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Breakthrough enables sustainable nylon
23 Oct '10
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Extensive intellectual property on bio-based production of major chemicals
Genomatica now has numerous patents that have been issued directly to the company or exclusively licensed to it, along with 19 published patent applications, and more than 100 patent filings.
"We're focused on working with our partners to transform the chemical industry – using renewable inputs to make the same great products, but at lower cost and with smaller environmental footprint," said Christophe Schilling, CEO of Genomatica. "We've developed extensive intellectual property on products that represent the core of the chemical industry to help in achieving that."
Markers of commercial expansion
The new patent issuances mark continued rapid progress for Genomatica toward full commercialization. This includes a successful move to pilot production for the company's first commercial product, a "green" Bio-BDO, made from renewable feedstocks rather than oil or natural gas. BDO, an intermediate chemical with a $4 billion market worldwide, is used to make spandex, automotive plastics, running shoes and more.
Genomatica's IP and technology platform provide the underpinnings for Genomatica and its partners to develop and produce green versions of a range of intermediate and basic chemicals with large, existing markets. Additionally, the technical underpinnings for feedstock flexibility allow for continued cost reduction and making choices based on local markets.
Genomatica is the emerging leader in sustainable chemicals
"greener" intermediate and basic chemicals made from current and next-generation renewable feedstocks, rather than oil and gas. The company aims to transform the chemical industry through cost-advantaged, smaller-footprint products as direct replacements in a trillion-dollar global market. Genomatica is in pilot production with its first commercial product, Bio-BDO, which has a $4 billion market worldwide.
Genomatica now has numerous patents that have been issued directly to the company or exclusively licensed to it, along with 19 published patent applications, and more than 100 patent filings.
"We're focused on working with our partners to transform the chemical industry – using renewable inputs to make the same great products, but at lower cost and with smaller environmental footprint," said Christophe Schilling, CEO of Genomatica. "We've developed extensive intellectual property on products that represent the core of the chemical industry to help in achieving that."
Markers of commercial expansion
The new patent issuances mark continued rapid progress for Genomatica toward full commercialization. This includes a successful move to pilot production for the company's first commercial product, a "green" Bio-BDO, made from renewable feedstocks rather than oil or natural gas. BDO, an intermediate chemical with a $4 billion market worldwide, is used to make spandex, automotive plastics, running shoes and more.
Genomatica's IP and technology platform provide the underpinnings for Genomatica and its partners to develop and produce green versions of a range of intermediate and basic chemicals with large, existing markets. Additionally, the technical underpinnings for feedstock flexibility allow for continued cost reduction and making choices based on local markets.
Genomatica is the emerging leader in sustainable chemicals
"greener" intermediate and basic chemicals made from current and next-generation renewable feedstocks, rather than oil and gas. The company aims to transform the chemical industry through cost-advantaged, smaller-footprint products as direct replacements in a trillion-dollar global market. Genomatica is in pilot production with its first commercial product, Bio-BDO, which has a $4 billion market worldwide.
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