Metabolix

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biotechnology company
gptkbp:acquisition 2014 by Yield10 Bioscience
gptkbp:application agriculture
automotive
medical devices
packaging
consumer products
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Green_Chemistry_Challenge_Award
Sustainable Business Award
Environmental Leader Awards
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Richard_E._Hamilton
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:employeeCount 50-100
gptkbp:focus sustainable materials
gptkbp:founded 2000
gptkbp:founder gptkb:James_A._McCarthy
gptkbp:goal promote sustainability
reduce plastic waste
develop new materials
support circular economy
innovate in bioplastics
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:industry bioplastics
gptkbp:investmentFocus gptkb:Bessemer_Venture_Partners
gptkb:Khosla_Ventures
gptkb:Flagship_Pioneering
gptkbp:market bioplastics market
renewable chemicals market
sustainable materials market
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Cargill
gptkbp:patentCitation over 100
gptkbp:products PHA
Mirel
gptkbp:research renewable energy
agricultural biotechnology
synthetic biology
carbon capture
biopolymer production
gptkbp:revenue $2.5 million (2015)
gptkbp:technology renewable resources
biodegradable plastics
microbial fermentation
gptkbp:website www.metabolix.com