This biotechnology company optimizes biomanufacturing processes by improving microorganism robustness at the pilot scale. Their services increase yields, enhance efficiency, and accelerate time-to-market for food and biotech companies, helping them validate the commercial potential of their microorganisms.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Food and biotech companies face significant hurdles in scaling up production of novel microorganisms, including slow testing cycles and substantial capital expenditures. These challenges can delay time-to-market and increase the risk of business failure before commercial viability is proven.
Solution
Swan Neck Bio partners with food and biotech companies to streamline the scaling process of microorganisms, offering services from initial trials to validation and scale-up to 1,000L. Using their proprietary FlexCell® technology, Swan Neck Bio provides a faster and more cost-effective way to validate the commercial potential of microorganisms. Their approach significantly reduces the risks associated with scaling, accelerates the time-to-market, and offers a more affordable alternative to traditional methods. Swan Neck Bio's single-use bioreactor technology allows for customized process parameters, real-time data collection, and flexible quality control programs.
Target Audience
Swan Neck Bio serves food and biotech companies looking to scale, validate, and deploy biosolutions, specifically those working with microorganisms and precision fermentation.
Features
- Customizable FlexVessel® bioreactors suitable for a wide range of microorganisms, including yeast, filamentous fungi, bacteria, and algae.
- Single-use bioreactors eliminate the risk of cross-contamination.
- Unlimited and immediate configurations for ports and probes for any food/biotech-grade applications.
- Fast turnaround times, eliminating the need for time-consuming CIP and SIP processes.
- Compatibility with stock or proprietary propagation media.
- Tailored process parameters including substrate, temperature, oxygen availability, substrate feed, and pH.
- Real-time data collection for density, pH, optical density, dissolved oxygen, and gas mass-flow (CO2 etc.).
- Flexible quality program, downstream processing, and product harvest solutions.
- Capabilities to meet relevant Organic, Food Safety, GMO, and ISO standards, certifications, and requirements.
- Private strain banking for cryogenic storage and short-notice deployment.