Watchmaker Genomics
Americas
Boulder
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2019
HEADCOUNT
101-500
FUNDING
Series A
Keywords:
enzymes, directed_evolution, AI/ML, HTP_screening, omics
BUSINESS
Watchmaker Genomics uses directed evolution and computational protein engineering to develop high-performance enzymes and reagent kits for next-generation sequencing, molecular diagnostics, and synthetic biology applications. Products include DNA and RNA library preparation kits, engineered reverse transcriptases (StellarScript), polymerases, and methylation sequencing technologies (TAPS+). The company has enzyme manufacturing operations in both Boulder and South Africa (inherited from the Kapa Biosystems team's origins in Cape Town).
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Watchmaker is a protein engineering and enzyme manufacturing company. The core platform uses directed evolution, computational biology, and high-throughput screening to engineer enzymes with enhanced performance characteristics (thermostability, inhibitor tolerance, fidelity, processivity).
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
computational biology; protein engineering; enzyme optimization
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
DNA/RNA library prep kits; RPA enzymes; NGS amplification solutions