Bind-X

Bind-X is a start-up company, founded under the name Dust BioSolutions, that has a focus on industrial applications of biotechnology. Our vision is to improve sustainability and profitability of industries by optimizing, customizing and industrializing biotechnological processes. Bind-X is situated in the heart of one of the worlds largest biotech... clusters with offices and laboratories in the Innovation Center IZB in Martinsried near Munich, Germany. Here we benefit from a creative and entrepreneurial environment and close proximity to excellent academic and private research. Bind-X team is international and multidisciplinary. We enjoy entering new fields of science, thinking out-of-the-box, expanding the application range of biotechnology and being guided by our clients needs and goals. Bind-X turns dust into stone and much more. Bind-X has developed proprietary technologies based upon microbiologically induced calcite precipitation. It is a bio-geochemical process that induces calcium carbonate precipitation within the soil matrix. Biomineralization in the form of calcium carbonate precipitation has naturally evolved and can be traced back millions of years. Soil microorganisms that are natural components of ecological systems are the key driver in carbonate precipitation. The microorganisms precipitate calcium carbonate, serve as nucleation site and achieve a tridimensional solidification of particles. We have developed a process that is robust to changing environmental conditions, such as varying temperatures and pH levels, and that can be applied on different soil types. A first product offers several industries a customized solution to control dust more cost-efficiently and environmentally friendly than existing alternatives. Dust is not only a health and environmental problem but also implies a negative impact on the productivity of companies. Together with our clients we firstly classify existing soils and environmental conditions at the biggest sources of dust, for instance on dump and tailing areas ...Read More