Brief Description
Amyris, Inc. is an industrial biotechnology company, which engages in the provision of bioscience solutions. It focuses on the research, development, manufacture, and sale of fuels and farnesene-derived products. Its products include cosmetics, flavors and fragrances, performance materials, diesel, jet fuel, and lubricants. The company was founded by Jack D. Newman, Kinkead Keith Reiling, and Neil Renninger on July 17, 2003 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.
Inventors
Jay Keasling, Artem Khlebnikov, Seon Won Kim, James Kirby, Vincent Martin, Jack Newman, Eric Paradise, Douglas Pitera, Sydnor Withers, Yasuo Yoshikuni
Company Founders
UC Berkeley Professor Jay Keasling, Jack Newman (UC Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, 1992, molecular and cellular biology, UC Berkeley postdoc), Neil Renninger (UC Berkeley Ph.D., 2001, chemical engineering), Kinkead Reiling (UC Berkeley postdoc), Vincent Martin (UC Berkeley postdoc)
Timeline
- 2003. Company founded
- 2010. Initial Public Offering