OPX biotechnologies Inc.

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SNAPSHOT: OPXBIO is using biotechnology to convert renewable raw materials into biochemicals and biofuels.

LEADERSHIP: Charles Eggert is president and CEO of the Boulder-based company.

WORK FORCE: 35 full-time equivalent employees in 2009, projected to grow in 2010.

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ALL ABOUT SCIENCE: OPXBIO was founded in 2007 by Dr. Michael Lynch and Dr. Ryan Gill from the University of Colorado for the development of bio-based chemicals and fuels. From the beginning, the goal of the company was to create a sustainable enterprise. This meant not only being environmentally sustainable in its operations and creating environmentally sustainable products, but also creating sustainable profits with substantial employment growth.

MARKET NICHE: The company uses its proprietary EDGE (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) technology to...

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