Genomatica is a technology leader for the chemical industry. We deliver new, transformative manufacturing processes that enable our partners to produce intermediate and basic chemicals from renewable feedstocks. These chemicals serve as the basis for making substantially all of the products that make modern life possible, and our processes enable the production of the exact same intermediate and basic chemicals that are at the core of the chemical industry. We expect our processes will deliver better economics with enhanced sustainability and a smaller environmental footprint than conventional petroleum-based manufacturing processes.

Our proprietary biotechnology platform allows us to create fermentation-based manufacturing processes and to engineer the enabling microorganisms that drive the efficient conversion of renewable feedstocks into chemicals. We are developing a pipeline of manufacturing processes for the production of these chemicals, including our first target chemical, butanediol, or BDO, and our second target chemical, butadiene. In 2011, Genomatica’s technology was recognized with the U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.

We are working to partner with industry leaders to accelerate broad and rapid commercial utilization of our production processes. To date, we have announced arrangements with Tate & Lyle, Mitsubishi Chemical, Novamont, Gruppo M&G and Waste Management.

We have been producing BDO at demonstration scale since June 2011 at the plant of our partner, Tate & Lyle. We expect the first commercial-scale BDO plant that utilizes our processes to begin production in 2013, at a plant owned and operated by one of our industry partners, Novamont.

The company has raised $84 million in financing from Alloy Ventures, Bright Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mitsubishi Chemical, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TPG Biotech, VantagePoint Venture Partners and Waste Management.

Chemicals produced using Genomatica’s processes should have better economics and a smaller environmental footprint than conventional petroleum-based chemicals.