Codexis

1. April 2008 by Mykel Pereira.

Codexis

Codexis, Inc.
200 Penobscot Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063

Tel: 1.650.421.8100
Fax: 1.650.421.8102
Email: info@codexis.com

About

Codexis is a leading developer of biocatalytic chemical processes that can dramatically reduce manufacturing costs across a broad range of industries. Their proprietary technology enables novel solutions for cost-effective, efficient and environmentally sound production of pharmaceuticals, transportation fuels, and industrial chemicals. The focus for Codexis is on improving R&D productivity for our partners while significantly reducing their capital expenditures and cost-of-goods using green chemistry methods.

2007		Codexis Highlights
			Extended Shell biofuels collaboration to broad, 5 year program
			Codexis Laboratories Singapore opened
			Acquisition of BioCatalytics
			Collaboration signed with Merck
			Important research results published in Nature Biotechnology
			Codex™ Biocatalyst Panels Introduced
			Shell collaboration in biofuels
			Direct sale of generic pharmaceutical intermediates begun
			Collaboration signed with Schering-Plough
			U.S. EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
2005
			Collaborations signed with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Arch
			European expansion with acquisition of Jülich Fine Chemicals, Germany
2004
			Collaborations signed with Pfizer, Teva, Lonza
2003
			Collaborations signed with Sandoz, Cargill
2002
			Codexis incorporated, launches operations

Technology

Codexis evolves enzymes for use in improving chemical manufacturing processes. Enzymes exist throughout nature and some have been used as biocatalysts to enable new, more efficient manufacturing processes, ranging from the manufacture of antibiotics to the production of monomers for use in plastics. Compared with chemical processing methods, enzyme-based methods are often faster, cleaner, and more efficient. Enzymes are highly selective catalysts, creating products of exceptional purity. The difficulty is that it is not always possible to find enzymes in nature that are suited to catalyzing a specific chemical reaction. That’s where Codexis’ proprietary technology comes in.

Green Chemistry

Over the last few years a lot of attention has been paid to Green Chemistry and its potential for helping to protect the environment and support sustainable industrial processes. More recently, it has become evident that in addition to improving the environmental footprint of products and processes, green chemistry can help chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of production. In other words, green chemistry is not only good for the environment, it’s good for business.

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