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Research brings the era of microbial cell factories one step closer

The era of "biomanufacturing," in which microbes, not petroleum, produce chemical products, is one step closer.

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The era of "biomanufacturing," in which microbes, not petroleum, produce chemical products, is one step closer. A KAIST research team has analyzed the key challenges limiting the commercialization of biomanufacturing and proposed an AI-driven strategy for industrialization. A research team led by Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering comprehensively analyzed the key bottlenecks to commercializing biomanufacturing and proposed an industrialization strategy and roadmap for future growth to address them. The paper, with Ji Yeon Kim and Hye Eun Yu as co-first authors, both Ph.D.

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