Codexis Announces Signing of Lease for GMP Manufacturing Facility
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading provider of enzymatic solutions for the efficient and scalable manufacturing of complex therapeutics, today announced that it has signed a lease for a 34,000 square foot GMP manufacturing facility in Hayward, California.
The multi-purpose facility will allow Codexis to expand its internal capabilities into GMP manufacturing of siRNA and other oligonucleotides using its ECO Synthesis platform. The company expects to begin modifications to the existing facility in early 2026. The flexible facility design may also be used to scale the manufacturing of high quality purified enzymes, critical subcomponents of the ECO Synthesis platform.
"This facility marks a fundamental pivot in Codexis’s transformation into a development partner of choice for enzymatic manufacturing of oligonucleotides,” said Alison Moore, PhD, President and CEO. “This facility will allow us to offer manufacturing services to our customers to support early clinical trials, and underscores our commitment to changing how siRNA is made and delivering the highest levels of quality and service. In addition, the flexibility of the facility will allow us to adapt it to match the evolving needs of our business.”
About Codexis
Codexis is a leading provider of enzymatic solutions for efficient and scalable therapeutics manufacturing, leveraging its proprietary CodeEvolver® technology platform to discover, develop and enhance novel, high-performance enzymes. Codexis enzymes solve for real-world challenges associated with small molecule pharmaceuticals manufacturing and nucleic acid synthesis. The Company is currently developing its proprietary ECO Synthesis® manufacturing platform to enable the scaled manufacture of RNAi therapeutics through an enzymatic route. Codexis’ unique enzymes can drive improvements such as higher yields, reduced energy usage and waste generation, improved efficiency in manufacturing and greater sensitivity in genomic and diagnostic applications. For more information, visit https://www.codexis.com.
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Released November 10, 2025