# C16 Biosciences

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/c16-biosciences/  
**Website:** https://www.c16bio.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

C16 Biosciences is a New York City based synthetic biology company producing high-performance, sustainable ingredients for consumer goods manufacturers through its proprietary Palmless platform. Using microbial fermentation and biotechnology, C16 designs plant-free, deforestation-free alternatives to palm oil and petroleum-derived commodity ingredients for beauty and personal care, food, and home and personal care markets. Its flagship Palmless Torula Oil is a bioactive super-emollient with antioxidant properties for skincare formulations, alongside designer fats, oils, fatty acids, triglycerides, and alcohols. The company was added to the API Evangelist network as a portfolio company of DCVC; it is an ingredients and biomanufacturing business and does not currently publish a public developer platform or API.

## Kin Score — 5.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 5.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **C16 Biosciences Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Tags

Company, Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, Sustainable Ingredients, Palm Oil Alternative, Consumer Goods, Fermentation, Climate Tech

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/c16-biosciences/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.