Amyris, Inc. is a synthetic biotechnology and renewable chemical company headquartered in Emeryville, California. Amyris serves the specialty and performance chemicals, flavors and fragrances, cosmetics ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals markets.[3]
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| OTC Pink: AMRSQ Nasdaq: AMRS | |
| Industry | Renewable fuels, antimalarials, renewable chemicals, renewable products |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Emeryville, California, U.S. |
Key people | |
| Brands | Biossance, Pipette, Purecane, Costa Brazil, EcoFabulous, Rose Inc, Terasana, JVN and OLIKA. |
| Revenue |  $152.6 million (FY 2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 595 (2021)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | Amyris Fuels |
| Website | amyris |
History
editAmyris was founded in 2003.[4] The company owns three brands, Biossance and Pipette, for beauty and skincare, and Purecane, a sugar substitute. The company went public on NASDAQ on September 28, 2010 (AMRS).[5]
In November 2011, Amyris acquired Lansing, Michigan-based renewable chemicals and products company, Draths Corporation, for $7 million in stock.[6] ATEL Capital Group acquired a stake in Amyris in December 2011.[7] In January 2016, the company received an investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Strategic Innovation Fund to support the development of antimalarial medication based on semi-synthetic artemisinin.[8] In April 2019, the company raised $34-million in private placement of its common stock and warrants. The funding round was led by Foris Ventures and Dr. Wei-wu He, General Partner of Emerging Technology Partners, LLC, a life sciences-focused venture fund.[9]
Biossance, the skincare brand from Amyris, was recognized as Digital Innovator of the Year at the WWD Beauty Inc Awards in 2019.[10]
In 2020, Amyris received Bonsucro's Chain of Custody Certification, ensuring that the sustainability claims along the sugarcane supply chain are traceable from farmer to end user.[11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company collaborated with the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) to advance a novel ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccine platform, including accelerating the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.[12]
On August 9, 2023, Amyris filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced it will shut down its consumer brands amongst selling itself.[13] The company was delisted from Nasdaq and added to the OTC Markets.
References
edit- ^ "Amyris Annual Report - SEC filings".
- ^ "Amyris profile".
- ^ "Amyris Inc - Company Profile". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Brodwin, Erin. "After a kick-start from Bill Gates, a Silicon Valley company aims to be the 'Intel Inside' of the $200 billion sweetener and skincare market". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Amyris, Inc. Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell". www.nasdaq.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ Riddell, Lindsay (November 16, 2011). "Amyris buys chemicals-maker Draths". San Francisco Business Journal.
- ^ Hilleman, Jeryl; Choksi, Paritosh K. (2011-12-23). "Amyris 2011 10-K Ex 4.07 Warrant to Atel". Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Amyris". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Innovation Fund. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Coons, Rebecca (April 29, 2019). "Amyris raises $34 million as it pursues skin care, sweeteners, and CBD | Nuu". Biofuels Digest. Nuu Media.
- ^ Writer (December 17, 2019). "WWD Beauty Inc Names Biossance Brand Digital Innovator Of The Year". markets.businessinsider.com.
- ^ Staff. "Amyris' Sugarcane Is Traceable". HAPPI.
- ^ "Amyris and The Infectious Disease Research Institute Enter into Exclusive License for Novel RNA Vaccine Platform, Beginning with COVID-19 Vaccine". Cision. 2020-10-20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Amyris files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware". Bloomberg Law. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.