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Microbia Precision Engineering, Inc.

Category: Agricultural/Industrial Biotechnology
Phone: 617-621-7722
Fax: 617-577-0613
Website: http://www.microbia-pe.com

Microbia Precision Engineering, Inc. (Microbia PE), a majority-owned subsidiary of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, is pioneering industrial biotechnology applications for manufacturing chemicals, biomaterials and fuels from renewable feedstocks. As an alternative to methods that employ petrochemicals as raw materials, bioprocessing provides the potential for delivering products of unsurpassed quality that are both economically attractive and ecologically sustainable. Microbia PE has developed a proven technology platform that combines high-throughput biology, recent developments in profiling technologies and a proprietary approach to microbial strain development. Microbia PE is building a specialty chemical business, initially through its novel approach for producing lipophilic chemicals. In parallel, the company is teaming with strategic partners that bring complementary capabilities in order to address compelling opportunities in applications such as industrial chemicals, biomaterials and biofuels.

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