level sufficient to attract (and/or preserve access to) marginal supplies. Attempting to hold down food prices by restricting or redirecting feedstocks used to produce fuel, may cause fuel prices to rise. Similarly, attempting to hold down or lower fuel prices by increasing conventional biofuels production may increase food prices. In the absence of a supply response from conventional crude oil, looking ahead, this dynamic is expected to continue until either global economic growth slows substantially, or additional supplies of non-conventional fuel substitutes - such as gas-to-liquids, coal-to-liquids, or biomass-to-liquids -- become available at meaningful scale. The necessary lead time on the latter option is at least 3-5 years. The fundamental dynamic governing the economics of food and fuel markets described in the bio-era report will have major direct economic significance across the global economy in the years... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb988974.htm]]> STEPHEN ALDRICH Bio-Era Releases New Report Analyzing Dynamics Affecting Food and Fuel Prices; Firm Predicts Higher Prices to Come www.bio-era.net), a leading independent research and advisory firm providing analysis on the future of the global bio economy, today released a major new report, entitled "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets." The report analyzes the growing linkages between food and fuel markets that are emerging because of booming growth in global transportation fuel demand and rapidly expanding capacity to convert biologically derived sugars and oils into transportation fuels. Access to the full report "The Big Squeeze: New Fundamentals for Food and Fuel Markets" is available through the bio-era website (http://www.bio-era.net). Key bio-era findings: • Despite seven years of rising real prices for crude oil and a doubling of prices over the past year, global crude oil production has been nearly flat since 2005. • The production of biofuels--in the form of ethanol fermented from sugars and starches, and biodiesel derived from vegetable oils and animal fats - has increased significantly and is now an important source of supply satisfying year over year increases in global liquid transportation fuel consumption. • There are two principal connections between the crude oil and petroleum product markets and many of the so-called "soft" agricultural commodities such as grains, sugar, and vegetable oils: -an input-cost effect on agricultural commodity prices because oil and energy-intensive fertilizers account for a significant share of total production costs for most major crops; - an output-price effect prices of petroleum products such as gasoline or diesel oil set a floor price for agricultural commodities that can be converted into fuel substitutes. • The first of these connections--the input-cost effect--is "one-way." The cost of petroleum will influence agricultural commodity prices over time, but the reverse is not true--the cost of agricultural commodities will have little or no effect on the costs of producing, transporting, and refining petroleum. • The second of these connections--the output-price effect--is increasingly "two-way." As volumes of agriculturally-derived fuels grow, expanding or withholding these volumes from the petroleum product markets directly influences both the price of petroleum products and the price of agricultural commodities. • The result is competition between food and fuel end-use markets to price at a level sufficient to attract (and/or preserve access to) marginal supplies. Attempting to hold down food prices by restricting or redirecting feedstocks used to produce fuel, may cause fuel prices to rise. Similarly, attempting to hold down or lower fuel prices by increasing conventional biofuels production may increase food prices. In the absence of a supply response from conventional crude oil, looking ahead, this dynamic is expected to continue until either global economic growth slows substantially, or additional supplies of non-conventional fuel substitutes - such as gas-to-liquids, coal-to-liquids, or biomass-to-liquids -- become available at meaningful scale. The necessary lead time on the latter option is at least 3-5 years. The fundamental dynamic governing the economics of food and fuel markets described in the bio-era report will have major direct economic significance across the global economy in the years... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/6/prweb988974.htm]]> 00:15:00 no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503903.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503903.htm Bio-era releases new report analyzing economic implications of rapid advances in gene sequencing and synthesis technologies -- big changes coming for energy, chemicals, and vaccine production. [PRWeb Feb 21, 2007] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503903.htm Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:44:49 -0800 podcrew@extrahoop.com www.bio-era.net), a leading independent research and advisory firm providing analysis on the future of the global bio economy, today released a new independent research report, entitled "Genome Synthesis and Design Futures: Implications for the US Economy". The report analyzes recent and expected impacts of the advance and adoption of new gene sequencing and synthesis technologies and techniques, and looks in depth at their likely significance in three strategically important sectors of the US economy: energy, chemicals, and vaccines. Printed and bound versions of the 180 page report are available through http://www.bio-era.net. Access to a 35 MB download of the report .pdf file is also available through submitting the form at http://www.bio-era.net/research/GenomePurchaseForm.html. Some of the key bio-era findings: • Sequencing - The productivity of DNA sequencing technologies, measured in terms of the number of base pairs sequenced per person per day for a researcher operating multiple machines, has increased more than 20,000-fold over the past 15 years. At this rate of improvement, productivity has doubled approximately every twelve months or improved by nearly six percent per month. Over the same time period, costs of sequencing have fallen 10,000-fold, halving approximately every 13 months. • Synthesis - Productivity of DNA synthesis technologies has increased approximately 7,000-fold over the past 15 years, doubling every 14 months. Costs of gene synthesis per bases pair have fallen 50-fold, halving every 32 months. At the same time, the accuracy of gene synthesis technologies has improved significantly. • Technology trends - The rates of improvement achieved for the performance of sequencing and synthesis technologies are extraordinary by almost any measure. The doubling times of just over 12 months for the productivity of DNA analysis tools compare with doubling times of 24 months for Moore's Law, which describes increases in the number of transistors per integrated circuit chip over the past 35 years. Technology advances currently under development promise to deliver further dramatic improvements in the productivity and reductions in cost for sequencing and synthesis instruments in the years ahead. If these technologies continue to improve at the exponential rates achieved historically, the cost of sequencing will fall to less than $0.01 per base pair by 2010 and the cost of gene synthesis will fall to less than $0.10 per base pair. • Market size and economic impact - The global market for DNA sequencing technology and related services exceeded $7 billion in 2006. The market for synthesis reagents and synthesis services is nearly $1 billion. Even as the cost of sequencing and synthesis services and equipment continues to fall, the overall market for DNA analysis and fabrication equipment and services is likely to continue to grow at compound annual growth rates of faster than 10%. The rapid expansion of these basic technology services will have far-reaching economic impacts as enablers of innovation in many industrial sectors. The full color report (182 pages) examines the development of synthetic genomics under four starkly different scenarios. Each scenario differs with respect to the... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503903.htm]]> James Newcomb Genome Synthesis and Design Futures: Implications for the U.S. Economy www.bio-era.net), a leading independent research and advisory firm providing analysis on the future of the global bio economy, today released a new independent research report, entitled "Genome Synthesis and Design Futures: Implications for the US Economy". The report analyzes recent and expected impacts of the advance and adoption of new gene sequencing and synthesis technologies and techniques, and looks in depth at their likely significance in three strategically important sectors of the US economy: energy, chemicals, and vaccines. Printed and bound versions of the 180 page report are available through http://www.bio-era.net. Access to a 35 MB download of the report .pdf file is also available through submitting the form at http://www.bio-era.net/research/GenomePurchaseForm.html. Some of the key bio-era findings: • Sequencing - The productivity of DNA sequencing technologies, measured in terms of the number of base pairs sequenced per person per day for a researcher operating multiple machines, has increased more than 20,000-fold over the past 15 years. At this rate of improvement, productivity has doubled approximately every twelve months or improved by nearly six percent per month. Over the same time period, costs of sequencing have fallen 10,000-fold, halving approximately every 13 months. • Synthesis - Productivity of DNA synthesis technologies has increased approximately 7,000-fold over the past 15 years, doubling every 14 months. Costs of gene synthesis per bases pair have fallen 50-fold, halving every 32 months. At the same time, the accuracy of gene synthesis technologies has improved significantly. • Technology trends - The rates of improvement achieved for the performance of sequencing and synthesis technologies are extraordinary by almost any measure. The doubling times of just over 12 months for the productivity of DNA analysis tools compare with doubling times of 24 months for Moore's Law, which describes increases in the number of transistors per integrated circuit chip over the past 35 years. Technology advances currently under development promise to deliver further dramatic improvements in the productivity and reductions in cost for sequencing and synthesis instruments in the years ahead. If these technologies continue to improve at the exponential rates achieved historically, the cost of sequencing will fall to less than $0.01 per base pair by 2010 and the cost of gene synthesis will fall to less than $0.10 per base pair. • Market size and economic impact - The global market for DNA sequencing technology and related services exceeded $7 billion in 2006. The market for synthesis reagents and synthesis services is nearly $1 billion. Even as the cost of sequencing and synthesis services and equipment continues to fall, the overall market for DNA analysis and fabrication equipment and services is likely to continue to grow at compound annual growth rates of faster than 10%. The rapid expansion of these basic technology services will have far-reaching economic impacts as enablers of innovation in many industrial sectors. The full color report (182 pages) examines the development of synthetic genomics under four starkly different scenarios. Each scenario differs with respect to the... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb503903.htm]]> 00:15:00 no