Company Profile

Kalion Inc
Profile last edited on: 5/28/20      CAGE: 6BK21      UEI: T8LGHTSKHJH9

Business Identifier: Industrial biotechnology: high-purity chemicals from biomass
Year Founded
2011
First Award
2015
Latest Award
2021
Program Status
Active
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Location Information

92 Elm Street
Milton, MA 02186
   (617) 934-0266
   info@kalioninc.com
   www.kalioninc.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Norfolk

Public Profile

Kalion is an early stage industrial biotech company organized around the transformation of the traditional chemical industry by providing low-cost access to glucaric acid and S-3-hydroxybutyrolactone (3-HBL) using traditional, green, fermentation technology. Glucaric acid and 3-HBL were identified as “Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass” and multi-billion dollar markets for use of the two chemicals are limited by cost and availability (2004 DOE report). The effective development of glucaric acid and the subsequent development at Kalion has created a high purity glucaric acid that now allows companies and researchers from other universities to fully exploited the unique properties of glucaric acid and related molecul

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
10-14
Revenue Range
1M-1.5M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2021 2 NSF $1,171,155
Project Title: Low-Cost, High-Purity Biobased Glucaric Acid
2015 1 NSF $225,000
Project Title: Bioprocess-derived Glucaric Acid as a Renewable Feedstock for Diverse Polymers

Key People / Management

  Darcy Prather -- President

  Neal Connors -- CTO

  Kristala Prather -- Founder and Chief Scientist

  Tylor Smith -- Vice President of Product Development

  Alan Watson -- VP Development

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