Yield10 Bioscience
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. is an agricultural bioscience company focused on developing innovative technologies to enhance crop yields in the United States and Canada. The company operates its Trait Factory to create high-value seed traits for the agriculture and food industries, with a particular emphasis on oilseed crops, including the oilseed Camelina sativa. Yield10 leverages advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology techniques, such as gene editing and metabolic engineering, to introduce specific genetic modifications that improve the productivity and nutritional profile of crops. The company also maintains an oilseed development center in Saskatchewan, Canada, and has established research agreements with prominent industry partners, including Bayer AG and J. R. Simplot Company, to develop traits in various crops. Yield10 Bioscience was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
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Tepha
Series A in 2003
Tepha, Inc. is a medical device company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, specializing in the development and manufacturing of components derived from proprietary biomaterial technology. Incorporated in 1998, Tepha focuses on creating innovative products based on polyhydroxyalkanoates, a new class of absorbable biomaterials engineered using recombinant DNA technology. The company's offerings include monofilament sutures for soft tissue approximation, monofilament meshes for various surgical applications such as hernia and pelvic floor repair, and a P4HB regenerative polymer scaffold for treating stress urinary incontinence. Additionally, Tepha produces surgical films for tissue support and composite meshes designed to minimize tissue attachment. The advanced properties of Tepha's biomaterials, including flexibility, elasticity, biocompatibility, and tensile strength, position the company to address unmet needs in the medical device industry across multiple fields.
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