RISING
Season 1: 2015
Episode 6: Saving the World with Euglena
Jun 25, 2015
Mitsuru Izumo is the CEO of bio-venture firm Euglena, named after a microorganism with enormous potential as a future food and energy source. Euglena is rich in nutrients and can also be processed to make bio-fuel. As a freshman at the University of Tokyo, Izumo visited Bangladesh where he was shocked to find many children suffering from malnutrition. He vowed to help them. After extensive research, he discovered a way to mass-produce euglena. Now, he is on a mission to save the world with his discovery.
Details
Details
Type
Documentary
Status
Ended
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese
English
Networks