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…And the Winner Is: Lectrolyst! We’ve Received a Grant from Delaware’s EDGE 2.0 Program

Earlier this month, Lectrolyst was awarded a $162,500 grant from the State of Delaware’s Division of Small Business through its Encouraging Development, Growth, and Expansion (EDGE) program. As one of the winners in the STEM division, this investment underscores Lectrolyst’s potential to scale into the next big thing to come out of Delaware.

This award is more than a vote of confidence—it’s a catalyst for growth. Lectrolyst will use the funding to accelerate development of its electro-agriculture technology, which transforms carbon waste into valuable chemicals like acetate for precision fermentation. By optimizing its electrochemical stack systems and designing containerized units for deployment, the company is laying the groundwork for scalable solutions that can reshape sustainable food and chemical production.

EDGE 2.0 is Delaware’s flagship pitch and funding competition, designed to help early-stage businesses turn bold ideas into lasting impact. For Lectrolyst, this grant provides critical resources to move from prototype to commercial readiness, positioning the company to attract additional investment and partnerships. With this support, Lectrolyst is one step closer to delivering technology that enhances solar-to-food efficiency, reduces land and fertilizer use, and creates a more sustainable future.

A full press release is available here.

Lectrolyst Joins Lesaffre’s CCU for FOOD Initiative

On the initiative of Lesaffre, three international consortia, bringing together ten partners, have just been launched around three Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) projects specifically adapted to the food industry.

The CCU For FOOD program brings together experts from all backgrounds with the aim of designing innovative and sustainable solutions. Its objective is to develop processes capable of transforming CO₂ into nutritional sources for fermentation and food products using CCU technology combined with fermentation. This circular and innovative approach aims to address demographic and climate challenges by offering sustainable and environmentally friendly technological alternatives.

Engineers, researchers, and start-up entrepreneurs from around the world responded to the call, demonstrating their ambition to join the CCU for FOOD program during various working sessions with Lesaffre teams. This successful open-innovation initiative led to the formation of three consortia this summer, involving 10 renowned European and American partners.

“The CCU for Food initiative is a critical step towards a total re-imagining of the ways in which we make food, creating new pathways that minimize our climate impacts and ensure ample nutrition for an ever-increasing global population,” says Dr. Greg Hutchings, President and co-founder of Lectrolyst.

Relevant and effective alternative pathways

The projects led by the consortia focus on biogenic CO₂ capture and conversion pathways identified as particularly promising. To be considered relevant and effective, the technologies explored must demonstrate their technical feasibility, economic viability, and environmental and social benefits that are at least equivalent to, if not superior to, those of current processes. That is why the first phase currently aims to assess the technical and economic relevance and sustainability benefits of each CCU paths. On this basis, the scaling-up stages will be initiated for the options deemed to be the most effective.

As coordinator of the three consortia, Lesaffre firmly believes that innovation occurs when we pool our collective intelligence. That is why "the CCU for FOOD initiative remains open to all new partners (innovators, researchers, start-ups) and funders to strengthen the pool of expertise and broaden the field of applications," says Thierry Cosson.

The 10 partners who joined Lesaffre on the CCU for Food program

• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

• Carbon Limits AS

• Energo

• Lectrolyst

• Lena FRIEDMANN

• Processium

• PuRE Carbon Capture

• TU Delft (Netherlands)

• University of Liege (Belgium)

• University of Oulu (Finland)

Lectrolyst is no stranger to developing innovative new ways to produce food from CO₂ emissions. The company recently completed a major project to convert CO₂ into edible protein and their core technology enabled a runner-up finish in the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge.

Lectrolyst’s IP is based around core technology that enables a process called electro-agriculture. In electro-agriculture, carbon emissions are converted into acetate using clean electricity. This acetate then provides a platform molecule for biomanufacturing food products. This approach could allow for CO₂ to be utilized at the gigaton scale while facilitating a large net reduction in emissions for everyday food products.

In Case You Missed It

• Lectrolyst co-founder Prof. Feng Jiao demonstrates a key method to extend the lifetime of our acetate production units. Members of the Lectrolyst team, in collaboration with Washington University in St. Louis, recently unveiled an exciting new breakthrough: a membraneless electrolyzer for improving acetate production stability and reducing material costs! Read the full open-source article here. 

• Take another look at our 10 kW electrolyzer unit that forms the core of our upcoming C2 Capsule containerized production system: 

Want to Get Involved?

Lectrolyst is actively pursuing lead investors for a pre-seed VC fundraising round. We are also exploring new partnership opportunities to accelerate our growth and innovation. If you’re interested in joining us on this exciting journey, please reach out to Dr. Greg Hutchings at [email protected]. For more information on our groundbreaking work, visit us at www.lectrolyst.com.