Lygos
Lygos is a YC Winter 2016 (W16) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 55.
About Lygos
Summary
Lygos engineers microbes, primarily yeast, to produce high-value industrial chemicals from sugar. The process targets compounds where biological fermentation undercuts the cost of conventional petrochemical manufacturing. Customers in industries such as healthcare, materials, and specialty chemicals get a renewable supply chain alternative to fossil-fuel-derived inputs.
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Lygos engineers yeast to convert sugar into high-value industrial…
Founded in 2010, 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.
Facts
- Healthcare / Healthcare -> Industrial Bio
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 55
- Active
- Growth
Founders (1)
- Eric Steen
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