About the start of Euglena culture research for bio-jet fuel in the United States
-Research for outdoor culture of "Super Euglena" at the University of California, San Diego-

Euglena Co., Ltd.

Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo, hereinafter referred to as "our company") has been conducting the gene for Euglena (hereinafter referred to as "Euglena We are pleased to inform you that we have started Euglena culture research for bio-jet fuel such as the recombinant "Super Euglena This is the first time that we have conducted Euglena
* JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) CREST research

　UC San Diego is one of the world's leading algae research institutes and the only university in the world with experience in outdoor cultivation of genetically modified algae with the permission of the US Environmental Protection Agency. This time, we will utilize the know-how and equipment of UC San Diego to conduct research for outdoor cultivation of Euglena for bio-jet fuel such as "Super Euglena Euglena
　In addition, the state of California, where UC San Diego is located, has a Euglena, and the number of rainy days is low throughout the year, so stable and high solar radiation. The amount can be obtained, and it is expected that efficient culture will be realized. At UC San Diego, Euglena for bio-jet fuel will be cultivated outdoors, and the results will be used to select candidate sites for large-scale culture in the future.
　By conducting research on the culture of these Euglena, we will examine the utilization of genetically modified Euglena Euglena" for bio-jet fuel, and verify the efficiency and Euglena We aim to promote fuel development. The details are as follows.

Euglena culture research at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)

■ Purpose and implementation details
　By implementing the following, we will promote research on bio-jet fuel derived from Euglena
　・ Research for outdoor mass culture of genetically modified Euglena such as "Super Euglena
　・ Acquisition of new culture data and verification of candidate culture sites by outdoor culture Euglena under favorable conditions such as weather
■ Period
　April 8, 2015-End of September 2015 (planned)
■ Experiment place
　University of California, San Diego
■ System
　We will dispatch two researchers to conduct research in collaboration with the UC San Diego laboratory.

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