23 Jun 2022 --- Epoch Biodesign, part of Total BioDesign Company, has raised a US$11 million seed round. The proceeds will be directed toward expanding its protein design platform, constructing new R&D facilities, and further scaling bio-recycling. The business uses biology to “develop natural solutions to unnatural problems.” The company’s first solution – bio recycling – uses a tuneable enzymatic process to transform plastic waste into everyday chemicals.Some 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, the company highlights. Due to the complexities of plastic waste, recycling rates remain “unacceptably low.”
