This startup engineers high-performing microorganism ecosystems using a digital microfluidics platform that mimics natural evolution. They craft custom-designed microbial communities to enhance crop yields, optimize food fermentation, and improve biofuel production.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Many industries rely on microbial communities for key processes, but developing and optimizing these communities is challenging due to the complexity of microbial interactions and the limitations of traditional methods. Current approaches often lack the throughput and control needed to efficiently evolve and stabilize high-performing microbial consortia for specific applications.
Solution
Revobiom offers a digital microfluidics platform, the Microbial Evolution Machine (MEM), that accelerates the development of custom-designed microbial communities through directed evolution. The platform mimics natural selection in a controlled, high-throughput environment, enabling the rapid screening and optimization of microbial consortia for enhanced functionality and stability. By integrating microfluidics, optical sensors, and data-driven decision-making, Revobiom allows for real-time monitoring and precise control over the evolution of microbial communities. This technology facilitates the creation of robust and efficient microbial solutions for various industrial applications, offering an alternative to genetic engineering.
Target Audience
Revobiom serves companies in the food & beverage, agroecology, cosmetics, human health, animal probiotic feed, ecology, and biofuel industries seeking to optimize microbial processes or develop novel microbial products.
Features
- Digital microfluidics platform with 300+ individually controlled bioreactors for high-throughput screening of microbial consortia
- Real-time monitoring of evolutionary data via integrated optical sensors
- Automated selection and propagation of top-performing microbial cocktails
- Downsizing of final conditions and development of scale-up protocols for industrial production
- Ability to co-evolve multiple strains, including bacteria and yeast
- Patented technology based on 15+ years of research in directed natural selection
- Demonstrated effectiveness in degrading pollutants like Atrazine