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ArkeaBio

Americas

Charlestown

,

United States

Startup

FOUNDED

2021

HEADCOUNT

21-100

FUNDING

Series A

Keywords:

vaccines, archaea, antibodies, synthetic_biology, animal_nutrition

BUSINESS

Developing the first vaccine to reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock (cattle, sheep, goats). The vaccine stimulates the cow's immune system to produce antibodies in saliva that enter the rumen and impair methanogenic archaea, reducing methane production without killing the methanogens, they are out-competed by other microbes. Field trials planned 2026–2027, commercial launch targeted late 2027/early 2028. Targeting a $4B global ruminant methane reduction market plus access to agricultural carbon credit markets.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core; develops a vaccine to reduce ruminant methane emissions by stimulating antibodies in cattle saliva that impair rumen methanogenic archaea. Antigen design and recombinant production are the industrial-biotech-relevant activity.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

synthetic biology

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

methane-reducing vaccine for cattle

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