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Birch Biosciences

We recycle plastic using engineered enzymes

Summer 2022Industrials / Industrials -> ClimatePortland, OR, USA10 employees
Machine Learning
Synthetic Biology
Biotech
Climate
ClimateTech

About

Birch Biosciences engineers enzymes for plastic recycling using synthetic biology and machine learning. Our enzymes function as high performance “molecular scissors” that efficiently break down plastic polymers into chemical building blocks that can be used to manufacture high quality recycled plastic products. Today, plastic manufacturing is unsustainable and a major driver of climate change. Birch Biosciences is developing an economical end-to-end plastic recycling process that reduces carbon emissions by 70% and enables a circular plastic economy.

Founders (1)

Johan Kers
Founder

Details

Status
Active
Stage
Early
Team Size
10
Regions
United States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote