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Metabolix, Inc.

Category: Agricultural/Industrial Biotechnology
Phone: (617) 492-0505
Fax: (617) 492-1996
Website: http://www.metabolix.com

Metabolix Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company based in Cambridge, MA. The Company1s mission is to create a new sustainable industry based upon a class of environmentally friendly plastics, known as PHAs. The company1s proprietary transgenic technologies allow PHA plastics to be produced by photosynthesis, either indirectly by fermentation, or directly in plant crops. After use, the plastics my be recycled, hydrolyzed or allowed to biodegrade. The PHA plastics have a wide range of properties with anticipated applications ranging from packaging, disposable diapers, lawn and leaf bags, fast food service ware, to paints and medical devices. The company1s technology offers the promise of environmentally friendly plastics with price and performance competitive with oil-based plastics.

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