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CIRCULAR CARBON. PROGRAMMABLE BIOLOGY.

Designer molecules,made sustainably.

Lypo is developing a biotechnology platform to turn renewable carbon into high-performance biochemicals, with biodegradable cosmetic ingredients as a target application.

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OUR PURPOSE

Nature’s potential. Engineered possibilities.

Synthetic biology enables circularity. Our ambition is the sustainable manufacture of bespoke biochemicals, bringing renewable carbon and programmable biology together.

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Carbon inputAI-powered protein designCosmetic ingredients
THE PLATFORM

A new purpose for carbon.

From residual industrial carbon to designed biochemical outputs: explore the concepts behind Lypo’s platform approach.

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Carbon input

Residual industrial carbon and renewable carbon feedstock are inputs in the company-described approach to biochemical manufacture.

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AI-powered protein design

AI-powered protein design and engineering are part of the approach to exploring enzyme designs.

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High-throughput variant screening

High-throughput screening of enzyme variants helps identify candidates for performance targets. Screening capacity and assay results have not yet been published.

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Cosmetic ingredient targets

The current target application is high-performance biodegradable cosmetic ingredients with programmable functional properties, in development rather than commercially available.

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APPLICATIONS

Designed for performance. Directed towards circularity.

A focused application objective today. A distinct platform ambition for the longer term.

CURRENT TARGET APPLICATION

Cosmetic ingredients

Lypo targets high-performance biodegradable cosmetic ingredients, aiming for control over functional properties. These are development objectives, not commercially available products.

LONG-TERM PLATFORM GOAL

Advanced therapeutics

Advanced therapeutics are a long-term platform ambition, including potential applications for aggressive brain cancer and diabetes. Lower production costs are a goal, not a demonstrated outcome.

Long-term ambition, not a current clinical pipeline. Clinical efficacy, approved treatments and commercially available therapeutic products are not established.

Dr Rory Gordon
THE PEOPLE

Building with biology.

Dr Rory Gordon is the founder of Lypo, working on sustainable biotechnology. His work is focused on the company’s ambition for circular biochemical manufacture.

Dr Rory Gordon
Founder
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COMPANY UPDATE
15 / 09 / 2026

Part of the 2026 Industrial Biotech Bootcamp cohort.

Lypo was included in the cohort announcement published on 15 September 2026 by Biotech Booster. The programme is organised by Biotech Booster and Planet B.io.

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LET’S CONNECT

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