TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Protein-Based Rare Earth Recovery via Condensation

Description: TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Protein-Based Rare Earth Recovery via Condensation, developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, offers a bio-based method to capture and concentrate rare earth elements from complex liquid mixtures using engineered Lanmodulin (EP-LanM) proteins that self-assemble into recoverable condensates. The technology is at TRL 3 with a U.S. Patent pending (LA-UR-26-25158) and supports applications in critical minerals recovery, mining, e-waste recycling, environmental remediation, and biomanufacturing. This is a Special Notice, not a procurement or grant — LANL is seeking industry partners to license and commercialize the technology.