Lygos (YC Winter 2016)

TL;DR: Lygos is a Y Combinator Winter 2016 startup engineers yeast to convert sugar into high-value industrial…, currently active with a team of 55.

Lygos engineers yeast to convert sugar into high-value industrial…

YC ID
1097
YC Batch
Winter 2016
Status
Active
Team size
55
Industry
Healthcare, Industrial Bio
Tags
Synthetic Biology, Climate, Biotechnology
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lygos

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Lygos a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Lygos was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch. Lygos engineers yeast to convert sugar into high-value industrial…

What does Lygos do?

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.

What YC batch was Lygos in?

Lygos was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch.

How big is Lygos?

Lygos has a team of 55 people according to Y Combinator's directory.

Is Lygos still active?

Lygos is currently listed as Active with a team of 55 in Y Combinator's directory.

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