LinkedIn · Aug 2026
Phase says its Nottingham facility surpassed 3,000 hours of continuous operation and its lab system scaled 10x; the company is positioning ethanol producers as customers for a bolt-on CO2-to-ethanol system.
We make carbon negative chemicals from CO2 using fermentation
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Phase Biolabs is a UK biotechnology startup developing gas-fermentation technology that converts industrial CO2 emissions into carbon-neutral ethanol and other chemicals/e-fuels, designed as a bolt-on retrofit for existing plants.
Primary product
Gas-fermentation CO2 upcycling platform for producing ethanol and carbon-neutral chemicals/e-fuels
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Team size
1-10
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Industrial biotechnology / carbon utilization / gas fermentation
Offices
Unit 2 Alcester St, Harrimans Ln, Nottingham NG7 2UR, United Kingdom
Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
Business model
B2B technology licensing
industrial partnerships
pilot/demo deployments
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Bello Suleiman
Founder & CEO (listed on About page; title appears inconsistent with other sources)
Jack Robson
Operations Lead
Jin Wong
Bioinformatic Engineer
Clay Baines
Bio Engineer
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize mission-driven work at the frontier of industrial biotechnology, carbon capture, and scaling a modular retrofit system. No explicit benefits policy was found.
Compensation
No public compensation bands or detailed benefits/visa policy were found on the website or primary sources reviewed.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be B2B industrial partnerships / retrofit commercialization.
Differentiators
- —Bolt-on retrofit model for existing ethanol plants
- —Converts biogenic CO2 directly into additional ethanol
- —Gas-fermentation platform with modular scale-up
- —Publicly claims 3,000+ hours of continuous operation and 10x lab scale-up
- —Supported by YC W22 and Breakthrough Energy Fellows
Technology
gas fermentation
synthetic biology
biocatalyst
CO2 + hydrogen fermentation
pilot gas facility in Nottingham
Customers
Ethanol producers
Industrial CO2 emitters
Downstream chemicals/fuels industry partners
Competitors
LanzaTech
Terviva?
Carbon Recycling International
Solar Foods?
Twelve
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Pre-revenue to low seven figures (not publicly disclosed; inference only, treat as very uncertain)
Estimated monthly visits
308
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
CO2 Value Europe · Apr 2026
Announces Phase Biolabs as a new member; confirms founding in 2020, Nottingham HQ, CCU focus, ethanol-from-CO2 gas fermentation, pilot plant activity, and partnership work with CO2 and renewable hydrogen suppliers.
Phase Biolabs / Sifted mention · Mar 2024
Phase Biolabs' own recent-news list records a Sifted feature in March 2024, showing external media coverage of the company.
LinkedIn · Oct 2022
Founder David Ortega was selected for Breakthrough Energy’s second Innovator Fellows cohort, with funding and mentorship support.
Zillionize · Mar 2022
Investor note announcing a climate-tech investment in Phase Biolabs.
Jobs and careers at Phase Biolabs
1 job at Phase Biolabs
General Pool (Engineering Talent)
On-site
General
Nottingham
3y ago
On-site
Full-time