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February 11, 2021

Using E.coli to reshape the $6tn chemicals industry

Swedish startup EnginZyme raises €11m to get synthetic biology into manufacturing at scale.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

One day everything, from plastics to paint and fuels, could be manufactured using enzymes extruded by an E.coli bacterium. Yes, this gut bacterium — known to most of us mainly as the cause of stomach upsets — could be the secret to making the manufacturing industry far more sustainable, using less energy and resources by mimicking the natural manufacturing processes of cells.

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