Forge Genetics
Forge Genetics provides contract research services for developing genetically modified and non-GM organisms, leveraging its proprietary Forge Editing technology for high-precision genetic modifications in hard-to-engineer strains. The company also offers strain development, fermentation, and analytics services, including metabolite profiling and microbial load testing. Their approach grants clients full rights to use resulting strains without future licensing uncertainties.
- Biotechnology
- Healthcare Technology
- Software Only
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Problem
Many industrial biotechnology projects rely on non-model or "hard-to-engineer" microbial strains where standard CRISPR-based methods are inefficient or unreliable. This limits the ability to create high-precision genetic modifications, slowing down strain development and creating uncertainty around intellectual property and licensing rights for the resulting organisms.
Solution
Forge Genetics offers strains as a service, using its proprietary genetic engineering tool, Forge Editing, to deliver high-precision knockouts, insertions, and point mutations. The company provides contract research services for both GM and non-GM strain development, with Forge Editing being more robust than CRISPR for challenging organisms. For non-GM projects, they employ phenotypic assays, mutagenesis, and 3D library creation with exhaustive sequencing. Their integrated analytics platform provides detailed insight into growth, metabolism, and product composition, supporting the entire development workflow.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial biotechnology companies, research institutions, and contract research organizations that need reliable strain engineering for non-model organisms or require GM and non-GM microbial strains for production.
Features
- Proprietary Forge Editing technology capable of deletions, insertions, and point mutations with high reliability in non-model organisms
- GM strain development services that grant full commercial rights to the strain without future licensing uncertainties
- Non-GM strain development using phenotypic assays, mutagenesis, 3D library creation, and exhaustive sequencing
- Analytical platform offering metabolite profiling (sugars, acids, solvents), protein quantification, and microbial load testing
- Specialised fermentation services integrated with strain development and analytics