Following our new lab, we have a new website! 🌐 Thanks to the amazing design team at We are Palta, REEgen’s website has a fresh, modern look and helps visualize and explain our role in the rare earth supply chain. Explore it here: https://www.reegen.tech
REEgen
Biotechnology Research
Ithaca, NY 585 followers
Sustainably Mining Critical Metals with Biology
About us
Rare earth elements (REE) are critical for sustainable energy infrastructure, but their current environmental impact is simply too high. REEgen is reimagining the global rare earth supply by replacing the most harmful production steps with genetically optimized microbial processes, securing these critical elements for a future of unbounded, widespread renewable energy.
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https://reegen.tech/
External link for REEgen
- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Ithaca, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2022
- Specialties
- Genomic engineering, Bio-mining, and REE recovery
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Ithaca, NY 14850, US
Employees at REEgen
Updates
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You’ve got mail! We sent out our inaugural quarterly newsletter earlier today, packed with important updates from the past year. As we move forward into 2025, we look forward to scaling and piloting the clean production of rare earth concentrates from key secondary feedstocks after closing our $4 million seed fundraising round. We invite you to subscribe to receive future editions and encourage you to read the latest edition linked below. Subscribe: subscribepage.io/reegen Read our first edition: https://lnkd.in/g-maXuph #startups #criticalminerals #bioengineering #climatetech
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Thank you to New Energy New York for selecting REEgen as a voucher recipient! The funding will support testing our rare earth materials to determine the efficacy of our biorecovery processes. This will be critical for advancing our commercialization efforts in the new year to support the clean production of critical minerals for energy and battery storage technologies. #startups #criticalminerals #bioengineering
Assisting #startups in advancing tech development is a key component to the innovation ecosystem for building better batteries in the U.S. NENY is proud to support that startup support through the Technical Assistance Voucher program. Check out the 11 companies that will move the needle on their product and process development in 2025! #techfunding #startupsupport #buildingbetterbatteries #NewYork https://bit.ly/4g2y7SN
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REEgen headed across the pond for the end of November! Our CEO Alexa Schmitz was part of a Bioengineering for Critical Materials delegation sent to the UK where she had the incredible opportunity to tour several labs and meet researchers in the biomining field. Thank you to Kyle Dolan, Ph.D. from the British Consulate-General Chicago for leading the trip. We’ll be keeping in touch and look forward to potential collaborations! #startups #criticalminerals #bioengineering
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Last week, REEgen was selected for funding through Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL)'s Ignite Startup Projects program! The funding will be catalytic for improving the economics of sustainable rare earth biomanufacturing with upcycled waste streams. Thank you to the Ignite program and CTL for their ongoing support of our vision for sustainable, domestic rare earth recovery! #startups #criticalminerals #sustainableREE
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We’re excited to announce that REEgen was selected as a DOE Voucher recipient! We will work with Boundless Impact Research & Analytics to develop a lifecycle analysis (LCA) that can help us identify areas to improve our rare earth recovery process to minimize environmental impacts. We’re grateful for the support and look forward to making more impacts with the outcomes! #startups #criticalminerals #sustainableREE
📢 The latest Voucher Recipients have confirmed their partnerships with Voucher Providers—worth over $20M! Congratulations to the organizations that have been matched through DOE’s Voucher Program! The U.S. DOE Office of Technology Transitions, in collaboration with the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | U.S. Department of Energy, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), previously announced that over 170 companies, tribes, and local governments will receive support to advance commercialization of clean energy technologies in the form of in-kind DOE-funded vouchers. The #VoucherProgram is designed to grant small businesses, local governments, and other non-traditional partners access to the vetted resources and expertise they need to bring their clean energy technologies and projects to the next level. In this recent round, the program offered 7 different Vouchers support across many capabilities ranging from testing facility access to trusted third-party subject matter expertise. For a full list of the selected matches please visit: https://lnkd.in/exVfm9cA
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REEgen is launching a newsletter! Stay up-to-date with our progress as we advance our scientific processes, fundraise, and grow our team. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gKM-fYJX #startups #criticalminerals #sustainableREE
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Last week, REEgen traveled to New York City for NY Climate Week! Our CEO Alexa Schmitz pitched to investors at Venture For ClimateTech’s showcase, wrapping up our participation in their fourth cohort, and demoed at Activate’s Hard Tech Showcase. Lots of great collisions came out of the trip, and we look forward to keeping in touch! #nyclimateweek #climateweek #startups #sustainableREE #criticalminerals
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REEgen’s CTO Sean Medin made a trip down to Washington D.C. last week to speak at the ARPA-E Ammonia and Critical Minerals Recovery Workshop. He was invited to give a lightning talk on REEgen’s work and gained a better understanding of the landscape of rare earth element recovery from wastewater. We look forward to potential collaborations! #criticalminerals #biotech #rareearthelements
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