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5885 Hollis Street, Ste. 100, Emeryville, California, 94608
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Amyris makes infinite what is finite in the world. Critical molecules. Essential ingredients. And clean, effective products for everyday use.
We have a scalable way forward in a world where the supply of natural resources falls short of global demand.
Clean Chemistry Is At The Heart Of What We Do.
Leaders in synthetic biology, we started back in 2003 with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a molecule to treat malaria. By engineering the genetics of yeast strains and fermenting them in sugarcane syrup, we pioneered the ability to convert basic plant sugars to hydrocarbon molecules. To date, we have successfully created and commercialized a total of 13 sustainable ingredients that are used by hundreds of millions of people, in products made by more than 3,000 top global brands.
In 2020, we manufactured and sold more bio-based sustainable products from fermentation than all of the companies in our sector. This is our clean advantage and one of the reasons companies including DSM, Ingredion, Firmenich, Givaudan, L’Oreal, Shiseido, Natura, Estee Lauder, Sumitomo and many others partner with us. We help companies transform their supply chains, lower their costs and meet the needs of their customers for sustainable products.
With our leading Lab-to-Market platform, clean manufacturing and our award-winning product development and formulation team, we have also successfully built our own portfolio of sustainable consumer brands that are winning new loyalists every day. The future of health, wellness and beauty is clean chemistry, and we are leading the way with our own consumer brands and our partners. This is our winning business model.
Our mission to shift the world to sustainable ingredients will lead to other global shifts-from scarcity to abundance, privilege to right, dependence to autonomy. That’s why we pursue what’s difficult, work at warp speed and set the bar so high.
At Amyris, we aim big and broad, creating prosperity for people, the planet, and business. So that we can continue to deliver on the promise of synthetic biology and make a lasting impact.
PERSONAL CARE INSIGHTS NEWS
06 Sep 2024 --- This week in industry news, Revlon subsidiary Elizabeth Arden claims former employees “sabotaged” a perfume partnership with pop singer Britney Spears, Nimir Industrial... Read More
BUSINESS NEWS
06 Sep 2024 --- Evonik opens a multi-million dollar plant in Steinau, Germany, to meet high market demand for cosmetic emollients with a portfolio of more than 200 products. The company tells... Read More
REGULATORY NEWS
06 Sep 2024 --- The US state of Illinois will ban hotels from using small, single-use plastic bottles containing personal care products starting next summer.Governor Pritzker signed the Small... Read More
PERSONAL CARE PACKAGING
05 Sep 2024 --- Key brands from beauty and cosmetics to food and fashion will be at the London Packaging Week trade show. Next week’s event will showcase industry innovations in... Read More
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
05 Sep 2024 --- Beiersdorf launches the Eucerin Hyaluron-Filler Epigenetic Serum to fight skin aging using its trademarked active ingredient Epicelline. The German personal care and beauty giant... Read More
28 Jun 2024 --- Summit Cosmetics Europe recently launched vegan collagen for skin and hair care alongside a powder for makeup and sun care applications to replace synthetic materials. Sylvain Gouy, sales development director at Summit Cosmetics, explains why the France-based company is eager to expand in Germany and why, as distributors, it is important to help suppliers understand the importance of sustainability.
27 Jun 2024 --- The senior VP of Innovation at Conagen, Casey Lippmeier, dives deep into biotechnology or synthetic biology and describes how this route advances sustainable initiatives. Lippmeier also explains how synthetic biology unlocks access to molecules that might otherwise not be accessible with any other method.
26 Jun 2024 --- At the Cosmetic Business trade show in Munich, Germany, we speak to Thomas Werner of PKB, a filling and capping specialist, to discuss the company’s “multi-flexible” machinery equipment tailored to meet the specific needs of big beauty and fragrance brands including La Mer and Prada, plus “little companies that are just starting.”
18 Jun 2024 --- Tubex launched two new versions of its 100% aluminum tubes, which it claims saves 95% of production energy and 70% of CO2. The company explains why the cosmetic packaging industry is highlighting sustainability more prominently to align with younger generations’ values and showcases its tubes made of recycled aluminum.
11 Jun 2024 --- Cavit Onur, brand owner-manager at Holmen, connects with Personal Care Insights to discuss paperboard manufacturing for cosmetic and beauty products. Onur highlights the Swedish forest company’s advantage in creating “world-class” sustainable solutions for premium cosmetics.
12 Aug 2024 --- “Nutricosmetics,” “ingestible beauty” or “beauty from within” is quite popular. Products that aim to improve the health of hair, nails, and skin are offered in various formats, such as tablets/powders. However, ensuring customers have a range of symbiotic items like complementary topicals for optimal outcomes can increase profits substantially.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Gencor.
18 Sep 2023 --- Creating with biotech materials solves a myriad of challenges inherent in commercializing natural fragrances and combats the negative effects of over-dependence on synthetic ingredients.Sensegen has The Way Forward™.Download our Perspective Paper to discover more about the future of fragrance.This Technical Paper is from Sensegen.
06 Sep 2022 --- Deodorants are a key part of people’s daily hygiene routine. While the routine itself is second nature, the ingredients of deodorants are widely discussed. Natural and sustainable ingredients are in demand, and minimalist formulations are preferred. Ingredients with multifunctional properties and high efficacy like Jungbunzlauer’s zinc lactate and CITROFOL® AI support formulator’s work.This Technical Paper is from Jungbunzlauer.
08 May 2024 --- The cosmetics industry is ever-evolving amid changes in regulation and consumer preferences. Key trends continue to impact the beauty sector, including sustainability and biotech innovations, health and well-being, plus ingredient innovations to ensure optimal product performance.Current market research suggests the sector is poised to cross US$100 billion in revenue within three years. Regulators are keen to update the playbook for industry players amid scores of companies crusading to capture consumers in this massive market.In this webinar, industry experts will debate current market trends, obstacles and solutions to help companies excel in this dynamic space. Join us to learn more about how you and your company can navigate, adapt and succeed in the personal care and beauty industry.
14 Nov 2023 --- Sustainability is at the forefront of the cosmetics consumer mindset, with 90% of EU shoppers considering sustainability when buying beauty & wellness products. In fact, even in a time when money is tight for many, 15% of beauty consumers in the US and Europe consider sustainability information more important than price, efficacy or product description.The Cargill Beauty Sustainable Ingredient Score is a scoring system for our personal care ingredients, resulting in a final score, which indicates how sustainable an ingredient is.This third-party verified scoring system is based around criteria that are in line with the UN’s SDGs. It brings clarity to personal care manufacturers on the sustainability credentials of our ingredients by assessing their sourcing, transformation, and environmental impact.
15 Sep 2023 --- Consumers today expect their skin care products to have a cleaner label, with more “natural” and sustainably sourced ingredients. According to Innova Market Insights, 46% of global consumers always take sustainability into account when buying personal care products. Vegan claims also grew to 23% of launches in 2022. However, consumers also expect their skin care products to offer high performance and an innovative, sensory experience. In this webinar, experts from CP Kelco and Innova Market Insights discuss how to reformulate serums, lotions and creams to meet new consumer demands.
03 Jul 2023 --- As international leaders, civil society groups and environmental campaigners continue to negotiate legislative solutions to the global plastics pollution crisis, we look at Innova Market Insights’ Top Trends 2023, with “Plastics Circularization” ranking top. In this exclusive webinar, we debate the viability of turning our linear economy into a loop, whether this is even possible, and how start-up and mainstream packaging innovators are rising to the challenge. We discuss how circularity efforts are impacting greenwashing litigation, boosting renewable material sourcing, and how connected technologies and reusable designs are aiding the industry’s transition toward a more sustainable future.
26 Apr 2023 --- In this PersonalCareInsights webinar, we revealed clean beauty innovations, discussed the impact of the latest industry regulations and shared how personal care brands can smartly contribute to the circular economy.Watch this webinar as we presented exclusive global data from Innova Market Insights and spoke with experts from Givaudan, Arkive and the European Environmental Bureau.
