For those interested, YC has invested in a few synthetic organism companies. Ginkgo Bioworks (YC) is probably the most notable, they've raised a good amount of

For those interested, YC has invested in a few synthetic organism companies. Ginkgo Bioworks (YC) is probably the most notable, they've raised a good amount of money on this platform. Teewinot is also working on biosythentic cannibis. I wouldn't get your hopes up, biosythensis is a much messier and less defined process than chemical synthesis, meaning the route to market is much more rugged. There are some cool use cases that may arise - such as rust eating bacteria - but in general I'd expect an experienced synthetic chemist to be a more economy favorable route to most chemicals. Partial synthesis, where a chemist works with a partial product produced in yeast, might yield good results in some edge cases.