Proterro receives new US patent for its cyanobacteria

In New Jersey, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a composition of matter patent that protects Proterro’s unique engineered photosynthetic cyanobacteria and their genetic code. The issued patent is directed to the sequence and assembly of discrete genes of engineered cyanobacteria and the cyanobacteria themselves, which Proterro uses in a biosynthetic process to manufacture affordable sucrose for the economical and scalable production of biofuels and biobased chemicals.