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We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost.
At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. Our mission is to work with the world’s largest companies to use new raw materials and recycle waste for chemical production, polymers, agriculture, and space exploration.
Industrial Microbes designs programmable microbes to convert renewable feedstocks into bio-based chemicals and materials, aiming to deliver drop-in equivalents with net-zero or negative emissions. They focus on scalable biomanufacturing for acrylic acid precursors and other bio-based materials using ethanol/methane feedstocks.
The company engineers programmable microorganisms that ferment renewable feedstocks (e.g., ethanol, methane) into drop-in chemicals and materials. Their process is described as scalable, cost-competitive, and designed to integrate into existing chemical supply chains, producing 100% bio-based acrylic acid precursors through biomanufacturing with fermentation, heating, and distillation. They provide strains, bioprocesses, samples, and IP, and pursue co-development of the biomanufacturing process with partners who take the materials to market.
Who it’s for: Industrials/chemical manufacturers and consumer brands requiring bio-based chemicals and materials (e.g., acrylic acid precursors) produced from renewable feedstocks, seeking scalable, low-cost, net-zero or negative-emission alternatives.
funding (noted $10M funding), patents (23 patents), commercial partners (4), careers page indicate growth
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