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2024.05.15 Circe Bioscience licenses technology developed at Wyss Institute at Harvard University to decarbonize industry with microbes

2024.05.15 Circe Bioscience licenses technology developed at Wyss Institute at Harvard University to decarbonize industry with microbes

Chocolate: Circe has used its gas fermentation technology to make cocoa butter from microbes, which can be incorporated into chocolate truffles and other foods. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Food Fats Process: Circe's microbes have been metabolically engineered to take in greenhouse gases like CO2 and use them to manufacture valuable materials for a variety of industries. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Bioreactors: Circe's gas fermentation bioreactors are up and running, and the company is exploring the production of multiple types of materials from fats to fuels. Credit: Circe Bioscience Shannon: Circe CEO Shannon Nangle, Ph.D stands in front of the company's latest gas fermentation chamber, which is being used to grow microbes that consume greenhouse gases and produce valuable commodities. Credit: Jing Zhang