Under the agreement, Genomatica will create proprietary, specially-designed organisms and complete manufacturing processes to efficiently and economically convert syngas into chemical products.
The companies said that Genomatica’s patents, intellectual property and technology platform should facilitate further refinement of organisms and processes to allow chemical production from syngas produced from locally-available waste with varying characteristics.
Waste Management Organic Growth managing director Tim Cesarek said that Genomatica’s technology complements the company’s advancement of thermo-chemical conversion and fermentation technology platforms.
Syngas is a low-cost input material often used to generate electricity, and can also be converted into liquid fuels.
