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    Synonym joins EuropaBio: Together for Advancing the Global Bioeconomy

    18/02/2025

    PRESS RELEASE

    Brussels, 18 February 2025 - EuropaBio is pleased to announce that Synonym has joined the association.

    Based in New York City, Synonym commercializes bioproducts, offering a suite of software and technology to accelerate bioproducts to market. Scaler provides techno-economic analysis and planning tools for companies bringing bioproducts to market. Match powered by Capacitor, is a production management solution leveraging the largest global network of biomanufacturing infrastructure. iProof is a state-of-the-art milestone-scale facility in development in partnership with Primient located in Decatur, Illinois. Leveraging its unique data, design, and development capabilities, Synonym identifies and scales the most promising bioproducts to deliver a future powered by biology.

    In joining EuropaBio, Synonym brings its unique data and knowledge that helps to unlock production at an industrial scale expertise, while being an ecosystem player connecting biotechnology producers, manufacturers, and buyers. Their goal is to contribute to the success of the bioeconomy in the EU. By partnering with EuropaBio members to evaluate ways to scale up production and deliver biomanufacturing infrastructure projects in Europe.

    Dr. Claire Skentelbery, Director General of EuropaBio said ‘’Synonym is an example of how innovation for all aspects of biomanufacturing is essential to success. Enabling biomanufacturing is not just about having capacity, it’s also about being able to use that capacity. They will be essential to EU strategy for delivering economic growth through biotech.’’

    Edward Shenderovich, Co-founder and CEO of Synonym added ‘’We’re thrilled to join EuropaBio. Advancing the bioeconomy requires deep industry collaboration and we are happy to join a consortium focused on incubating just that ecosystem. We believe Synonym’s tool can greatly benefit all consortium members.”

    For more information on Synonym, please visit synonym.bio.

    Synonym joins EuropaBio: Together for Advancing the Global Bioeconomy


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