Synvitrobio has rebranded as Tierra Biosciences and raised $ 2.6 m from Social Capital , bio ##tech , Kdt Ventures and angel ventures , as it looks to develop agricultural and biochemical products using cell - free manufacturing . Tierra Biosciences is collaborating with the US Department of Energy 's research group to create vanilla extract and turpentine from ethanol . Meanwhile , Sutro Biopharma is using cell - free technology for cancer and autoimmune disorders , while ethanol is looking to grow chemicals used in Lycra from a cell - free system and GreenLight Biosciences is developing a calorie - free sugar substitute .
Synvitrobio has rebranded as Tierra Biosciences and raised $2.6m from Social Capital, Fifty Years, Kdt Ventures and angel investors, as it looks to develop agricultural and biochemical products using cell-free manufacturing. Tierra Biosciences is collaborating with the US Department of Energy's research institution to create vanilla extract and turpentine from biomass. Meanwhile, Sutro Biopharma is using cell-free technology for cancer and autoimmune disorders, while Genomatica is looking to grow chemicals used in Lycra from a cell-free system and GreenLight Biosciences is developing a calorie-free sugar substitute.