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Lygos Stock
Biotechnology solutions
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About Lygos Stock
Founded in 2010, Lygos is providing biotechnology solutions for today’s renewable chemical challenges. They engineer microbes to convert sugars into high-value, industrial chemicals, targeting compounds where biological production is cost-advantaged over petrochemical production.
Investors
First Round Capital
Flexport, Bowery Farming, AppNexus, Goat Group, Blue Apron, SingleStore, DoubleVerify, Clover Health, Fab, Roblox
US Department of Energy
Funding History
| April 2012 | $150K |
|---|---|
| April 2013 | $1.0M |
| December 2014 | $550K |
| December 2016 | $13.0M |
| July 2018 | $15.5M |
| September 2018 | $2.0M |
| January 2019 | $10.0M |
| March 2019 | $750K |
| June 2019 | $2.0M |
Management
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Eric Steen
Chief Patent Counsel
Photon Rao
Press
Business Wire - Sep, 5 2019
Lygos Upgrades Technology Capabilities to Accelerate Microbial Cell Factory Development TimelinesBusiness Wire - Aug, 7 2019
Lygos Announces Bio-DEM™ Product Qualified at Metric Ton Scale for Sirrus’ Chemilian™ and Forza™ Product LinesBusiness Wire - Jun, 3 2019
Lygos Awarded $2 Million Grant to Develop Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies to Revive U.S. BiomanufacturingAP - May, 7 2019
Lygos Appoints Photon Rao as Chief Patent CounselSynbiobeta - Apr, 12 2019
A modern-day David-and-Goliath: How Lygos CEO Eric Steen is tackling the petrochemical industryEquityZen Recognized As:
