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Innophore

EMEA

Graz

,

Austria

Startup

FOUNDED

2017

HEADCOUNT

2-20

FUNDING

Privately held

Keywords:

enzymes, AI/ML, bioinformatics, biocatalysis

BUSINESS

Innophore is an Austrian computational enzyme and drug discovery company founded in 2015/2016 as a spin-off from acib (Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology) and the University of Graz. Provides an AI-powered platform (Catalophore) for enzyme and drug discovery using 3D structural analysis to identify and optimize protein candidates. Headquartered in Graz with an office in San Francisco. Customers include Henkel, Continental, Merck, and leading flavors & fragrances companies.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core; Austrian computational enzyme and drug-discovery company (acib spin-off) using the Catalophore 3D structural analysis platform to identify and optimize protein candidates; deliverables are designed sequences with validation typically run by customers.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Catalophore AI point-cloud technology; structural bioinformatics

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

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

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