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Synthetic biology (SynBio) has the potential to create the technology we need for developing next-gen products and manufacturing approaches across industries.
The global SynBio market increased from US$9.5B in 2021 to US$13.7B in 2022 and is expected to grow 26.5% each year until 2026.
Despite its projected growth, the SynBio industry’s potential is hamstrung by high capital and operating costs associated with current fermentation technologies. Realising its potential depends on the industry’s ability to develop new technologies that significantly reduce capital, and operating costs.
Our novel bioreactor, Mycena, cuts these costs. It has the potential to:
- revolutionise the global SynBio industry
- provide flow-on benefits to product manufacturers across industries including medical, food, energy, medicines, chemicals, and materials.
Technology
The technology offers:
- up to 1000-fold reduction in power consumption
- up to 20-fold reduction in water use
- yields between 10 and 80 times more than conventional reactors
- increased range of potential organisms that unlock new products and markets, and enable the use of waste streams as feedstocks
- modular design with continuous flow functionality
- readily scalable to match product demand
- ready integration into downstream manufacturing infrastructure.
Applications
Mycena can produce many biological products. From antibiotics, vaccine proteins and industrial enzymes through to dyes and agricultural chemicals.
We’ve co-designed our technology with nature. Our bioreactors can use alternative feedstocks, including waste from the agricultural industry, to produce high value products.
Intellectual property
Mycena technology is protected by international patent application.
The team
The Mycena team brings together researchers in microbial biochemistry, genetics and industrial fermentation, and specialists in business development and commercialisation.