Biomanufacturing a Revolution from Waste Biomass
Building Energy Independence: We transform waste biomass into fermentable sugars, and intermediates for synthetic aviation fuels and cost-competitive chemicals — advancing national self-sufficiency and supply chain resilience.
Today’s Bioeconomy Wastes Too Much
~1.5B
>60%
$500B
~$100M
Converting waste biomass into bioproducts has been challenging and expensive
Mixed Feedstocks
Processes cannot handle mixed real-world feedstocks because they are ingredient specific.
Expensive CapEx
Equipment is expensive and can only be made of special materials due to harsh treatments.
Sugar Degradation
The harsh treatments also degrade sugars, lowering recovery of sugars and impacting OpEx.
Harsh Pretreatment
Harsh treatments impact process reliability, scalability and impact days of continuous operation.
Erg Bio’s unique process converts complex feedstocks into high value products
Feedstock Agnostic
Tested in >40 feedstocks including mixtures.
Readily Scalable
Commercially available equipment allows for reduced scaling costs.
Increased sugar recovery
90–95% sugar recovery compared to 75–80% traditionally.
Advanced Solvent
Our advanced solvents are environmentally safe, distillable, >98% recycled, and commercially available at low costs.
Proprietary yeast
Yeast that makes cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes and also ferments sugar to ethanol.
Preserves high-quality lignin
For future valorization in other sectors (road construction, adhesives).
Groundbreaking patented technology portfolio
Erg Bio’s core technology is exclusively licensed from the deconstruction and advanced biofuels portfolio of patents developed at the DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Erg Bio Impact
We turn the world’s overlooked biomass into new pathways for cost-competitive energy and chemical production — expanding domestic capability, diversifying inputs, and reinforcing industrial independence.
Erg Bio Co-founders
Erg Bio was founded by Vineet Rajgarhia, Blake Simmons, and Michael Rabson, combining deep expertise in energy, biotechnology, and company building. Their experience spans scientific innovation, industrial execution, and strategic leadership—uniting the capabilities needed to turn waste biomass into high-value fuels and chemicals that strengthen global supply chains.