The National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) based here, has entered into a technology transfer agreement with a Maharashtra-based company for commercial production of beta glucosidase enzyme used by the biofuel industry.
The institute has signed an agreement with Sarthak Metals Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra, for transfer of the technology. As per the agreement, the CSIR-NIIST will grant licence to Sarthak Metals Ltd for utilising the know-how for production of beta glucosidase using filamentous fungus through solid state fermentation (SSF) process. The enzyme can be used in biofuel production, particularly for the hydrolysis of biomass in combination with cellulases as an enzyme cocktail.
