Mimetic Solutions, LLC, was founded in 2006 based on pioneering work by Dr. Nicholas Peppas (University of Texas) and Dr. Zach Hilt (University of Kentucky).

Mimetic Solutions, LLC, is funded and managed by Emergent Technologies, Inc., a venture capital firm specializing in funding, developing and commercializing university-derived technology.

Mimetic Solutions, LLC, is an Emergent Technologies Inc. (ETI) portfolio company, and ETI provides all management services. ETI, founded in 1989, is a unique life sciences venture firm that uses its Team Force paradigm to form, fund, and manage companies which commercialize groundbreaking institutional and university-based technologies. ETI is a turnkey solution for converting university science into high return ventures. ETI works with regional economic development groups and universities to capitalize on the technology assets unique to their region. ETI currently has a portfolio of 13 companies.