ZBiotics (YC W18) — ZBiotics makes genetically engineered probiotics
ZBiotics is a synthetic biology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company bioengineers probiotic bacteria for nutraceutical and other applications.
ZBiotics is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: ZBiotics makes genetically engineered probiotics. The founder listed is Stephen Lamb (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 18, 2017).
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ZBiotics is a synthetic biology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company bioengineers probiotic bacteria for nutraceutical and other applications. They launched the world's first genetically engineered probiotic in 2019 – a probiotic that breaks down a toxic byproduct of alcohol. They are currently developing a pipeline of additional engineered probiotics for other consumer health applications.
Stephen Lamb
Founder
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