1. Take-Home Points Historical opportunity to re-link ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Industry’ for national security and economic growth Intrinsic drivers of life sciences advancements, land productivity, societal needs Innovation/Entrepreneurship Infrastructure development Political vision/implementation Vertical integration, industrial partnerships It all starts with the seeds… Historical opportunity to re-link ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Industry’ for national security and economic growth Intrinsic drivers of life sciences advancements, land productivity, societal needs Innovation/Entrepreneurship Infrastructure development Political vision/implementation Vertical integration, industrial partnerships It all starts with the seeds…

2. In 2004, how many of us thought we’d be happy to pay $2.50/gal? In 2004, how many of us thought we’d be happy to pay $2.50/gal? n Petroleum availability & international competition for oil will significantly increase costs n Need to develop secure, domestic, economic alternatives (national homeland security issue) n Significant opportunities for renewable, sustainable technology/product development

3. fuels chemicals plastics coatings energy petroleum 1950-2020 U.S. Economy/ Core Processing Technologies based on petroleum refining/off shore sources fuels chemicals plastics coatings energy 2020-2100 Core Processing Technologies based on distributed technologies/ geographical sources biomass solar/wind/water Fuel cells biotech nanotech Changing view of ‘Industry’ n Foster ‘Green’ production technologies/Environmental stewardship n Develop domestic renewable energy/materials sources n Shift from ‘old’ to ‘new’ technologies to grow the economy n Re-link U.S. agricultural and industrial sectors Changing view of ‘Industry’ n Foster ‘Green’ production technologies/Environmental stewardship n Develop domestic renewable energy/materials sources n Shift from ‘old’ to ‘new’ technologies to grow the economy n Re-link U.S. agricultural and industrial sectors Shift from single to distributed technologies/geographical sources

4. Bio-based Products/Technologies n Energy fuels n Plastics, chemical intermediates n Inks, paints, coatings n Surfactants, detergents n Solvents, lubricants n Recombinant genetic plant ‘factories’ n Enhanced lipid biocatalysts

5. Aviation Jet Fuels from Soybean Oil Captive market (no alternatives other than petroleum) Captive market (no alternatives other than petroleum) Biodiesel fuels similar to petroleum aviation fuels Biodiesel fuels similar to petroleum aviation fuels Environmental/emission advantages Environmental/emission advantages Opportunity to re-connect agriculture and aviation industryOpportunity to re-connect agriculture and aviation industry  Developed new processing technologies to modify biodiesel to meet aviation technical needs  Take advantage of biodiesel production infrastructure development  Support political vision of biofuels & national security  Fostering partnerships between agriculture, aviation industry, military, government

6. Aviation Deicer/Anti-Icers n 200 million lb/year market in the US n Currently based on –70% propylene glycol formulations –30% ethylene and diethylene glycol based products n Concerns over mammalian toxicity (EG), environmental disposal n High cost ($5-8/gal) (tied to natural gas prices) n Using glycerin from biodiesel production can make deicers/anti-icers with equivalent performance to commercial products at 1/10 the cost

7. in vivo micro-bioreactor concept using enzymatic reactions Create an oleosin-enzyme Fusion protein in vivo Create an oleosin-enzyme Fusion protein in vivo

8. Home heating fuel Human Resources: Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Innovation UV curable plastic Snow ski wax Crayons Emulsion markers Gelatin replacementsProtein snack crackers Birthday candles

9. Take-Home Points Historical opportunity to re-link ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Industry’ for national security and economic growth Intrinsic drivers of life sciences advancements, land productivity, societal needs Innovation/Entrepreneurship develop novel products/technologies/human resources Infrastructure development Political vision/implementation Vertical integration, industrial partnerships Purdue wants to partner with the seed industry to make this vision into reality! Historical opportunity to re-link ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Industry’ for national security and economic growth Intrinsic drivers of life sciences advancements, land productivity, societal needs Innovation/Entrepreneurship develop novel products/technologies/human resources Infrastructure development Political vision/implementation Vertical integration, industrial partnerships Purdue wants to partner with the seed industry to make this vision into reality!