Amyris
Team size: 1001 - 5000
Sector: Manufacturing and materials
About Amyris
Founders: Jack Newman, Kinkead Reiling, Neil Renninger, Vince Martin
Founded date: 2003
Connect: amyris.com
Company revenue: US$ 1 - 10 billion
Investors: DSM, Khosla Ventures, National Institutes of Health, Procter & Gamble Company, Temasek Holdings
Company stage: Other
Amyris Biotechnologies creates renewable products that focus on fuels and chemicals that provide no-compromise sustainable alternatives to a broad range of petroleum-sourced products. It uses an industrial synthetic biology platform that applies its innovative bioscience solutions to convert plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules and produce specialty ingredients and consumer products. Its technology creates products that support biopharmaceutical drug discovery and production, from cosmetic emollients and fragrances to fuels, solvents, lubricants, and nutraceuticals. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.