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Mascoma Corp.
161 First Street, Second Floor East
Cambridge MA 02142, US
Phone: (617) 234-0099; Fax: (617) 868-0408
Web: www.mascoma.com
E-mail: info@mascoma.com
KEY PERSONNEL: Vinod Khosla; Chairman
Colin South, Ph.D.; President
Lee R. Lynd, Ph.D.; CSO
Dr. Andrew Richard; CTO
Dr. David Hogsett; VP, R&D
Herve I. Garant, Ph.D.; Director, Bioprocess Engineering/Operations
Siva Subramanian, Ph.D.; Director, Bioprocess Engineering/Design
EMPLOYEES: 12 employees
HISTORY: Founded in 2006
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Privately held
PRIVATE PLACEMENTS: Secured $4M in Series A financing (7/06)
PRINCIPAL INVESTORS: Khosla Ventures
Flagship Ventures
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Develop unique bio and process technology for cost-effective conversion of
cellulosic biomass (grass, wood, agricultural and forestry wastes)
Two-pronged strategy of technology development and deployment, including
patenting technologies for cellulosic production and forming partnerships to
commercialize new cellulosic ethanol technologies and processes
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
Dartmouth Mascoma to research exclusive worldwide 8/06
College
and produce ethanol
from cellulosic biomass
based on several
patents from Dartmouth
license agreement
Integrated
analysis of the genome contract 8/06
Genomics Inc. of a microbe important
to breaking down
cellulosic biomass for
conversion into ethanol
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Cellulosic biomass-to-ethanol development and production, based on work
developed in Prof. Lee R. Lynd’s labs at Dartmouth College
Matreya LLC
168 Tressler Street
Pleasant Gap PA 16823, US
Phone: (814) 359-5060; Fax: (814) 359-5062
Toll-free phone: (800) 342-3595
Web: www.matreya.com
E-mail: customerservice@matreya.com
KEY PERSONNEL: Gary C. Walker; VP, Manufacturing
Amy Houtz; Office Manager/Purchasing Manager
EMPLOYEES: 12 employees
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