DNP Green Technology Announces Scientific Partnership With NRC Biotechnology Research Institute

Princeton, New Jersey (ots/PRNewswire) - DNP Green
Technology, one of the two shareholders of Bioamber, is pleased to
announce a scientific agreement with the National Research Council of
Canada Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI). This partnership
aims to develop a second-generation technology for the production of
bio-based succinic acid, which is used in various industrial
applications.

Succinic acid is a building block for the production of numerous
valuable chemicals. It is used in products such as deicers, food and
pharmaceutical chemicals, solvents and polymers (polyesters,
polyurethanes and polyamides). Bioamber's technology provides a
route to bio-based succinic acid which represents a safe,
economical, and environmentally friendly alternative to
petrochemicals.

"This research partnership with NRC-BRI will broaden our
knowledge of microbial systems to manufacture bio-based succinic
acid and derivatives," stated Dr. Roger Laurent Bernier, Vice-
President R&D of DNP Green Technology. "We aim to improve even the
best available technology by using new bioprocessing approaches and
concepts and benefit from NRC's expertise and world class
facilities."

Bioamber, a joint venture of DNP Green Technology and
Agro-Industrie Recherches et Développements (ARD), had already
developed a first-generation technology for producing bio-based
succinic acid. Bioamber's technology also offers an important
environmental advantage: it consumes CO2, as opposed to equivalent
petrochemical processes that emit greenhouse gases. Bioamber expects
to begin licensing the first-generation technology in the coming
year.

"NRC-BRI is looking forward to working with DNP Green Technology
and Bioamber," said Dr. Michel Desrochers, Director General of
NRC-BRI. "By developing an even better technology to produce
bio-based succinic acid, we will be helping to deliver an
environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemicals."

This new initiative between DNP Green Technology and NRC-BRI
builds on a close working relationship that includes an ongoing
carbohydrate screening program. This screening program allows
researchers to assess sugar streams from different potential
sources, such as corn, sugarcane, wheat, ligno- cellulose and
glycerol to determine their economic impact as feedstocks in
Bioamber's succinic acid production process. This screening program
is instrumental in assessing feedstocks from around the world.

About DNP Green Technology

DNP Green Technology acquires and develops innovative
technologies for manufacturing molecules of interest to the chemical
industry, using renewable biomass. Thanks to its numerous scientific
and business partnerships, DNP Green Technology has built an
impressive portfolio of patents and expertise in the production and
purification of succinic acid and some of its derivatives, as well
as their applications in various industrial sectors. DNP Green
Technology has offices in Princeton, N.J., New York City, and
Montreal.

For more information, please visit http://www.dnpgreen.com.

About Bioamber

Bioamber, a joint venture established between DNP Green
Technology and ARD, is dedicated to the production of bio-based
succinic acid and derivatives.

For more information, please visit http://www.bio-amber.com

About ARD

ARD (Agro-Industrie Recherches et Développements) is the R&D
centre of the Champagne-Ardenne agricultural cooperatives that grow
cereals, sugar and alfalfa. Representative of the global-scale
competitiveness cluster IAR (Industries and Agro-Resources), ARD
adds value to and finds new outlets for agricultural crops and
develops innovative and competitive products that use the renewable
carbon in plants after processing in a bio-refinery. Along with its
affiliate SOLIANCE, which specializes in the production and
commercialization of active ingredients for the cosmetics industry,
ARD has 25 years of experience in the fractionation of plants, green
chemistry, and white biotechnology. ARD and its affiliates have
approximately 130 employees.

For more information, please visit http://www.a-r-d.fr

For further information: Dr. Roger Laurent Bernier,
Vice-President R&D, DNP Green Technology, +1-514-844-1280,
laurent.bernier@dnpgreen.com

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Contact:
For further information: Dr. Roger Laurent Bernier, Vice-President
R&D, DNP Green Technology, +1-514-844-1280,
laurent.bernier@dnpgreen.com