Afton Chemical
Corp., a Richmond-based producer of petroleum
additives, launched BioTEC Performance Additive Solutions,
a line of performance-enhancing applications aimed at
ethanol and biodiesel fuel products. Afton anticipates
a share in the growth in the market for renewable energy
solutions. (News release)
Researchers at Virginia
Commonwealth University developed
an anti-sickling agent that may prove useful in developing
new drug treatments for sickle cell anemia. (News release)