Josh Hoffman is the CEO of Zymergen, the biotech start-up. His company combines advanced machine learning with clever genetics to persuade microbes to efficiently produce industrial materials. Their first product, Hyaline, will be used in the screens of smartphones. Hoffman’s bugs use natural processes to elegantly grow the screen film, requiring much less energy than making plastics from oil. It is a method that effectively removes hydrocarbons from the production of prosthetic materials.
