US Patent Issued to Genomatica on May 27 for "Microorganisms and methods for production of 4-hydroxybutyrate, 1,4-butanediol and related compounds" (California, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,627, issued on May 27, was assigned to Genomatica Inc. (San Diego).

"Microorganisms and methods for production of 4-hydroxybutyrate, 1,4-butanediol and related compounds" was invented by Priti Pharkya (San Diego), Anthony P. Burgard (Bellefonte, Pa.), Stephen J. Van Dien (Encinitas, Calif.), Robin E. Osterhout (San Diego), Mark J. Burk (San Diego), John D. Trawick (La Mesa, Calif.), Michael P. Kuchinskas (Escondido, Calif.), Brian Steer (San Diego), Stefan Andrae (San Diego) and Amit Shah (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms having a 4-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-buty...