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MSU BI – Holland

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Providing specialty chemical processing, scale-up services and manufacturing.

MSU BI – Lansing

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Derisking and accelerating biobased technologies to commercialization.

Jolt – Innovation in Action

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Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is a start-up company founded by Tom Guarr, the Director of R & D at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland and business partner, Jack Johnson. Guarr also conducts original research in chemistry fields such as organic synthesis, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry and spectroscopy at the Organic Energy Storage Lab housed at MSU BI in Holland.

Taking an Ancient Path Towards Artificial Intelligence

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Arend Hintze, Department of Integrative Biology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University, presents his computational analysis of evolutionary processes at the Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute-Holland on 10-12-16.

Back to the Future: Plastics from Plants and Cars that Run on Electricity

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Thomas Gregory presents a technoeconomic analysis of chemical processes using renewable feedstocks and also discusses advanced battery technologies at the Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute on Sept. 14, 2016.

MBI Lansing Joins the MSU BI Team

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Learn how our increased capabilities can serve your operation.

Speaker Series

MSU BI Auditorium

Join us at MSU BI in Holland for our monthly speaker series. Guests include top researchers and business development experts.