HelioBioSys

About:

HelioBioSys is a biotechnology company that specializes in marine cyanobacteria.

Website: http://www.heliobiosys.com/

Top Investors: National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, Cleantech Open

Description:

HelioBioSys is a biotechnology company that specializes in marine cyanobacteria. The company uses marine cyanobacteria that grow on air, seawater, and sunlight. They produce a variety of complex biopolymers. HelioBioSys has developed cost-effective ways to harvest and process them into concentrated polysaccharides and hydrogels. These sustainably-derived biomaterials have applications in cosmetics, sunscreens and bioplastics.