Brief Description
Lygos' technology goes beyond engineering microbes and includes fermentation and purification development. Our goal is to manufacture and sell chemicals. This work has been supported, in part, by over $6.5MM in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Science Foundation.
Timeline
- 2011. Company founded
Inventors
Jeffrey Fortman, Leonard Katz, Jay Keasling