Codexis
#8784
Rank
$159.87M
Marketcap
United States
Country
Dr. Stephen George Dilly MBBS, Ph.D. (Pres, CEO & Director)
Mr. Ross Taylor Jr., M.B.A. (Sr. VP & CFO)
Mr. John J. Nicols (Director & Strategic Advisor)
Summary
History
Codexis is based in Redwood City, CA and was incorporated in 2002. It went public in April 2010 on NASDAQ, and in October, acquired Maxygen's MolecularBreeding technology portfolio.
Pharmaceutical
Codexis won the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 for its work on a building block of Lipitor. It then won a second time in 2010 for its work with Merck & Co. on the active ingredient in Januvia.
Nutrition
In 2017, the company entered a partnership with Tate & Lyle to provide research and development for the production of new ingredients. That same year, Codexis announced a collaboration with Nestle to provide enzymes for metabolic disorders.
Biotherapeutics
In 2017, Codexis developed a recombinant phenylalanine ammonia-lyase enzyme, to act as a substitute phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme for people who suffer from phenylketonuria. The enzyme was in-licensed by Nestle Health Sciences.In 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical announced a collaboration with Codexis to research and create gene therapies for rare diseases, including lysosomal storage disorders.
Life science
In June 2020, they announced a partnership with Molecular Assemblies to engineer enzymes for DNA synthesis.
Mission
Vision
Key Team
Mr. Kevin Norrett M.B.A., M.S. (Chief Operating Officer)
Ms. Margaret Fitzgerald J.D. (Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Gen. Counsel & Sec.)
Ms. Asli Aras Ph.D. (VP & Head of Corp. Devel.)
Ms. Karen Frechou-Armijo (Sr. VP & Head of HR)
Mr. Rob Wilson Ph.D. (Sr. VP & GM of Performance Enzymes)
Dr. Karl A. Schoene Ph.D. (Sr. VP of Devel. & Operations)
Dr. Stefan Lutz Ph.D. (Sr. VP of Research)
Recognition and Awards
References
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Dr. Stephen George Dilly MBBS, Ph.D. (Pres, CEO & Director)
Mr. Ross Taylor Jr., M.B.A. (Sr. VP & CFO)
Mr. John J. Nicols (Director & Strategic Advisor)
