BioBetter utilizes plant-based molecular farming to transform tobacco plants into bioreactors for the production of complex growth factors essential for cultivated meat and cosmetics. This technology reduces production costs and enhances scalability, addressing the industry's demand for sustainable and animal-free protein sources.
Funding
$18.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
The cultivated meat and cosmetics industries require growth factors (GFs) that are often expensive to produce and may rely on animal-derived sources, posing scalability and ethical concerns. Traditional production methods struggle to meet the increasing demand for sustainable and animal-free protein sources.
Solution
BioBetter utilizes molecular farming to produce growth factors (GFs) by repurposing tobacco plants into bioreactors. This plant-based platform offers a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective solution for producing essential proteins like FGF2, IGF-1, and Insulin. The technology addresses the growing demand for animal-free GFs in the cultivated meat and cosmetics industries, aligning with the increasing preference for greener protein production. BioBetter's proprietary purification platform enables the scaled production of complex proteins with distinct attributes, ensuring optimal performance and sustainability.
Target Audience
The primary customers are companies in the cultivated meat and cosmetics industries seeking sustainable, animal-free, and cost-effective sources of growth factors and other proteins.
Features
- Plant-based bioreactors using tobacco plants grown in open fields with minimal resource requirements (air, sun, and water)
- Production of growth factors such as FGF2, IGF-1, and Insulin
- Innovative, proprietary purification platform for cost-efficient and scalable protein production
- Animal-free and pollution-free production process
- Sustainable approach with reuse of all production side-streams
- Customizable proteins tailored for cultivated meat and cosmetic applications