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ZestBio Inc (AKA: ZestBiomission)
Profile last edited on: 3/5/2019      CAGE: 7VYJ7      UEI: DH3ZDQ9NLSF9

Business Identifier: Converting agricultural wastes into specialty chemicals
Year Founded
2017
First Award
2018
Latest Award
2022
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

2715 Hillegass Avenue Unit 1
Berkeley, CA 94705
   (410) 688-2386
   N/A
   www.zestbio.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 12
County: Alameda

Public Profile

Coming out of a project begun at Berkeley that addressed converting tons of citrus product waste into valuable polymer product of use to that same industry to bottle the created juices, the founders of ZestBio organize around harnessing the power of biology to convert of range of other agricultural waste products into specialty chemicals.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Phase I Awards
2
Phase II Awards
2
Conversion Rate
100.00%
Phase I Dollars
$331,500
Phase II Dollars
$1,449,380
Total Awarded
$1,780,880

Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
No
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects
Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2022 2 USDA $756,500
Project Title: Enzymatic bioprocessing of pectin-rich agricultural byproducts
2020 2 NSF $1,024,380
Project Title: Microbial conversion of pectin-rich agricultural waste into specialty chemicals

Key People / Management

  John Dueber

  Luke Latimer -- Chief Technology Officer

  Ryan J Protzko

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