# Genomatica

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/genomatica/  
**Website:** https://www.genomatica.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Genomatica (which markets itself as Geno) is a San Diego, California biotechnology and sustainable materials company founded in 1998 that engineers microbes and fermentation processes to make widely used chemical building blocks from plants instead of fossil fuels. Its commercialized process technology covers Geno BDO (bio-based 1,4-butanediol, licensed to partners including BASF and Novamont), Brontide butylene glycol for personal care, Avela (R)-1,3-butanediol, plant-based nylon-6 intermediates developed with lululemon and manufacturing partners such as Hyosung and Sojitz, plus palm-oil alternatives and fragrance building blocks. Genomatica licenses its process technology to chemical producers rather than operating a software platform; as of this profile it publishes no public developer portal, API documentation, machine-readable specification, or agent-facing discovery surface.

## Kin Score — 13.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-17 under rubric 0.11.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 6.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 21.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 18.9 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | 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 |

## Security (1)

- **Genomatica Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Biotechnology, Sustainability, Materials, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Renewable, Industrial Biotech

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