Xylome Corporation

xylome specializes in adaptive solutions that enable first-generation biofuel producers to implement second generation biofuel technologies. xylome is a start-up biotechnology company based in madison, wisconsin. it was formed in 2007 with the primary goal of making cellulosic ethanol fermentation technology available to independent grain ethanol producers. its founder, thomas jeffries, has more than 30 years of research and commercialization experience in pretreatment, saccharification and yeast fermentation technology. xylome’s competitive advantage is that it is the only company in the u.s. with resilient, efficient technology for the fermentation of cellulosic and hemicellulosic sugars by naturally occurring yeasts. these unusual organisms are capable of fermenting hemicellulosic and cellulosic sugars without genetic modification. their inherent genetic stability, high capacity for hemicellulose fermentation, capacity to resist contamination, minimal nutritional requirements and