enzymes x AI = exozymes

A paradigm shift in chemical production through AI-driven exozymes to create sustainable, non-toxic alternatives to petrochemicals.

Chemicals are everywhere around us. They're in our medicine, fuel, plastic, food, and most colors, to name a few applications. Biochemical extraction is often inefficient, and petrochemical production is toxic and polluting. However - for the first time in history – we now have the tools and insight to control and optimize nature’s own biological processes, enabling us to replace traditional chemical production methods with a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative: Exozymes.

Exozymes are advanced enzymes engineered using AI to thrive in a bioreactor outside of living cells. Exozyme biosolutions allow us to efficiently transform affordable and widely available feedstocks into a diverse range of valuable small-molecule chemicals, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, nutraceuticals, and biofuel.

 

What is exozymes?

Exozymes are advanced enzymes engineered with AI to thrive in a bioreactor outside of living cells. Exozyme biosolutions transform affordable, widely available feedstocks like sugar and biomass into a diverse range of valuable small-molecule chemicals. These include active pharmaceutical ingredients for medicines as well as biofuels, to name a few but highly important use cases.

How is value created in the spin-outs, joint-ventures, and licensing deals?

We focus on rapidly advancing high-impact assets through clearly defined value inflection points, each designed to mitigate risk, validate our platform, and unlock commercial opportunity.

With a high-throughput process for early wins and a clear path to monetization, we’re positioned to deliver accelerated returns at the intersection of industrial biotechnology and strategic partnering. By progressing quickly and strategically through each step, we maximize returns for shareholders, attract world-class partners, and accelerate our mission of transforming chemical manufacturing.

Note: This is our current version, but this can be updated over time.

Value Inflection Points: De-risking Innovation

  1. 1: Ideation
    We identify unique problems where our exozyme biosolutions offers a differentiated solution with a strong technical and market fit. Thanks to our idea management process, promising opportunities emerge rapidly.

  2. 2: Proof of Concept
    Typically in weeks, we can validate that we can produce the desired compound using an AI-engineered pathway of exozymes. This process moves faster than traditional platforms, compressing timelines and reducing capital exposure.

  3. 3: Optimization & Technical Validation
    We optimize the exozyme pathways to demonstrate robust, repeatable yields -generating the data needed for asset valuation and early-stage partner engagement.

  4. 4: Scale-Up Demonstration
    Technical success is expanded to 10x–100x scale, proving industrial viability. Strategic partners are brought in here to co-invest in scale-up and go-to-market, minimizing CapEx and execution risk for eXoZymes and our shareholders.

  5. 5: Commercialization & Deal Structuring
    We convert validated opportunities into structured deals – spin-outs, joint-ventures, or licensing - each tailored to maximize equity value and preserve long-term upside. We work with partners to quantify economic value based on performance metrics, projected cost of goods, and market positioning—establishing fair and scalable value-sharing models.

News

Chris Marlett, MDB Capital

Slack Capital interview: Chris Marlett, Chairman of the Board

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Slack Capital interview: Damien Perriman, CCO

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Michael Heltzen & Erum Azeez Khan

eXoZymes highlights scalable biomanufacturing platform and first spinout, NCTx, on Grow Everything podcast

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The story of Invizyne

Invizyne co-founders, Tyler Korman, PhD - and - Paul Opgenorth, PhD, share how the basic idea - liberating the enzymes from the confines of working in cells - was hashed in Jim Bowie's lab at UCLA, before being spun out as Invizyne in 2019.

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Leadership Team

Our board of directors comprises seasoned professionals with extensive expertise, driving exceptional strategic leadership and governance.

 

Michael Heltzen, CEO

Michael Heltzen

CEO

Tyler Korman, Ph.D., Co-Founder and VP of Research

Tyler Korman, PhD

Co-Founder & VP of Research

Paul Opgenorth, Ph.D., Co-Founder and VP of Development

Paul Opgenorth, PhD

Co-Founder & VP of Development

Zach Karl, PhD, VP of Business Development

Zach Karl, PhD

VP of Business Development

Fouad Nawaz, VP of Finance

Fouad Nawaz

VP of Finance

Lasse H. Görlitz, VP of Communications

Lasse Görlitz

VP of Comms

Latest presentation

Explore our latest investor presentation to gain insights into Invizyne’s financial performance, strategic initiatives, and growth prospects. This comprehensive overview provides key information to help investors understand our market positioning and future opportunities.

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Investor Relation Contacts:

 

Corporate Headquarters

750 Royal Oaks Drive,
Suite 106
Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 415-1488

Investor Relations

Lasse Görlitz
VP of Communications
(858) 319-7135
press@exozymes.com

 

Transfer Agent

VStock Transfer, LLC.
18 Lafayette Place
Woodmere, New York 11598
(212) 828-8436

Board of Directors

Our board of directors comprises seasoned professionals with extensive expertise, driving exceptional strategic leadership and governance.

 

Christopher Marlett

Christopher Marlett

Chairman of the Board

Anthony DiGiandomenico

Anthony DiGiandomenico

Board Member

New board member, Edgardo Rayo, MDB Capital

Edgardo Rayo

Board member

Jim Lalonde, Ph.D.

Jim Lalonde, Ph.D.

Board Member, Formerly SVP of R&D Codexis

Lon Bell

Lon Bell

Board Member, CEO of DTP Thermoelectri

James Bowie

James Bowie, Ph.D.

Co-Founder & Board Member, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UCLA

Committee Composition

  Audit Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Human Resource & Compensation Committee
Lon Bell
Jim Bowie
James Lalonde

 

Committee Chair.    Committee Member

Governance Documents

 

Audit Committee Charter


Clawback Policy


Code of Ethics and Business Conduct


Compensation Committee Charter


Insider Trading Policy


Nominating Committee Charter