"We understand and excel at the entire path to industrial production." - Iris Palamin, VP, Process Development & Manufacturing Excellence

Watch Amyris' new video, "Inside Barra Bonita," to learn from Adam Blaziak, Chief Operations Officer; Iris Palamin, VP, Process Development & Manufacturing Excellence; and Cassio Barbosa, Director of Operations, how our teams have used design, data, and operational excellence to enable reliable, industrial-scale supply of precision fermentation derived ingredients.

Key Takeaways:

  • Barra Bonita has over 1.4 million liters of fermentation capacity and can produce multiple molecules at the same time.
  • Every engineering and supplier decision was based on manufacturing experience.
  • The plant generates more than one billion data points a day, which enable its systems to self-adjust and self-regulate in real time.
  • Operations are grounded with established manufacturing excellence frameworks, including 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Lean.