BLUUMBIO

We make bacteria and plants that clean up pollution.

Y CombinatorSummer 2021ActiveHealthcareIndustrial BioBiotechSustainability

What they do

Problem

Industrial activity leaves toxic pollutants in soil, water, air, and industrial effluent that harm ecosystems and public health.

Solution

They engineer bacteria and plants and use enzyme-based bioreactor systems to break down and remove toxic chemicals from the environment and industrial pipelines.

Who it's for

Industrial companies and environmental remediation organizations needing to remove contaminants from sites and prevent toxic releases from production processes.

Founders

Katherine French

Founder

I am a biologist dedicated to developing new technologies that harness nature to clean up the environment. I completed my PhD in the Department of Plant Sciences at Oxford University in 2016. Since then, I have worked at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to engineer organisms for bioremediation and to understand the environmental effects of genetically engineered bacteria and plants. BluumBio combines my passion for sustainability with my commitment to bioinovation.