Industrial Microbes

Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes) is a synthetic-biology company in Alameda, California that engineers microorganisms to convert renewable, low-carbon feedstocks such as ethanol and methane into commercial-grade industrial chemicals and bio-based materials. Founded in 2014 (Y Combinator W15) by Liz Clarke, Derek Greenfield, and Noah Helman, the company has produced 100% bio-based acrylic acid and targets net-zero or negative-emission building-block chemicals for coatings, paints, carbon-fiber precursors, biopolymers, and biodegradable plastics. This is a company profile in the API Evangelist network; Industrial Microbes publishes no public developer API, OpenAPI definition, SDKs, or developer portal, so the enrichment pipeline captured only verified company identity and website link properties.

Industrial Microbes is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, Green Chemicals, and Biomanufacturing.

Industrial Microbes’ developer surface includes engineering blog and 4 more developer resources.

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7.2/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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Composite quality — 7.2/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

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Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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  materials. Founded in 2014 (Y Combinator W15) by Liz Clarke, Derek Greenfield, and Noah Helman, the company has produced
  100% bio-based acrylic acid and targets net-zero or negative-emission building-block chemicals for coatings, paints, carbon-fiber
  precursors, biopolymers, and biodegradable plastics. This is a company profile in the API Evangelist network; Industrial
  Microbes publishes no public developer API, OpenAPI definition, SDKs, or developer portal, so the enrichment pipeline captured
  only verified company identity and website link properties.
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