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DAVOS, Switzerland, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The 2021 edition of the World Biodiversity Forum, organized by University of Zurich, bioDISCOVERY and TEALEAVES, will be held virtually. The series of events will commence on January 7th, 2021, and continued in the main events held in May 2021. The 2021 Virtual World Biodiversity Forum brings to­geth­er lead­ing researchers, societal actors, youth representatives, prac­ti­tion­ers, and decision-makers from dif­fer­ent sectors in panel discussions and interactive workshops. The purpose is to inspire actions to achieve the goals of the new global biodiversity framework and the 2050 Vision of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

With the planet heading towards a mass extinction, The World Biodiversity Forum will create a platform of exchange, amplifying biodiversity to the forefront of global discussions. 2021 is the «Year of Impact » – COP26 of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will convene to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity will convene with the goal of committing to a new global biodiversity framework. Synergies between conventions are setting a path to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030.

«Biodiversity is life on earth. Without biodiversity, humans would not be able to exist. Urgent action is required to preserve biodiversity, for its own sake, but also for future generations,» says Dr. Cornelia Krug, Science-Policy Liaison at the University of Zurich and World Biodiversity Forum Co-Chair.

Looking through the lens of biodiversity (science), The 2021 Virtual World Biodiversity Forum will focus on actions for transitions and transformations, and provide concepts and ideas for how society as a whole can move towards Living in Harmony with Nature. Focusing on transition points and transformation necessary to achieve this goal, the event series will bring together a variety of societal actors to shape narratives and to highlight actionable outcomes.

«Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, released this fall, showed that many good things are happening around the world and these should be celebrated and encouraged,» said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

«Nevertheless, the rate of biodiversity loss is unprecedented in human history and pressures are intensifying. Earth’s living systems as a whole are being compromised. And the more humanity exploits nature in unsustainable ways and undermines its contributions to people, the more we undermine our own wellbeing, security and prosperity.»
«The decisions and level of action we take now will have profound consequences — for good or ill — for all species, including ours.»

January 7th, 2021 | Biodiversity For A New Decade
«It is time to see biodiversity as an asset, not a problem,» says Dr. Michael Schaepman, President, University of Zurich.

Loss of biodiversity, changing climate, increase in extreme events threaten to damage human health, economies and societies – it is high time to put the world on track to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity «Living in Harmony with Nature». The kick-off event will use the findings from the Global Assessment and the Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, in particular areas of transition and entry points how transformation could be achieved. The event will gather biodiversity leaders to answer the question: Why do we need to take action, and what do we want to achieve?

The two-part session will commence with an opening address from Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, along with statements from Dr. Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary, The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and Dr. David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity. A panel discussion will follow, featuring, among others, Mark Rounsevell, Professor of Land Use & Climate Change, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, and Chadia Wannous, Coordinator of Toward a Safer World Network (TASW).

January 14th, 2021 | Lipstick on a Fig Tree: Why Planting Trees Avoids the Real Problems (and May Make Things Worse)
This session will feature an interactive panel discussion with Dean Meigan Aronson of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Science, Patrick Lewis, Director of the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, Dr. Paul Smith, Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Dr. Pedro Bancalion, Professor of Tropical Forestry at the University of São Paulo, and Lana Sutherland, CEO and Co-Founder of TEALEAVES.

Tree-planting dominates political and popular agendas, and is often portrayed as an easy answer to the climate crisis and effective mitigation for corporate carbon emissions. However, it is not a simple solution and planting the wrong trees in the wrong place can cause considerably more damage than benefits, failing people and nature. The botanic garden community needs to put the practical conservation of biodiversity first – in seed banks, in living collections and, most importantly, out there in the landscape. Panelists will convene to explore a botanist’s rules of engagement in a rapidly changing world.

May 2021 Events
The virtual convention will resume in May with specific themes and highlight options for actions and solutions, and challenge the audience to follow suit and take action.

About World Biodiversity Forum
Established in 2020 the World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum brings to­geth­er lead­ing re­searchers, ear­ly ca­reer re­searchers, prac­ti­tion­ers, rep­re­sen­ta­tives from dif­fer­ent sec­tors, de­ci­sion-mak­ers and so­ci­etal ac­tors in con­ver­sa­tion, pro­viding a plat­form for ex­change, cov­er­ing a wide range of per­spec­tives, and cap­tur­ing a di­ver­si­ty of vi­sions. Supported by the University of Zurich Research Priority Program ‘Global Change and Biodiversity’ and bioDISCOVERY, The Forum aims to re­de­fine and set the agen­da for bio­di­ver­si­ty as a fo­cal point over the next decades in cur­rent themes and top­ics across sec­tors. More details found at https://www.worldbiodiversityforum.org/en/

About TEALEAVES
Established in 1994, TEALEAVES is one of the very few tea blenders in the world, known for crafting the highest quality teas in small batches by hand. With a unified goal of inspiring connections and creativity, TEALEAVES blends techniques, stories, people, companies and ideas to understand and tackle global issues. This information is shared through the work of documentaries (Garden of Secrets, Color in Sight, Language of Aroma), Design Weeks (San Francisco Design Week, LA Design Week), and panel discussions (World Biodiversity Forum, Nature x Design). More information is available at TEALEAVES.com.

Media Contact

Taylor VandenBygaart, TEALEAVES, +1 2894000663 Ext: 1, taylor@tealeaves.com

 

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SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Today, LanzaTech announced the signing of a new multi-year contract with TeselaGen Biotechnology, extending their relationship through 2025. The two companies have been collaborating since 2016 on the informatics behind high-throughput synthetic biology workflows. Over that time, LanzaTech has continued to experience rapid growth, showing the feasibility to synthesize more than 100 different molecules using its carbon-eating bacteria, and demonstrating the need for a significant scaleup of its R&D operations.

«Designing and optimizing biology is not easy, and we are in a race to recycle more carbon before it is too late. This collaboration with TeselaGen will extend our capabilities and help us achieve our goals», said Dr. Sean Simpson Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder at LanzaTech. «TeselaGen has developed one of the most advanced cloud-based solutions for designing, building, and optimizing complex biological workflows and products. We are enthusiastic about extending our collaboration with the TeselaGen team», added Dr. Michael Köpke, Vice President Synthetic Biology at LanzaTech.

«LanzaTech has developed unique wet-lab capabilities, as well as some advanced bioinformatic solutions tailored for optimizing their anaerobic microbes. With input from LanzaTech, we have developed an operating system for biotechnology that can interoperate with existing infrastructure and services, facilitating the flow of information across various services, biotech vendors, external databases, algorithms, and automated equipment. This helps LanzaTech keep tight control of their biological design automation process, from start to finish. We want to enable the biotech industry to iterate faster, helping it reduce costs and time-to-market», said Dr. Eduardo Abeliuk, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of TeselaGen.

«The ability to economically recycle poisonous greenhouse gas like carbon oxides into valuable products via a biological process is an amazing achievement. We are excited to continue helping this very talented team at LanzaTech push the limits of what’s possible through Synthetic Biology,» added Michael Fero, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of TeselaGen. «In particular, we look forward to bringing our recently published iterative machine learning approach to the task of making LanzaTech’s microbes even more efficient,» he added.

About LanzaTech
Carbon recycling company, LanzaTech is a global leader in gas fermentation, making sustainable fuels and chemicals via biological conversion of waste carbon emissions, including industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g., municipal solid waste), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas. LanzaTech’s expertise in fermentation scale-up, reactor design, machine learning, and synthetic biology has enabled the company to commercialize its recycling process and demonstrate the production of over 100 different chemicals. With global investors and partners, LanzaTech has a pipeline of commercial projects around the world and is working across the supply chain to provide novel circular solutions to mitigate carbon by producing consumer goods that would otherwise come from fresh fossil resources.
Founded in New Zealand, LanzaTech is based in Illinois, USA, and employs more than 170 people, with locations in China, India, and Europe. Further information is available at http://www.LanzaTech.com

About TeselaGen
TeselaGen is building an artificial intelligence-enabled operating system for biotechnology. TeselaGen’s cloud-based solution bridges the gaps between biologists who are designing valuable products – like vaccines, biologic medicines, and sustainably sourced chemicals – lab technicians who are running and optimizing experimental workflows, and bioinformaticians who analyze experimental data and have to recommend new experiments. TeselaGen is privately held and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company has received early recognition in the form of various US National Science Foundation funding awards, a CORFO award, and a Bio-IT World Best Practices Award. TeselaGen uses its proprietary Synthetic Evolution® technology to help companies efficiently design and optimize biological products. Follow @teselagen on Twitter and learn more at http://www.teselagen.com

Media Contact

Michael Fero, TeselaGen Biotechnology, Inc., +1-650-387-5932, mike.fero@teselagen.com

Michael Köpke, LanzaTech Inc., +1-847-324-2400, Michael.Koepke@lanzatech.com

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VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – NEXE INNOVATIONS INC. (TSXV: NEXE) (the «Company» or «NEXE») is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its advisory board by appointing seasoned product marketing, automation and financial advisors to complement the Board of Directors.  The Company is an advanced materials company which has commercially developed a fully compostable (plant-based) single-serve coffee pod for use in Keurig Brewing Systems and will continue its innovation strategy by creating other high value plant-based products with sustainability as a primary focus.

«NEXE has undergone several phases of growth since inception, but there is no phase bigger than our transition into commercialization as a public company.  With growth rates in our core business accelerating, the need to attract top talent is a key requirement in driving value to our stakeholders.  Being amongst the largest shareholders of the Company, the management, board, and advisory board are fully aligned with the interests of our investors and fully committed to ‘best-of-breed’ in all facets of the business.  We believe that NEXE now has the right mix of experienced and independent board members to guide, to shape, and to support strategy, all while ensuring solid execution.  We would like thank everyone for their commitment to this point and believe that the best is coming soon,» said Ash Guglani, Co-Founder, Director and President.

The Board of Directors, Officers & Advisory Team are comprised of the following members:

Darren Footz, CEO, Director, Co-Founder

A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Footz is the past President of Granville Island Coffee, a company he built in 5 years from a small artisan roaster to a national brand. He is the innovative mind behind the 100% plant-based and fully compostable NEXE POD. His expertise, dedication and pioneering ideas are the backbone of our organization.

Rajwant Kang, CPA, CMA, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary

Mr. Kang has over 25 years of accounting and finance experience with public companies is the founder & president of RSK Management Consulting Inc. a company that provides management services. He has proficient knowledge of capital markets, raising capital, M&A and corporate regulation of publicly listed companies.

Ashvani Guglani, President, Director, Co-Founder

Mr. Guglani spent 12 years in capital markets with a national investment bank in Vancouver. As an original founder of NEXE, he plays an integral role in helping NEXE in all capacities across financing (public, private and government), operations, and marketing.

Haytham Hodaly, Independent Director

Mr. Hodaly is currently the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Wheaton Precious Metals and brings with him more than 23 years of experience in analyzing mining opportunities. Prior to joining Wheaton Precious Metals, Mr. Hodaly had spent more than 16 years in the North American securities industry, most recently as Director and Mining Analyst, Global Mining Research, at RBC Capital Markets. Mr. Hodaly is an engineer with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering and a Master of Engineering, specializing in Mineral Economics, both obtained from the University of British Columbia.

Killian Ruby, Independent Director

Mr. Ruby is the president and chief executive officer of Malaspina Consultants Inc. in Vancouver, and focuses on clients in the resource and junior public sector. Mr. Ruby advises clients on matters related to financial management and public company reporting, and is particularly adept at handling complex issues and multiple stakeholders with a collaborative, team-based approach. Prior to joining Malaspina, Mr. Ruby was an assurance partner at Wolrige Mahon LLP (now Baker Tilly Canada) working predominantly with resource and other junior public companies, and formerly was a senior manager with KPMG LLP working on a range of public companies and reporting issuers.

Graham Gilley, Independent Director

Mr. Gilley is currently a Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Data Protection at Mulgrave School – The International School of Vancouver. For the past 15 years, he has been responsible for the leadership, innovation, governance, and management of the school’s operational, financial, and strategic risks. By developing tools, practices, and policies that analyze and report enterprise risks, he has been able to create and implement an enterprise risk management framework in compliance with applicable regulations and strategic priorities. Previously, Graham was Executive Director of Ideation & Development with Cloud9 Secure Digital Services, where he drove the creation of applications to help power mobile online banking in the Canadian market.

Anthony Rosenfeld, Advisor

Anthony holds 20 years of experience in marketing, strategy and business development. He joined Vega where he built a 50-member team that developed a leading marketing program overseeing consumer, trade, PR, creative and digital marketing.

Paul Bhogal, Advisor

Paul has over 20 years of manufacturing and automation experience. He grew a small family Hamilton-based machine shop into a Tier 1 & 2 automotive production machining/assembly/testing facility with two locations in Ontario and one in Saltillo, Mexico. Paul will be focused on defining, sourcing and implementing manufacturing capacity at G-PAK to ensure fulfilment of customer requirements in a timely, cost-effective, and quality sensitive manner.

Don Chisholm, Advisor

For over 30 years, Don Chisholm has been working at the intersection of business and design. With a unique skillset that balances creativity with innovation and strategy with operations, Don is passionate about working closely with entrepreneurs, executives and marketers to transform businesses and generate results.

Leonard Clough, Advisor

Leonard began his career at RBC Dominion Securities in 1998 and spent 13 years in investment management. In 2013, he founded Toro Pacific Management Inc, a capital markets advisory firm focusing on high growth, early-stage companies looking to access the Canadian capital markets. Mr. Clough has extensive public company experience, has worked in senior management roles including CEO, has served as a Director of several public companies, has structured transactions and executed several capital formation mandate over a variety of sectors.

Finally, the NEXE Innovations team would like to wish Season’s Greetings to all of its stakeholders, team members and partners. This past year has been a difficult one for many and we would like to wish a safe, happy, and prosperous 2021 filled with good health.

We will be updating our initiatives to our stakeholders in the coming weeks with our corporate update.

About NEXE Innovations Inc.

NEXE Innovations Inc. is a well financed, British Columbia-based advanced materials company which has developed a fully compostable (plant-based) single-serve coffee pod for use in Keurig Brewing Systems. The Company purchased its facility in Surrey, British Columbia in 2016. In addition, the Company has developed custom automation through its European and Canadian partners enabling the Company to commercialize its proprietary capsules. The Company believes that the NEXE POD can eventually eradicate the waste created by single serve capsules. The Company’s goal is to attract and sustain a significant portion of the single serve market, as there is a growing demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable products.

For additional information, please contact:
Ash Guglani, President at (604) 359-4725
or visit: nexeinnovations.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements or information, which include the proposed use of proceeds, commercialization of the NEXE PODs and increase production capacity, create other environmentally friendly compostable packaging opportunities, the date of trading of the Company’s common shares on the Exchange, development of technologies, the potential of the Company’s technology, future plans, regulatory approvals and other matters. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as «may», «expect», «estimate», «anticipate», «intend», «believe» and «continue» or the negative thereof or similar variations. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including but not limited to, business, economic and capital market conditions, the ability to manage operating expenses, consumer demand for and sentiment towards the Company’s products, security threats, and dependence on key personnel. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the demand for its products, anticipated costs, and the ability to achieve goals. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, failure to obtain regulatory approval, the continued availability of capital and financing, equipment failures, litigation, increase in operating costs, the impact of Covid-19 or other viruses and diseases on the Company’s ability to operate, competition, failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations, government regulations, loss of key employees and consultants, and general economic, market or business conditions.  Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release.  Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 

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SOURCE Nexe Innovations Inc.