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Our History

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2011

Lygos is founded as the first spin-out from the Joint BioEnergy Institute at UC Berkeley by a team of bioengineering experts.

2015

Achieved pilot-scale production of malonic acid from sugar by Lygos.

2016

Lygos secures $13 million in Series A financing. Lygos is awarded the "Bio-Based Chemical Innovation of the Year" at the Bio-Based Live conference for its biobased malonic acid production method.

2017

Announcement of Lygos' partnership with Agile BioFoundry and the U.S. Department of Energy for BioProduct R&D and commercialization acceleration. Breakthrough in scaling up the production of biobased malonic acid from sugar and yeast at the DOE-supported NREL IBRF using advanced biochemical pilot plant facilities.

2018

Lygos secures $15.5 million in Series B financing.

2019

Technology platform expansion at Lygos with the introduction of automated equipment to optimize microbe performance and scale up operations.

2020

Acquisition of Librede, Inc. by Lygos to accelerate development and commercialization of a sustainable, fermentation production platform.

2022

Lygos secures $160 million in Series B financing. Collaborate to AccelerateTM partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks announced by Lygos to optimize strain development for sustainable chemical production.

2023

Launch of Soltellus™ Polymer by Lygos for Home Care, Water Treatment, and Agronomy applications. Announcement of a Collaborate to AccelerateTM partnership between Lygos and CJ CheilJedang focusing on fermentation process optimization for sustainable materials. Collaborate to AccelerateTM collaboration with Dober to expand Soltellus production capacity and develop future derivatives.

2024

Expansion of Soltellus into Cleaners and Personal Care markets by Lygos. Expected opening of the Lygos Sustainable Solutions Center in Hayward, CA, dedicated to rapid development and commercialization of innovative sustainable solutions.

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