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NatureWorks LLC

Established

Americas

Minnetonka

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Ingeo biopolymers and fibers; Ingeo Extend advanced PLA

NemaLife Inc.

Startup

Americas

Austin

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bio-intelligence services; validated multi-ingredient formulations

Nestle Health Science

Established

Americas

Bridgewater

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Medical nutrition products; active lifestyle supplements; pharmaceutical therapies

New Culture

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

animal-free mozzarella cheese

New England Biolabs

Established

Americas

Ipswich

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

Restriction enzymes; Q5 polymerase; NEBNext NGS kits; NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly

New Wave Biotech

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Bioprocess Foresight platform; dynamic TEA and LCA tools

NewLeaf Symbiotics

Scaleup

Americas

St. Louis

,

United States

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Terrasym biostimulants; TS601 biofungicide; TS201 bioinsecticide

Newlight Technologies (AirCarbon)

Scaleup

Americas

Huntington Beach

,

United States

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Aircarbon PHA powder and pellets

NoPalm Ingredients

Scaleup

EMEA

Wageningen

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

REVOLEO oils (Soft for food; Silk for cosmetics)

Nosh.bio

Scaleup

EMEA

Berlin

,

Germany

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Koji Protein; Nosh Koji-Beef Mince analogue

Nourish Ingredients

Scaleup

APAC

Canberra

,

Australia

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Tastilux (savoury phospholipids); Creamilux (short-chain lipids emulsifier)

Novamont

Established

EMEA

Novara

,

Italy

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Mater-Bio bioplastics

Novonesis

Multinational

EMEA

Copenhagen area

,

Denmark

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

Enzymes; probiotics (e.g. BB-12); microbial solutions for feed and food

Nutropy

Startup

EMEA

Evry-Courcouronnes

,

France

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Bioidentical milk proteins; functional milk base for cheesemaking

OHR

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Essential industrial chemicals (carbon-chain molecules for energy and manufacturing)

Octarine Bio

Startup

EMEA

Copenhagen

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

PurePalette sustainable textile dyes; custom bio-based skincare and supplement ingredients

Ohly

Established

EMEA

Hamburg

,

Germany

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Yeast extracts; savoury flavors; X-SEED bionutrients; culinary powders

Onego Bio

Scaleup

EMEA

Helsinki

,

Finland

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bioalbumen egg-white protein powder/base

Oobli

Scaleup

Americas

Davis

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Sweet proteins for chocolate, beverages, and other products

POET

Established

Americas

Sioux Falls

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Ethanol; distillers grains; corn oil; purified alcohol; renewable CO2

Pacifico Biolabs

Startup

EMEA

Leipzig

,

Germany

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Mycelium-based whole-cut seafood analogs (white-fish fillets, pre-commercial)

Pando Bioscience

Startup

Americas

Watertown

,

United States

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Proprietary engineered enzymes for molecular biology and manufacturing

PeptoFarm

Startup

EMEA

,

Italy

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Peptide-based crop protection active ingredients

Perfect Day

Scaleup

Americas

Berkeley

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

animal-free whey protein (beta-lactoglobulin)

Perseo Biotechnology

Established

EMEA

Valencia area

,

Spain

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Advanced bioethanol; bioproducts; bioenergy

Persephone Biosciences

Scaleup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Infant synbiotic (probiotic + HMO prebiotic with Vitamin D)

Phage Consultants

Established

EMEA

Gdansk

,

Poland

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Phage testing; process optimization; facility audits; contract phage production

Pharmacosmos

Established

EMEA

Holbaek

,

Denmark

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

dextran; iron-dextran injectables (CosmoFer/others)

Phytolon

Scaleup

EMEA

Yokne'am Illit

,

Israel

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Natural food colors (yellow, orange, red, pink, purple)

Phyton Biotech (Germany/US)

Established

EMEA

Ahrensburg

,

Germany

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

Key Products:

paclitaxel; docetaxel; other taxanes/plant-cell-derived molecules

Phyx44 Labs

Scaleup

APAC

Bengaluru

,

India

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Animal-free dairy proteins and fats

Pili

Scaleup

EMEA

Toulouse

,

France

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Bio-based dyes and pigments (e.g. eco-indigo for denim)

Pivot Bio

Scaleup

Americas

Berkeley

,

United States

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

PROVEN 40 and RETURN microbial nitrogen products

Planetary

Scaleup

EMEA

Zurich

,

Switzerland

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Mycoprotein and other bio-based ingredients

Plant Health Care

Established

Americas

Holly Springs

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Biostimulants; biofungicides; mycorrhizal products

Polybion

Scaleup

Americas

Irapuato

,

Mexico

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Celium bacterial cellulose leather

Polydex Pharm

Established

Americas

Toronto

,

Canada

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

Key Products:

dextran; dextran derivatives (incl. dextran sulfate, iron dextran)

Potato

Startup

Americas

Seattle

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

AI platform for scientific execution and lab automation

Pow.Bio

Startup

Americas

Berkeley

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

High-efficiency fermentation platform for bio-products

Prime Roots

Scaleup

Americas

Berkeley

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Mycelium-based deli meats and proteins

Primient

Established

Americas

Schaumburg

,

United States

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Plant-based starches; sweeteners; bio-based polymers (e.g. Zemea, Susterra)

Primrose Bio

Established

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Pfenex platform for antibody derivatives and vaccine antigens; Prima RNApols for mRNA; PeliCRM197 carrier protein

ProDigest

Established

EMEA

Gent

,

Belgium

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

SHIME technology services; probiotic/prebiotic testing

Probi AB (Symrise)

Established

EMEA

Lund

,

Sweden

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Probiotic strains (e.g. LP299V); synbiotic solutions; BLIS strains for oral health

Profluent

Startup

Americas

Emeryville

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

OpenCRISPR gene editor; AI-designed proteins

Prolific Machines

Startup

Americas

Emeryville

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Optogenetic cell lines; illumination systems for bioreactors

Promega

Established

Americas

Madison

,

United States

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Luciferase assays; restriction enzymes; polymerases; NGS kits

Provivi

Scaleup

Americas

Santa Monica

,

United States

Funding:

Series C

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Insect pheromone products (e.g. for grape vine moth)

Provolut

Startup

EMEA

Berlin

,

Germany

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Custom engineered enzymes and proteins for catalysis and industrial use

Prozomix

Established

EMEA

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Biocatalysis Enzyme Toolkit; cofactor recycling enzymes; custom biocatalysts

Prozymi Biolabs

Startup

EMEA

Edinburgh

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Gluten-safe wheat-based bread technology

Puna Bio

Scaleup

Americas

Buenos Aires

,

Argentina

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Kunza biostimulant; Kanzama inoculant

Qingdao Langyatai

Established

APAC

Qingdao

,

China

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

itaconic acid; itaconic acid derivatives; chlorella; chitosan oligosaccharides

Quartzy

Scaleup

Americas

Hayward

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Inventory management; order tracking; lab workflow platform

Qubicon

Scaleup

EMEA

Vienna

,

Austria

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

PAT-Box; QUBICON Platform as a Service

Quorn Foods

Established

APAC

Noble Park

,

Australia

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

501-1000

Key Products:

Quorn mycoprotein products (nuggets, fillets, mince)

Quorum Bio

Startup

Americas

New York

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Complex natural products and bioactives

RTI International

Established

Americas

Research Triangle Park

,

United States

Funding:

Other

Headcount:

5001-10000

Key Products:

Research services; PFAS testing/remediation; multi-omics; drug discovery support; wearable sensors

RWDC Industries

Scaleup

Americas

Athens

,

United States

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Solon PHA polymer (for straws, cups, cutlery, containers, fibers)

Raizen

Multinational

Americas

Sao Paulo

,

Brazil

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Ethanol; sugar; fuels and services

Remilk

Scaleup

EMEA

Rehovot

,

Israel

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Milk proteins for dairy alternatives

Renaissance BioScience

Scaleup

Americas

Vancouver

,

Canada

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Enzymes; probiotics; flavors; bio-ingredients

Reshape Biotech

Scaleup

EMEA

Copenhagen

,

Denmark

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Smart incubator; high-throughput imaging systems; Discovery Platform

Revivbio

Startup

Americas

Cambridge

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Revyve

Scaleup

EMEA

Wageningen

,

Netherlands

Funding:

Series B

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Texturising ingredients for sauces and food applications

Roquette

Multinational

EMEA

Lestrem

,

France

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Plant-based starches; proteins; polyols; bioindustry solutions

Rovensa Next

Established

EMEA

Madrid

,

Spain

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Biostimulants; biofertilizers; biofungicides; bioinsecticides

Rubi Laboratories

Startup

Americas

San Francisco

,

United States

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Natural textiles (viscose & lyocell from CO2)

Ruby Bio

Startup

Americas

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Multifunctional biosurfactants; natural food emulsifiers; polyol sweeteners; biomonomers for polymers; oleochemicals

SBT Instruments

Established

EMEA

Kgs. Lyngby

,

Denmark

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Capacitance-based biomass sensors; software for process control

SINOGEL Amino Acid Co.

Established

APAC

Huaibei

,

China

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

Key Products:

L-alanine; DL-alanine; L-aspartic acid

SMEY

Startup

EMEA

Paris

,

France

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Sable Fermentation

Startup

Americas

Wake Forest

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Contract pilot-scale fermentation services for crop protection, food proteins, enzymes, and specialty chemicals

Samsara Eco

Scaleup

APAC

Sydney

,

Australia

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Infinitely recycled plastics and textiles (e.g. circular nylon and polyester)

Samyang Corporation

Established

APAC

Seoul

,

South Korea

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Allulose (bio-based sweetener); bioplastics; ion exchange resins for bio-fermentation; medical aesthetics products

Sanofi (France pharma buyer/processor)

Multinational

EMEA

Paris

,

France

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Saraya Co. Ltd

Multinational

APAC

Osaka

,

Japan

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

Hand sanitizers; disinfectants; cleaning solutions; bio-based surfactants

Sartorius

Established

EMEA

Gottingen

,

Germany

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Bioprocess equipment; single-use bioreactors; filtration systems; lab instruments

Scientific Bioprocessing

Scaleup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

DOTS platform; CGQ biomass sensor; dissolved oxygen sensor pills; liquid injection system

Seaqure Labs

Startup

EMEA

Gothenburg

,

Sweden

Funding:

Pre-seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Mycoprotein for animal feed

Sennos

Startup

Americas

Durham

,

United States

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

SennosM3 hardware; SennosIQ AI engine

Sensient Technologies

Established

Americas

Milwaukee

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

1001-5000

Key Products:

natural colors; flavors; specialty ingredients

Shandong Fuyang Biotechnology

Scaleup

APAC

Dezhou

,

China

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

sodium gluconate / gluconic acid; trehalose; erythritol; allulose; glucono-delta-lactone

Shandong GuoLi Biotechnology

Scaleup

APAC

Jinan

,

China

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

curdlan; transglutaminase; dietary fiber; health-food raw materials

Shandong Jincheng Biological Pharmaceutical

Established

APAC

Zibo

,

China

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

Key Products:

PQQ disodium salt; APIs; pharmaceutical intermediates

Shandong Sanyuan Biotechnology

Established

APAC

Binzhou

,

China

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

erythritol; compound sugars / sweetener blends

Shell

Multinational

Americas

Houston

,

United States

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

10000+

Key Products:

Fuels; lubricants; petrochemicals; renewable energy solutions

Shellworks

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Vivomer Soft, Rigid, Gloss packaging and materials

Shreenika

Startup

Americas

San Diego

,

United States

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Carbon-negative cosmetics ingredients; biodegradable pigments; bio-based chemicals

SilicoLife

Established

EMEA

,

Portugal

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Sustainable ingredients for dietary supplements and nutrition

Simvantage

Startup

EMEA

Graz

,

Austria

Funding:

Undisclosed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

PAT-Box; QUBICON Platform as a Service

Solabia

Established

EMEA

Pantin

,

France

Funding:

Growth / PE-backed

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Active cosmetic ingredients; nutraceutical extracts

Solar Foods

Scaleup

EMEA

Lappeenranta

,

Finland

Funding:

Public

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Solein single-cell protein

Solaris Biotech

Established

,

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Benchtop/pilot/industrial fermenters and bioreactors; tangential flow filtration systems; turnkey solutions

Solasta Bio

Scaleup

EMEA

Glasgow

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Series A

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Precision-targeted bioinsecticides

Solena Materials

Startup

EMEA

London

,

United Kingdom

Funding:

Seed

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

Sustainable fibres for apparel

Solugen

Scaleup

Americas

Houston

,

United States

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Bio-based chemicals for multiple industries

Solyve

Established

EMEA

Colombelles

,

France

Funding:

Subsidiary

Headcount:

21-100

Key Products:

Enzymes for fruit/vegetable processing, brewing, winemaking, protein hydrolysis

Spiber Inc

Scaleup

APAC

Tsuruoka

,

Japan

Funding:

Series D+

Headcount:

101-500

Key Products:

Brewed Protein fiber

SpinChem AB

Established

EMEA

Ume

,

Sweden

Funding:

Privately held

Headcount:

2-20

Key Products:

SpinChem RBR systems; MiniRBR kits; starter kits for process development

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