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STAGE

FUNDING

HEADCOUNT

KEYWORDS

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17Cicada

Startup

EMEA

Cambridge

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

specialty chemicals for bioplastics

1849 Bio

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

custom-engineered microbes for copper extraction

21st.BIO

Scaleup

EMEA

Sogborg

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

production technology for proteins like alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin; regulatory services

3BarBio

Startup

Americas

Columbus

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

innovative packaging for viable microbes; microbial products for agriculture

AAK

Multinational

EMEA

Malmo

,

Sweden

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

functional ingredients for gut health, skin health, nutrient-enriched formulas; sustainable oils

AB Enzymes

Established

EMEA

Darmstadt

,

Germany

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

food-grade enzymes for baking, beverages, grains; technical enzymes for detergents, textiles, pulp and paper

AB InBev

Multinational

EMEA

Leuven

,

Belgium

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

beer brands like Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois; no-alcohol options like Corona Cero

AB Mauri

Multinational

EMEA

Peterborough

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

yeast; bakery ingredients; fermentation solutions for bioethanol, animal nutrition

AB Vista

Scaleup

EMEA

Marlborough

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

enzymes (Econase GT, Econase XT, Finase EC, Quantum Blue); nutritional additives (Axcelera C, Axcelera P, Vistabet, Vistacell); gut health solutions (Signis, Progres)

ADM

Multinational

Americas

Chicago

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Ingredients for human/animal nutrition; probiotics; biofuels; industrial biosolutions

AEQUOR Inc.

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

marine microbe-derived anti-biofilm molecules; green chemicals for water treatment

AFYREN

Scaleup

EMEA

Clermont-Ferrand

,

France

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Biobased organic acids (acetic, propionic, butyric, isobutyric, valeric, isovaleric, caproic)

AGC Biologics

Multinational

Americas

Bothell

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

CDMO services for therapeutic proteins; cell therapy; viral vectors; plasmid DNA; messenger RNA

AGRANA Group

Multinational

EMEA

Vienna

,

Austria

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

sugar; starch products; fruit preparations; juice concentrates; bioethanol

AIO

Startup

EMEA

Tallinn

,

Estonia

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

RedOil; Encapsulated Oil; ZymaLipid Complex

AMSilk

Scaleup

EMEA

Neuried

,

Germany

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

silk formulations including fibers and yarns, sprayable formulations, hydrogels and silk powder

ARD

Established

EMEA

Pomacle

,

France

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

process development; pilot plant services; CDMO

ARTES Biotechnology

Established

EMEA

Langenfeld

,

Germany

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

CDMO services for microbial cell lines and processes; licenses for biosimilars, vaccines, enzymes; recombinant antigens, enzymes, functional proteins

ATUM

Scaleup

Americas

Newark

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Gene Design & Synthesis; Protein Production; Cell Line Development

Aber Instruments Ltd

Scaleup

EMEA

Aberystwyth

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Biomass monitors (Futura Spectra, Optura); single-use sensors (BioPAT Viamass)

Abolis Biotechnologies

Scaleup

EMEA

Evry

,

France

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Microbial strains for bio-based chemicals; bioprocess development services

Absci Corporation

Scaleup

Americas

Vancouver

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

ABS-201 for androgenetic alopecia; de novo antibodies

Accelagen

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

recombinant protein expression services; custom protein purification; enzyme toolbox

Acib GmbH

Established

EMEA

Graz

,

Austria

Funding:

Other

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

bioprocess development; enzyme and protein production services

Aclid

Startup

Americas

New York

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

end-to-end biosecurity platform; real-time screening; research verification

Adamo Foods

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

sustainable fungi-based steaks and fillets

Adaptyv

Startup

EMEA

Lausanne

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

platform for protein sequence submission, assays (binding, activity, stability), experiment management

Adisseo

Multinational

EMEA

Antony

,

France

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Essential nutrients (methionine, vitamins); feed digestibility (enzymes, emulsifiers); animal resilience (antioxidants, probiotics); sulfur products

Advanced Biotech

Scaleup

Americas

Totowa

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Natural aromatics; pyrazines; essential oils; fermentation-derived molecules

Advanced Enzyme Technologies

Established

APAC

Thane

,

India

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Enzymes for pharma/nutraceuticals; animal feed enzymes; food processing enzymes; industrial enzymes for textiles/leather

Aemetis

Established

Americas

Cupertino

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Ethanol; biodiesel; renewable natural gas; sustainable aviation fuel

Aerbio

Startup

EMEA

Gundsmagle Nordmark

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Proton sustainable protein

Aether Biomachines

Scaleup

Americas

Menlo Park

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

RapidPrint and Ultra filaments; super materials for aerospace; proteins for mineral extraction (rare earths, lithium)

Again

Scaleup

EMEA

Copenhagen

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

aroma & flavors; coloring solutions; personal care ingredients; industrial enzymes; proteins; commodity chemicals; fertilizers

AgroSpheres

Scaleup

Americas

Charlottesville

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

biofungicide (FUN-THYME); broad-spectrum bioinsecticide

Air Protein

Startup

Americas

San Leandro

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Air Protein

Ajinomoto

Multinational

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

AJI-NO-MOTO umami seasoning; amino acids; pharmaceuticals

Alagene

Startup

EMEA

Rehovot

,

Israel

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

CRO

Algenesis Labs

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Plant-based polyurethane foams and materials for footwear, surfboards, phone cases

Algenie

Startup

APAC

Sydney

,

Australia

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Algae production systems (Mini, Helix, Mega)

Algenuity

Startup

EMEA

Stewartby

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Acquired / Defunct

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

White Chlorella powder (EdenFlo, EdenPro)

AlkaLi Labs

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Engineered microbes for lithium, rare earths, cobalt extraction

All G

Scaleup

APAC

Sydney

,

Australia

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

LFX bio-equivalent lactoferrin; human micellar caseins

Allied Carbon Solutions (Japan)

Startup

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

sophorolipids (biosurfactants)

Allonnia

Startup

Americas

Boston

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

SAFF for PFAS removal; microbe methods for nickel recovery

Allozymes

Startup

APAC

Singapore

,

Singapore

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

enzyme engineering services; biosolutions licensing

Alltech

Multinational

Americas

Lexington

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

specialty ingredients; premix supplements; feed and biologicals

Almac Group

Multinational

EMEA

Craigavon

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

API manufacture; formulation development; clinical trial supply services; commercial manufacture; biomarker-driven clinical trials

Alphazyme

Established

Americas

Jupiter

,

United States

Funding:

Acquired / Defunct

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

enzymes for NGS; enzymes for amplification technologies/MDx; enzymes for mRNA therapeutics/IVT

Alta Resource Technologies

Startup

Americas

Boulder

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

processing platform for rare earth elements (e.g., neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium)

Amai Proteins

Startup

EMEA

Rehovot

,

Israel

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Designer Sweet Proteins; sweelin (monellin-based sweet protein)

Amano Enzyme Inc.

Established

APAC

Nagoya

,

Japan

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

tailor-made enzymes; enzyme products for food, healthcare & medical, and green chemistry

Amino GmbH

Established

EMEA

Frellstedt

,

Germany

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

L-serine; L-threonine; L-tryptophan; L-isoleucine; L-valine

Aminoverse B.V.

Startup

EMEA

Nuth

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Enzyme R&D services including discovery, analysis, development, and custom production; unique collection of biocatalysts and products like immobilized lipase kit

AmphiStar

Startup

EMEA

Ghent

,

Belgium

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

biosurfactants (AmphiCare, AmphiClean)

Amyris

Established

Americas

Emeryville

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

custom renewable chemistry solutions

Angel Yeast

Multinational

APAC

Yichang

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

yeast extracts; enzymes; microbial nutrition; baker's yeast and ingredients; yeast for animal nutrition; human health products

Anhui Huaheng Biotechnology (AHB)

Scaleup

APAC

Hefei

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

Key Products:

L-alanine; DL-alanine; beta-alanine; D-alanine; L-aspartic acid and salts; L-histidine

Anodyne Chemistries

Startup

Americas

Burnaby

,

Canada

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

formate and peroxide based-products; sustainable chemicals; low-carbon fuels

Ansa Biotechnologies

Startup

Americas

Emeryville

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

custom DNA synthesis up to 50 kb

Antheia

Scaleup

Americas

Menlo Park

,

United States

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

biosynthetic KSMs and APIs; platform for scaling from bench to industrial manufacturing

Anthology

Startup

Americas

Cambridge

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

functional proteins for healthy aging and GLP-1 foods; enzymes for animal health; bioproduction of chemicals, materials, food from wastes

Anzen Industries

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Performance Optimization Platform; biocatalysts for biogas yield

Applexion

Scaleup

EMEA

Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost

,

France

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Purification systems and equipment; resins and membranes; digital services

Aralez Bio

Startup

Americas

Berkeley

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

noncanonical amino acids (e.g., Fmoc-7-Methyl-L-Tryptophan)

Arbiom

Startup

EMEA

Paris

,

France

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Yusto (food protein); SylPro (feed protein)

Arborea

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

microalgae biomass (proteins, natural colors, bioactive nutrients)

ArkeaBio

Startup

Americas

Charlestown

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

methane-reducing vaccine for cattle

Arla Foods

Multinational

EMEA

Viby

,

Denmark

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese); protein ingredients

Arsenale Bioyards

Startup

EMEA

Milano

,

Italy

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

end-to-end biomanufacturing platform; reactors; AI software

Artechno S.A.

Established

EMEA

Gembloux

,

Belgium

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

microorganisms including sporulating bacteria of the genus Bacillus

Arxada

Established

EMEA

Basel

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

microbial control solutions; biocides; preservatives

Arzeda

Scaleup

Americas

Seattle

,

United States

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

designer proteins; enzymes; ProSweet Reb M Stevia

Ashland

Established

Americas

Wilmington

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

active ingredients for personal care; stabilizers for food; pharmaceutical excipients; sphingnans/xanthans from fermentation.

Associated British Foods plc

Multinational

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

yeast; bakery ingredients; enzymes; health and nutrition ingredients

Asymchem

Multinational

APAC

Tianjin

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

CDMO services for APIs, biologics, peptides, oligonucleotides; enzyme solutions

AtSpiro

Startup

EMEA

Copenhagen

,

Denmark

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

ShakeReactor

Automated Engineering Services (AES)

Established

Americas

Oceanside

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

automated engineering services

Avecom

Established

EMEA

Ghent

,

Belgium

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

remediation solutions; fermentation platforms; biobased products

Azotic Technologies

Scaleup

EMEA

Dunnington

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Envita nitrogen-fixing inoculant for crops (corn, soybeans, rice, etc.)

B.fab

Startup

EMEA

Cologne

,

Germany

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

platform chemicals, biochemicals, and biopolymers from CO2

BASF

Multinational

EMEA

Ludwigshafen

,

Germany

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

platform chemicals; agricultural solutions; bio-based materials

BIOVIA

Multinational

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

BIOVIA Pipeline Pilot; Discovery Studio; ONE Lab; Materials Studio; quality/regulatory management tools

BP

Multinational

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

ethanol; renewable diesel; sustainable aviation fuel

BPS Biosciences

Established

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Biochemical and cell-based assay kits; recombinant proteins; stable cell lines; lentivirus/AAV tools; custom services

BRAIN AG

Established

EMEA

Zwingenberg

,

Germany

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Specialist enzymes; custom enzyme solutions; bioprocess services

BRAIN/Biocatalysts

Established

EMEA

Cardiff

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Custom specialist enzymes for industrial applications

Bachem

Multinational

EMEA

Bubendorf

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

peptide APIs; oligonucleotide APIs; custom peptides

Bacta

Startup

EMEA

Paris

,

France

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

b-Astaxanthin; biosynthetic natural rubber

Bactobio

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

novel antimicrobials; biodegradable chemistries; plant protectants

Bactolife

Scaleup

EMEA

Copenhagen

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Binding Proteins (Helm brand)

Baolingbao Biology

Established

APAC

Yucheng

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

erythritol; fructo-oligosaccharides; galacto-oligosaccharides; isomalto-oligosaccharides; xylo-oligosaccharides; polydextrose; resistant dextrin; crystalline fructose; trehalose

Basecamp Research

Scaleup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

EDEN AI models; protein design services; programmable therapeutics

Battelle

Multinational

Americas

Columbus

,

United States

Funding:

Other

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

R&D services; biosecurity systems; pharmaceutical/medical device development

Bayer (Crop Science)

Multinational

EMEA

Monheim am Rhein

,

Germany

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

agriculture biologicals; crop protection solutions; seeds (Seminis, De Ruiter); digital farming tools

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

Multinational

Americas

Brea

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

lab automation (Biomek); flow cytometers (DxFLEX); clone screening systems (Cydem VT); NGS library prep tools

Berkeley Yeast

Startup

Americas

San Leandro

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

specialized brewing yeast strains (Superbloom, Galactic, NA series)

Bestzyme

Established

APAC

Nanjing

,

China

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

industrial enzymes for feed/food; Mellia Brazzein sweetener

Better Dairy

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

bioactive milk proteins including osteopontin (Lactopontin) and casein

BiCT srl

Established

EMEA

Villanova del Sillaro

,

Italy

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Lactive (bioactivated lactoferrin) and Evobiom (vegan postbiotic) cosmetic ingredients; custom bioprocess development services

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