Cemvita
Americas
Houston
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2017
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
synthetic_biology, fermentation, metabolic_engineering, CO2_utilization, lipids, specialty_chemicals
BUSINESS
Cemvita is a Houston-based synthetic biology company founded in 2017 that engineers microbes to convert CO₂ and waste carbon streams into chemicals and fuels. They have spun out subsidiaries for bio-hydrogen (Gold H2) and biomining (Endolith) and are pursuing a first commercial plant in Brazil for microbial oil production from crude glycerol. Investors include Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, United Airlines, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; Houston (2017) synthetic-biology company engineering extremophile microbes to convert CO2 and waste carbon streams into bio-based chemicals and oils via fermentation.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Microbial fermentation; extremophile engineering
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Ferm Oil; bio-based chemicals from carbon waste