# Demetrix

engineers yeast peroxisomes to boost β-myrcene production — multicopy integration of the β-myrcene synthase fusion with peroxisome localization into Ty1 loci enhances the GPP precursor supply.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/demetrix/
Updated: 2026-07-08

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Secured over $60 million in venture-led funding, including an $11 million Series Seed and a $50 million Series A round | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-initiates-2022-commercial-manufacturing-campaign-301501907.html, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-secures-50-million-in-series-a-funding-to-provide-cannabinoids-to-pharmaceutical-supplement-and-consumer-product-companies-300883126.html, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-signs-its-first-contract-manufacturing-organization-for-commercial-scale-production-of-rare-cannabinoids-301232956.html |
| Capacity | Capable of producing metric tons of cannabinoids annually | https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/06/07/rare-cannabinoids-are-brewing-at-demetrix, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-signs-its-first-contract-manufacturing-organization-for-commercial-scale-production-of-rare-cannabinoids-301232956.html |
| Headcount | About 100 people as of June 2022 | https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/06/07/rare-cannabinoids-are-brewing-at-demetrix |
| Production site | Uses a third-party contract manufacturing organization (CMO) that is an FDA-registered, food cGMP-compliant facility; operates a 16,000 square foot R&D facility in Berkeley, California | https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/06/07/rare-cannabinoids-are-brewing-at-demetrix, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-signs-its-first-contract-manufacturing-organization-for-commercial-scale-production-of-rare-cannabinoids-301232956.html |
| Revenue | Expected to bring multi-million dollars of revenue in 2022 [medium confidence] | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/demetrix-initiates-2022-commercial-manufacturing-campaign-301501907.html |

Independent sources: berkeleyside.org, prnewswire.com

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