• Is market-focused, nimble and driven
• Has no legacy constraints
• Has developed proprietary technology
• Has low cost technology platforms to produce multiple products for fuel and chemical use
• Understands development of bio-based products
• Has veterans of commercializing bio-based systems to forge a successful path to market

“It is a great pleasure to be advising Gevo on how to utilize this new advancement to quickly commercialize advanced biofuels,” said Dr. Liao. “Concerns about fossil fuels, both from a long-term viability and environmental impact, are increasing. Advanced biofuels will be a significant contributor to fulfilling our future energy needs while reducing our impact on the environment.”

As a Chancellor’s Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Dr. Liao focuses on developing advancements that speed up the commercialization of next-generation biofuels through metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. Recently, his team developed a new method for modifying E.coli to synthesize biofuels, including butanol, as reported in Nature. Gevo has licensed Dr. Liao’s biofuel technology from UCLA.