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AgZen is eliminating pesticide pollution, a cause of up to 200,000 deaths per year while helping farmers save $30B dollars in pesticide costs. AgZen’s patented sprayer retrofits and formulations, developed at MIT, allow farmers to spray 50% less pesticides while maintaining crop health and yield.
Leaders
Vishnu Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO
Kripa Varanasi,Founder & Chairman of the Board
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products
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Debut produces high-value ingredients for the cosmetic, food, and health & wellness markets rapidly and more sustainably. Low-value and sustainable feedstocks can be used as inputs in place of petrochemicals, while reactions can be generated in a fraction of the time. These breakthroughs result in a more sustainable and cost-effective approach to manufacturing ingredients, including those inaccessible in nature.
Leaders
Joshua Britton, PhD,Co-Founder & CEO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods
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GALY leverages plant stem cells to grow high-quality cotton in a lab instead of on big farms, at a rate that is ten times faster than traditional cotton farming. With a process that uses 77% less water, 80% less land and emits an 84% smaller CO2 footprint than traditional cotton manufacturing, Galy’s goal is to safeguard the environment and transition the world to cellular agriculture.
Leaders
Luciano Bueno,Founder & CEO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods
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Huue is using UC Berkeley bioengineering research to develop sustainable biosynthetic dyes that offer a highly effective alternative to conventional dye manufacturing. Their environmentally friendly process requires no fossil fuels and creates significantly less pollution than traditional technologies.
Leaders
Michelle ZhuCo-Founder & CEO
Tammy Hsu, PhDCo-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products
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Matterra creates proprietary megalibraries of nanomaterials on a single chip that is then used to accelerate the discovery and development of sustainable products in a wide range of industrial sectors.
Leaders
Chad A. Mirkin, PhDCo-Founder
Andrey Ivankin, PhDCo-Founder & CTO
Jeff ErhardtCEO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products
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Nohbo specializes in cutting-edge plastic-free consumer goods products that dissolve without a trace. Their podded personal care brand, Sunrise Session, uses advanced water-soluble films and compatible bases to eliminate single-use, bottled waste for products like shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and shaving cream.
Leaders
Ben Stern,Founder & CEO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods
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Tierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company that accelerates the pace of discovery to enable the next generation of bio-based materials. Tierra’s Protein Platform couples high-throughput protein manufacturing with the simplicity of e-commerce to make ordering custom proteins easier than ever before. By lowering traditional protein synthesis barriers, Tierra serves researchers looking to change the world with novel proteins.
Leaders
Mike Nemzek,CEO
Zachary Sun,Co-Founder & CSO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods
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Werewool is a women-led biotech company using the principles of biomimicry to engineer high performance, protein-based textile fibers for the fashion industry. Werewool’s fibers offer a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic fibers with properties including vibrant structural color, strength, stretch, and moisture management.
Leaders
Chui-Lian LeeCo-founder and CEO
Valentina GomezCo-founder and CIO
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Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products
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