METALX BIOCYCLE INC. NEW SEED SBIR AWARD CONTROL NUMBER: 1954-1848 PROJECT TITLE: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY APPROACH TO CRITICAL METAL EXTRACTION FROM WASTE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO ENSURE A ROBUST SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR CLEAN ENERGY METALX BIOCYCLE INC. PROPOSES TO OPTIMIZE EACH STEP OF THE METAL RECOVERY PROCESS FOR E-WASTE SUBSTRATES WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING PROOF-OF-CONCEPT OF A COMPLETE, CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM FOR CRITICAL METALS.