Locus Fermentation Solutions
Americas
Solon
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2016
HEADCOUNT
101-500
FUNDING
Undisclosed
Keywords:
fermentation, biosurfactants, cosmetics
BUSINESS
Locus Ingredients is an operating division of Locus Fermentation Solutions (Locus FS), an Ohio-based company that uses proprietary fermentation technology to produce biosurfactants and other biological alternatives to petrochemicals. Locus Ingredients specifically produces sophorolipid biosurfactants (branded Amphi) for personal care, home care, and industrial formulations, positioned as replacements for petrochemical- and palm oil-based surfactants. The parent company Locus FS has 160+ employees across 11 offices, multiple operating divisions (agriculture, animal nutrition, bio-energy, mining, ingredients, consumer brands), and is the only US biosurfactant producer with TSCA Premanufacture Notice approval for scaled production.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; producer of sophorolipid biosurfactants via large-scale microbial fermentation for personal-care, home-care, and industrial markets.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
precision fermentation; sophorolipid production
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Amphi sophorolipids biosurfactants