There’s a big, new wave of synthetic biology companies heading for scale — making chemicals and fuels from renewable resources using advanced fermentation Now, there’s a new leader as Genomatica vaults to world-scale with a 5 million pound, five-week fermentation run. If you ever followed the sport of big-wave surfing, you’ll recognize Mavericks — California’s […]
Address: 10520 Wateridge Circle San Diego, CA 92121 Year Founded: 2000 Annual Revenues: 2011: $4.3 million Company description: Genomatica is a technology leader for the chemical industry. It delivers new manufacturing processes that enable its partners to produce intermediate and basic chemicals from renewable feedstocks. These chemicals serve as the basis for making substantially all of the […]
In Florida, with just four days of voting left in the Hot 50 and Hot 30 rankings, OriginOil took the lead in Hot 50 Twitter voting, while Genomatica took the lead for the Hot 30. This year, 10 percent of the overall rankings will be apportioned to Twitter votes – and dozens of companies have […]
In California, Genomatica announced it has raised an additional $41.5 million in a Series D round of preferred stock financing. The investment featured strategic partners, including new investor and partner Versalis, the largest Italian chemical company. Existing investors Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TPG Biotech, VantagePoint Capital Partners and Waste Management also […]
In California, Genomatica announced that it has hired Jeff Lievense, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President, Process Technology. Lievense served at Amyris from December 2007 until April 2012, most recently as Executive Vice President, Process Development.
In California, Genomatica announced they have received a $3.5 million upfront payment based on an agreement they have signed with Mitsubishi Chemical. The agreement calls for the two companies to exclusively negotiate definitive agreements for a joint commercial operation in Asia for the production of BDO using Genomatica’s process technology. The payment has been made […]
In California, in an amended version of its S-1 IPO registration filing, Genomatica pushed back the timeline for commencing commercial-scale production of renewable butanediol (BDO) from 2012 to 2013. In other highlights contained within the revision, filed yesterday with the SEC, the company wrote: ” In January 2012, we entered into an exclusivity agreement with […]
In Italy and California, Novamont and Genomatica have signed a definitive agreement establishing a JV for the first industrial plant in Europe producing butanediol. Under the agreement, Novamont is converting an existing facility in Adria, Italy to use Genomatica’s BDO process. Novamont is financing the plant conversion and will operate the plant, which is expected […]
Like to better understand the markets, margins and opportunities in renewable chemicals, and Genomatica’s IPO? Find the prospect of wading through Genomatica’s 200-page filing, uh, unappealing? Try our 10-minute version. In California, Genomatica announced that it has filed an S-1 SEC registration statement for a proposed $100 million initial public offering of shares of its […]
In California, Genomatica, Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed $100 million initial public offering of shares of its common stock. All shares of the common stock to be sold in the offering will be offered by Genomatica. […]
