QUEBEC CITY,
June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -
CO2 Solutions Inc. (TSX-V: CST), an innovator in the
field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, today announced
the new composition of its Scientific Advisory Board.
The former Scientific Advisory Board was assembled
in 2009. Those members of the Advisory Board have actively
contributed to the scientific orientations and knowledge breadth of
CO2 Solutions. Over the recent months, CO2
Solutions' technology has evolved rapidly and has now reached
enough maturity to seriously delve into commercial opportunities.
As a result of this positive maturation, the need for scientific
expertise has also progressed towards process applications. For
these reasons, CO2 Solutions has decided to change the
membership of its Scientific Advisory Board and has reoriented its
composition to better complement its long-term strategic
requirements as the Corporation moves forward.
The new members of the CO2 Solutions
Scientific Advisory Board include:
- Professor Jennifer Littlechild,
Ph.D, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of
Exeter, a world renown specialist
in extremophile enzymes and their application in industrial
processes;
- Professor Roberto
Fernandez-Lafuente, Ph.D, Departamento de Biocatalisis,
Instituto de Catμlisis-CSIC, Madrid, a recognized specialist of enzyme
stabilization and immobilization;
- Professor Patrick L. Mills,
Ph.D, Dotterweich Chair, Frank H.
Dotterweich College of Engineering; Texas A&M University, a former industrialist
and expert on multiphase reaction engineering.
A more detailed summary of their biographical
information is available on CO2 Solutions' website at
http://www.co2solutions.com/en/scientific-advisory-board.
"We are very pleased that these distinguished
members of the scientific community have agreed to join
CO2 Solutions as members of our Scientific Advisory
Board", stated Evan Price, President
& CEO of CO2 Solutions Inc.
"At the same time we would like to express our
gratitude to the departing members of our former Scientific
Advisory Board for the impact and the contributions they have had
to our Company's development", Mr. Price continued.
About CO2 Solutions Inc.
CO2 Solutions is an innovator in the field of
enzyme-enabled carbon capture and has been actively working to
develop and commercialize the technology for stationary sources of
carbon pollution. CO2 Solutions' technology
lowers the cost barrier to Carbon Capture, Sequestration and
Utilization (CCSU), positioning it as a viable CO2
mitigation tool, as well as enabling industry to derive profitable
new products from these emissions. CO2 Solutions
has built an extensive patent portfolio covering the use of
carbonic anhydrase, or analogues thereof, for the efficient
post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide with low‐energy aqueous
solvents. Further information can be found at
www.co2solutions.com.
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Solutions' future economic performance and reflect the current
assumptions and expectations of management. Certain unknown factors
may affect the events, economic performance and results of
operation described herein. CO2 Solutions undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as may be required under applicable law.
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SOURCE CO2 Solutions Inc.