Lygos
Berkeley, California, United States
Team size: 51 - 200
Sector: Manufacturing and materials
About Lygos
Company revenue: US$ 10 - 50 million
Investors: Four Cities Capital, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, Y Combinator
Company stage: Other
Lygos is providing biotechnology solutions for today’s renewable chemical challenges. They engineer microbes to convert sugars into high-value, industrial chemicals, targeting compounds where biological production is cost-advantaged over petrochemical production. The company's throughput screening and strain construction facilitate the rapid optimization of pathways to convert cheap and renewable feedstock to high-value chemicals. Founded in 2011, Lygos is headquartered in Berkeley, California.