Biotechnology company that develops and markets sugar feedstock and uses a genetically engineered form of cyanobacteria, a photosynthetic bacteria, in their production system to deliver products for the food, feed and energy industry.
Proterro engineered cyanobacteria from the group that includes Synechococcus and Synechocystis to secrete sucrose in a continuous, high-yield process, and the genetically modified cyanobacteria are patent protected. The engineered bacteria require only water, carbon dioxide, sunlight and nutrients to produce sucrose. The sucrose can be used in biofuels and biochemicals.