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STAGE

FUNDING

HEADCOUNT

KEYWORDS

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Hoofprint Biome

Startup

Americas

Raleigh

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Probiotic feed additives; methane-reducing enzymes

Huvepharma

Established

EMEA

Sofia

,

Bulgaria

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

Feed enzymes; probiotics; coccidiostats; animal vaccines

Hydregen

Startup

EMEA

Oxford

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Sustainable chemical manufacturing platforms (Bio2Amine, H2BioCat)

Hydrosome Labs

Startup

Americas

Westmont

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Hydrosome H2O process water additive

Hyfe

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Sustainable glucose feedstocks from wastewater

IBI-Ag

Startup

EMEA

Ness Ziona

,

Israel

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Bioinsecticides based on single-domain antibodies

IMicrobes (Industrial Microbes)

Startup

Americas

Alameda

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Bio-based acrylic acid; biopolymers; carbon fiber precursors

IdeaChem

Startup

Americas

Rapid City

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Biomanufacturing process development services

Illumina

Multinational

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

Sequencing platforms (NovaSeq, NextSeq); library prep kits; analysis software

ImaginDairy

Scaleup

EMEA

Tirat Carmel

,

Israel

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Animal-free lactoglobulin and other dairy proteins

Imperagen

Startup

EMEA

Manchester

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Optimized custom enzymes for biocatalysis

Inbiose

Scaleup

EMEA

Ghent

,

Belgium

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

human milk oligosaccharides (2'-fucosyllactose and other HMOs); rare/complex carbohydrates

Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)

Established

EMEA

Glasgow

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Other

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Scale-up services; training programmes; funding facilitation; industry networking

Infinite Roots

Scaleup

EMEA

Hamburg

,

Germany

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Mycelium-based alternative proteins and ingredients

Ingenza

Established

EMEA

Edinburgh

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Biologics; recombinant proteins; biocatalytic small molecules

Innophore

Startup

EMEA

Graz

,

Austria

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Custom enzyme discovery and optimization services; Cavitomix Copilot for drug discovery

Insempra

Startup

EMEA

Planegg/Martinsried

,

Germany

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bio-based phenyl ethyl alcohol (rose fragrance ingredient); regenerative lipids and performance materials

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)

Established

Americas

Coralville

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Custom DNA/RNA oligos; gBlocks gene fragments; Alt-R CRISPR systems

International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF)

Multinational

Americas

New York

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Flavors and fragrances; food enzymes; probiotics and bioactives

Intralytix

Established

Americas

Columbia

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

ListShield (Listeria); SalmoFresh (Salmonella); EcoShield PX (E. coli)

Invaio

Startup

Americas

Cambridge

,

United States

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Invaio Citrus Health; bio-fungicides and pest solutions

Invasive Species Corporation

Startup

Americas

Davis

,

United States

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Zequanox (mussels); Piscamycin (invasive fish); bioherbicides

Invert

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bioprocess intelligence platform; Invert Assist

Iogen

Established

Americas

Ottawa

,

Canada

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Renewable natural gas (RNG); cellulosic biofuels

Ironic Biotech

Startup

EMEA

Lund

,

Sweden

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Heme iron proteins and supplements

Isobionics (BASF)

Established

EMEA

Geleen

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Valencene; Nootkatone; Santalol; other aroma ingredients

Isomerase

Established

EMEA

Cambridge

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Custom enzymes; microbial natural products; recombinant proteins; bioproduction services

Itaconix

Established

Americas

Stratham

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Plant-based polymers and rheology modifiers for consumer products

Jiangxi Xinruifeng Biochemical

Established

APAC

Ji'an

,

China

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

gibberellic acid (GA3); gibberellins A4/A7; abscisic acid; plant growth regulator formulations

Johnson Matthey

Multinational

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

Biocatalysts; platinum group metals; sustainable chemicals

Jord BioScience

Startup

Americas

Saint Paul

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Custom microbial solutions for crops (corn, soy, wheat)

Jungbunzlauer

Established

EMEA

Basel

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Citric acid; xanthan gum; mineral salts; gluconates; lactate

KOPL (India)

Established

APAC

Bengaluru

,

India

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

pullulan (KOPULAN)

Kaleidoscope Bio

Startup

Americas

New York City

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

R&D orchestration platform; assay tracking; program timelines

Kaneka Corporation (Japan)

Multinational

APAC

Osaka

,

Japan

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

PHBH polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastic (Green Planet)

Kao Corporation

Multinational

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Beauty and personal care products; laundry detergents; chemical solutions

Kemin Industries

Established

Americas

Des Moines

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Feed additives; natural antioxidants; specialty nutrients; food safety ingredients

Kerry Group

Multinational

EMEA

Tralee

,

Ireland

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Taste ingredients; functional nutrition solutions; enzymes and cultures

Kingdom Superculture

Startup

Americas

New York

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Superculture pet skin and oral health ingredients

Kiverdi

Established

Americas

Pleasanton

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Single-cell protein; bio-based chemicals

Koppert

Multinational

EMEA

Berkel en Rodenrijs

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

Limonica Ulti-Mite; Natupol bumblebee hives; microbial crop enhancers

Kula Bio

Startup

Americas

Natick

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Kula Bio nitrogen-fixing inoculants (applied via irrigation)

Kyanos Biotechnologies

Startup

EMEA

Toulouse

,

France

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Microalgae-based protein powder (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae)

Kybele's Garden

Startup

EMEA

Ankara

,

Turkey

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Fermented algae fertilizers; functional food ingredients; cosmetic bioactives

Kynda

Startup

EMEA

Hamburg area

,

Germany

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Mycelium mycoprotein ingredients

Kyowa Hakko (Kirin Holdings)

Established

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

Key Products:

Amino acids; Setria Glutathione; Cognizin Citicoline; Pantesin

L'Oreal

Multinational

EMEA

Clichy

,

France

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Skincare; haircare; makeup; fragrances

LG Chem

Multinational

APAC

Seoul

,

South Korea

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Pharmaceuticals; bio-plastics; petrochemical products

LIVZYM Biotechnology

Scaleup

EMEA

Istanbul

,

Turkey

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Industrial enzymes for various sectors

LabVantage Solutions

Established

Americas

Somerset

,

United States

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

LabVantage LIMS; ELN; analytics

Lactosan

Established

EMEA

Kapfenberg

,

Austria

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Starter cultures; probiotics; enzymes; contract manufacturing

Lallemand

Multinational

Americas

Montreal

,

Canada

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Yeasts; bacterial cultures; probiotics; bio-ingredients; starter cultures

LanzaTech

Scaleup

Americas

Skokie

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Sustainable ethanol; Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF); platform chemicals

Latent Labs

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Latent-X and Latent-X2 AI models for antibody/enzyme engineering

Laurus Bio

Scaleup

APAC

Bengaluru

,

India

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Animal-free recombinant growth factors; proteins for cell culture and cultured meat

Lesaffre

Multinational

EMEA

Marcq-en-Baroeul

,

France

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Yeasts; bacterial cultures; probiotics; baking and feed ingredients

Levprot Bioscience

Startup

EMEA

Calatayud

,

Spain

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

rBSA (recombinant Bovine Serum Albumin); growth factors; diagnostic enzymes

Liberation Bioindustries (Liberation Labs)

Scaleup

Americas

Richmond

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Precision fermentation contract manufacturing services

LifeFoundry

Scaleup

Americas

Champaign

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Strain engineering services; protein optimization; bio-manufacturing R&D

Ligo Biosciences

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

AI-designed enzymes for biocatalysis

Liven Proteins

Startup

Americas

Toronto

,

Canada

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Animal-free functional proteins

Loam Bio

Startup

APAC

Sydney

,

Australia

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

CarbonBuilder seed treatment; SecondCrop carbon program

Locus Fermentation Solutions

Scaleup

Americas

Solon

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Amphi sophorolipids biosurfactants

Lonza Group

Multinational

EMEA

Basel

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

DHA omega-3 oil and powder (DHAid)

Lycored

Established

Americas

Branchburg

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

natural lycopene; beta-carotene; astaxanthin

Lygos

Scaleup

Americas

Hayward

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Soltellus biodegradable polymers

M2-Instruments GmbH

Established

EMEA

Wildau

,

Germany

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

iFOUR benchtop dispenser

MNDL Bio

Startup

EMEA

Tel Aviv

,

Israel

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Host-optimized DNA sequences for protein production

MOA Foodtech

Scaleup

EMEA

,

Spain

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

MOA YEAST; MOA Q5 functional protein ingredients

Maash

Startup

EMEA

Brussels

,

Belgium

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

LoCylia mycoprotein

Mango Materials

Scaleup

Americas

Vacaville

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

YOPP PHA bioplastics

Manus

Scaleup

Americas

Cambridge

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Yume stevia sweetener; Nootkatone; Valencene

Mara Bio

Startup

APAC

Hastings

,

New Zealand

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Flexitein functional proteins

Mara Renewables

Scaleup

Americas

Dartmouth

,

Canada

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Algal DHA omega-3 oils

Maravai LifeSciences

Established

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

mRNA raw materials; oligonucleotides; host cell protein assays

Mbio

Established

EMEA

Monaghan

,

Ireland

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

vitamin D2 mushroom powder; functional mushroom ingredients

Meihua Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

Multinational

APAC

Langfang

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

monosodium glutamate / glutamic acid; threonine; tryptophan; valine; isoleucine; leucine; glutamine; proline; trehalose; xanthan gum; nucleotides

Meito Sangyo

Established

APAC

Nagoya

,

Japan

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

dextran; microbial rennet; microbial lipase

Melt and Marble

Startup

EMEA

Gothenburg

,

Sweden

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Designer fats and lipids

Meridian Biotech

Startup

Americas

Lexington

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Multi-functional feed ingredients

MetGen

Established

EMEA

Kaarina

,

Finland

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Enzymes for lignocellulose processing; lignin valorization products

MiAlgae

Scaleup

EMEA

Scotland

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Omega-3 rich algal biomass

Michroma

Startup

Americas

Santiago

,

Chile

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Natural pigments and colors; antioxidants

MicroBio Engineering Inc.

Established

Americas

San Luis Obispo

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Algae cultivation ponds (RW series); bubble column and automated photobioreactors

MicroBioGen

Established

APAC

Macquarie Park

,

Australia

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Innova yeast series (bioethanol); baking and brewing yeasts; smart proteins

MicroHarvest

Scaleup

EMEA

Hamburg

,

Germany

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

High-quality single-cell protein ingredients

Microbion s.r.l.

Established

EMEA

San Giovanni Lupatoto

,

Italy

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Bio-bank services; custom microbial analysis and R&D

Micropep Technologies

Scaleup

EMEA

Toulouse

,

France

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Micropeptide crop protection and biostimulant solutions (including bioherbicides)

Millow

Startup

EMEA

Gothenburg

,

Sweden

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Millow mycelium protein (for nuggets, meatballs, fillets)

Mitsubishi Chemical Group

Multinational

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Performance chemicals; films; polymers; limited bio-based materials

Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences (MCLS)

,

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Mitsui Chemicals

Multinational

APAC

Tokyo

,

Japan

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Petrochemicals; phenols; polyurethanes; optical materials; some bio-materials

MyBIOS

Startup

EMEA

Graz

,

Austria

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Recombinant proteins; enzymes; peptides; alternative biomaterials

NCIMB Limited

Established

EMEA

Aberdeen

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bacterial reference strains; QC testing products; patent deposits; MARA/LumiMARA tests

NIZO

Established

EMEA

Ede

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Contract fermentation services; probiotic optimization; food safety and processing support

NORCE Research AS

Established

EMEA

Bergen

,

Norway

Funding:

Other

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

Test facilities; health research; advisory services

Nando (Nando Holdings / UAB Nando)

Established

EMEA

Kaunas

,

Lithuania

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Biostimulants; adjuvants; microbial additives for agriculture and industry

Native Microbials (formerly Ascus Biosciences)

Scaleup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Animal-specific microbial supplements (livestock and pet products)

Nature's Fynd

Scaleup

Americas

Chicago

,

United States

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Fy protein; meatless patties; dairy-free yogurt; protein bites

Nature's Principles

Startup

EMEA

Delft

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

L-lactic acid and derivatives

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