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Gearbox Biosciences

EMEA

Tartu

,

Estonia

Startup

FOUNDED

2021

HEADCOUNT

2-20

FUNDING

Pre-seed

Keywords:

bacteria, synthetic_biology, DNA_synthesis

BUSINESS

Develops antibiotic-free recombinant protein production technology in E. coli using proprietary plasmid systems for industrial applications.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core technology is the Pop-Out-Plasmid (POP) system: the gene of interest is chromosomally integrated and stably maintained at 30°C, while a shift to 37°C excises the chromosomal origin of replication, halting cell division but leaving cells metabolically active. This decouples growth from production and eliminates the need for antibiotics and chemical inducers like IPTG. An enabling platform for recombinant protein and plasmid DNA production; strain engineering and synthetic biology are entirely central.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

synthetic biology; genetic engineering (Pop-Out-Plasmid)

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

Antibiotic-free recombinant protein production technology and plasmid DNA services

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