# Allonnia

a Ginkgo Bioworks spinout whose RE-Cover platform uses engineered proteins to bind rare earth elements — neodymium, praseodymium, yttrium — from coal ash, mine tailings and mine-impacted water in modular, site-deployable systems,…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/allonia/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $102 million to $110 million raised to date | https://allonnia.com/allonnia-raises-more-than-20-million-to-accelerate-deployment-of-critical-materials-biotechnology/, https://allonnia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Allonnia-One-Pager__Feb-2025.pdf, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allonnia-launches-from-ginkgo-bioworks-ferment-consortium-with-40m-series-a-to-address-critical-problems-in-waste-remediation-with-synthetic-biology-appoints-nicole-richards-as-ceo-301157826.html |
| Headcount | approximately 47 to 50 employees | https://allonnia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Allonnia-One-Pager__Feb-2025.pdf |
| Production site | Eagle Mine, Michigan (D-Solve pilot); SGS Lakefield, Ontario (pilot program) | https://allonnia.com/, https://allonnia.com/allonnia-raises-more-than-20-million-to-accelerate-deployment-of-critical-materials-biotechnology/, https://allonnia.com/re-cover/, https://altss.com/profile/allonnia, https://apnews.com/press-release/business-wire/press-release-77a78015fc9941298b34e94f5415d22c |
| Regulatory approval | Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have issued letters supporting RE-Cover extraction activities | https://allonnia.com/, https://allonnia.com/re-cover/ |
| Capacity | Modular system, scalable site by site based on feedstock volume [medium confidence] | https://allonnia.com/, https://allonnia.com/re-cover/ |

Independent sources: altss.com, apnews.com, prnewswire.com

## Technologies

- [Microbial bioremediation (enzymatic degradation, PFAS destruction, MBR wastewater)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/microbial-bioremediation/)
- [PFAS biodegradation](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/pfas-biodegradation/)
- [Rare-earth and critical-metal biosorption](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/bio-rare-earth-critical-metal-biosorption/)