Wonderful Company Awards UC Davis biotech spinout BCD Bioscience

Two Winners Were Selected in Global Contest to Design Solutions for 50,000 Tons of Pomegranate Husks to Reduce Food Waste and Create a More Sustainable Supply Chain

Out of nearly 400 applicants from all over the globe and across the innovation spectrum with solutions ranging from sustainable textiles and bioplastics to alternative meat and bioenergy, only two winners - BCD Bioscience and Enagon - were selected by TWC, and each was awarded a portion of the $1 million allocation to develop their respective pilot programs.  TWC partnered with ReFED, the national nonprofit working to end food loss and waste across the food system, as the Strategic Advisor and Managing Partner for the challenge.

BCD Bioscience was founded by UC Davis scientists Matt Amicucci, Bruce German (Foods for Health and Food Science and Technology), Carlito Lebrilla (Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Chemistry), and Dave Mills (Food Science and Technology). 

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