News Releases

INFORUM —  November 15, 2018

Top research firms unveil innovative research at NDSU. More »

Thomson Reuters Foundation News —  September 12, 2018

Dr. David Grewell was on news talking about bioplastics. More »

Iowa Public Radio —  June 12, 2018      KHOI  —  July 27, 2018

Dr. David Grewell was invited to talk about bioplastics at Iowa Public Radio (link) and KHOI (link, starts at 13:00).

Medium —  April 22, 2018

From agave-based car parts to soy pots, NSF-funded engineers explore bio-based plastics. More »

UGATODAY —  February 7, 2018

University of Georgia, at the planning stage to join CB2, was featured in UGATODAY’s article “New Materials, New Perspectives”. More »

KARE11 —  March 25, 2017

CB2 industry member SelfEco was featured on KARE11’s Inventures for its compostable and self-feeding garden pots. More »

Iowa State Daily—  March 21, 2017

CB2 is at the forefront of the research aiming to reduce the use of petroleum in industrial adhesives. More »

Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)—  March 10, 2017

The team developed a sustainable technology that replaces petroleum-based plastics with ones made from biorenewable materials. Congrats to team members William Graves, Chris Currey, David Grewell, Darren Jarboe, Kurt Rosentrater, and James Schrader. More »  See Team Photo »

Office of Biotechnology —  November, 2016

Dr. David Grewell has been selected to serve a three-year term on Iowa State’s Biotechnology Council. The council makes recommendations to the Office of Biotechnology on program activities supporting biotechnology research, education and outreach. More »

Cultivation Corridor —  October, 2016

CB2 helps give Iowa a competitive edge in the bioplastics industry. The Center’s goals align with the State of Iowa’s mission to create more sustainable manufacturing processes. More »