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Zymergen Inc.

Biomedical

Bankruptcy

High confidence (90%)

Updated Oct 13, 2026, 12:04 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

Latest material event: Creditors of Zymergen Inc. reached the deadline to file claims (Dec 11, 2023)

Bankruptcy information

Court records associated with this company's legal entities.

23-11661
Court
D. Delaware
District
Delaware
Chapter
Other
Case status
UNKNOWN
Filed
Oct 3, 2023
Judge
Karen B. Owens
Trustee
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Reported assets
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Reported liabilities
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Affiliated debtors

3 affiliated entities filed with Zymergen Inc. and are administered under the same case. Each filed its own petition.

Timeline

Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.

  1. Creditors of Zymergen Inc. reached the deadline to file claims

    Dec 11, 2023

    Claims deadline

    Zymergen Inc.: General Bar Date. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 23-11661 — “Zymergen Inc. — case 23-11661 — Delaware — before Karen B. Owens — filed Oct 03 2023 — 4 affiliated debtors”
  2. Zymergen Inc. had its first day hearing

    Oct 4, 2023

    First day hearing

    Zymergen Inc.: First Day Hearing. Published by Epiq, the claims and noticing agent appointed in the case.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 23-11661 — “Zymergen Inc. — case 23-11661 — Delaware — before Karen B. Owens — filed Oct 03 2023 — 4 affiliated debtors”
  3. Zymergen Inc. filed for bankruptcy

    Oct 3, 2023

    Bankruptcy filed

    Zymergen Inc. filed for bankruptcy in D. Delaware as case 23-11661 on Oct 03 2023.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 23-11661 — “Zymergen Inc. — case 23-11661 — Delaware — before Karen B. Owens — filed Oct 03 2023 — 4 affiliated debtors”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
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Industry
Biomedical
Subindustry
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Website
zymergen.comSource verification pending
LinkedIn
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Headquarters
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Also known as
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Legal entities
Zymergen Inc.

Sources

Every material source used to build this profile.

  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Zymergen Inc. — case 23-11661 — Delaware — before Karen B. Owens — filed Oct 03 2023 — 4 affiliated debtors
    View source record

Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 18, 2026, 01:32 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 18, 2026, 01:14 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 15, 2026, 12:35 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 12, 2026, 12:04 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 11, 2026, 12:02 AM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • UNKNOWN → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 9, 2026, 09:39 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.