Dyadic International and Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies Settle Litigation and Enter into License Agreement for the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol
Jupiter, Fla.
May 13, 2009
Dyadic International, Inc. (Dyadic) (Pink Sheets: DYAI), a global
biotechnology company, announced today that it has settled all
outstanding litigation with Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies, Inc.
(Abengoa Bioenergy) and that the two companies have entered into a
non-exclusive license agreement.
Under the settlement agreement, in lieu of Abengoa Bioenergy paying an
upfront license fee to Dyadic, all outstanding claims between the
parties will be dismissed with prejudice. The parties also entered into
reciprocal releases covering certain other claims. Additional terms were
not disclosed.
The non-exclusive license agreement grants Abengoa Bioenergy certain
patent rights and know-how owned by Dyadic relating to its patented C1
Technology Platform for the large-scale production of enzymes for use in
manufacturing biofuels (including cellulosic ethanol and butanol), power
and/or chemicals. The license agreement provides for facility fees and
royalties to be paid to Dyadic upon commercialization. Additional terms
were not disclosed.
The license agreement is an expansion of the relationship between
Abengoa Bioenergy and Dyadic which started on October 26, 2006 when the
parties entered into an R&D Agreement and a Securities Purchase
Agreement under which Abengoa purchased $10 million of Dyadic’s Common
Stock. The parties have satisfied all of their obligations under the
October 26, 2006 R&D Agreement and the R&D Agreement has been terminated.
Gerson Santos-Leon, Abengoa Bioenergy’s Executive Vice President,
commented, “Over the past two and a half years, we have closely
collaborated with Dyadic’s scientists to improve the performance and
lower the enzyme production cost of Dyadic’s C1 Technology. This license
is consistent with the original objectives of our investment and
collaboration with Dyadic to produce low cost enzyme systems for
cellulosic ethanol production. We look forward to leveraging this asset
to commercialize Abengoa Bioenergy’s cellulosic ethanol conversion
process to lower the transportation sector carbon footprint, lower our
dependence on foreign oil and meet the President’s goal to commercialize
new green technologies.”
Mark Emalfarb, Dyadic’s CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to further
solidify our relationship with Abengoa Bioenergy, one of the world’s
largest alternative energy companies and leaders in the development of
cellulosic ethanol. Dyadic intends to continue improving its C1 and
other patented and proprietary technologies and to leverage those
technologies through collaborations with additional partners in the
field of alternative energy as well for pharmaceutical and other
industrial applications.”
About Dyadic
Dyadic International, Inc. is a biotechnology company that uses its
patented and proprietary technologies to conduct research and
development activities for the discovery, development, and manufacture
of products and enabling solutions to the bioenergy, industrial enzyme
and pharmaceutical industries.
Cautionary Statement for Forward-Looking Statements
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statements." These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause Dyadic’s actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Except as required by law, Dyadic expressly disclaims any
intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Dyadic:
Adam J. Morgan, 561-743-8333
amorgan@dyadic.com
www.dyadic.com
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