Biomason
Americas
Research Triangle Park
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2012
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series C
Keywords:
bacteria, fermentation, materials
BUSINESS
Biomason, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, develops microbially produced cement as a low-carbon alternative to Portland cement. It has partnered with IBF, a major Danish precast concrete producer, to operate a biocement production facility in Denmark that was qualified in 2023
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; produces microbially grown cement (biocementation) by Sporosarcina-type calcium-carbonate precipitation as a low-carbon alternative to Portland cement.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
bacterial biocementation; microbial calcium carbonate precipitation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Biocement binder; carbon-sequestering bioconcrete (tiles, precast products)