| Source: Codexis, Inc.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading provider of enzymatic solutions for efficient and scalable therapeutics manufacturing, today announced that Byron Dorgan will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors when his current term ends at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Dorgan joined the Board in 2011, served as Chairman from 2021 through 2024, and currently serves as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He will remain a consultant to Codexis for one year following his departure from the Board.
“On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I want to express our appreciation for Byron’s valuable guidance and leadership as we collaborated to transform Codexis into a leading therapeutics manufacturing company,” said Stephen Dilly, MBBS, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Codexis. “We are grateful for his longstanding dedication to the Company and wish him the very best.”
Mr. Dorgan added, “It has been a privilege to serve on the Codexis Board alongside a group of bright and passionate directors for almost 15 years. I am incredibly proud of our progress toward advancing innovative solutions like the ECO Synthesis platform, and I look forward to following Codexis through its exciting next chapter.”
With this change, Codexis will reduce the number of seats on its Board of Directors from ten to nine.
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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