Amyris is an integrated renewable products company focused on providing sustainable alternatives to a broad range of petroleum-sourced chemicals and fuels.  Founded in 2003 and based in Emeryville, CA, Amyris is using breakthrough science and an innovative business model to address some of our planet’s most daunting problems.  Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to modify microorganisms, such as yeast, to serve as living factories, converting plant-sourced sugars into target molecules.

We first developed our technology under a non-profit initiative to provide a reliable and affordable source of artemisinn, a highly effective anti-malarial therapeutic. We are now applying our industrial synthetic biology platform to address the challenges of global climate change and natural resource constraints.  Our No Compromise® renewable chemicals and fuels are designed to perform comparably to, or better than, the conventional products they will replace.