Future will have systems. The enzyme provider, the engineered microbe provider, the equipment provider as well as the systems designer will have to work together to make a solution that works and lasts for a many years. That’s why you’ll more often find JVs or technical collaborations on such kind of projects. It’s one thing doing something on a lab scale and a totally different game on a large scale from resource and efficiency perspective. So Praj’s know-how and experience will be as important to the microbe provider as it will be the other way round.
The possibility for scalable solutions could come by out-licensing arrangements. If suppose the 2G project succeeds, it would make sense for all the parties to collaborate and make that a “system” which can be replicated again.