21st.BIO focuses on enabling the green transition by providing industrial production technology for proteins and other molecules of interest for the food, materials, and agricultural industries. The firm's mission is to make precision fermentation technology accessible and affordable to industry players, tackling sustainability challenges by offering new ways to produce essential materials and chemicals sustainably. 21st.BIO aims to bridge the gap between lab innovation and large-scale production by providing a technology platform leveraging advanced production strains for high-volume protein production. The company's strategy revolves around offering a complete technology package for precision fermentation, including highly productive microbial strains, optimized fermentation processes, and downstream workflows built for scalability. This technology is built upon decades of strain and process engineering from Novo Nordisk and Novonesis, refined and expanded at 21st.BIO. They collaborate with both startups and established manufacturers through shared development programs for nature-identical molecules and bespoke projects for exclusive protein assets. The goal is to enable efficient, cost-competitive fermentation, empowering partners to bring sustainable protein innovations to market faster and with reduced risk. 21st.BIO's value proposition is further strengthened by their state-of-the-art pilot plant in Copenhagen, designed as a mini-factory to prepare customers for industrial production. They aim to be a "precision fermentation launchpad" by accelerating the world's quest for biosolutions and making innovations truly relevant. The firm emphasizes the delivery aspect of industrial biotechnology, helping companies overcome the challenges of scaling up from lab success to commercial viability.
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Industrial biotechnology, precision fermentation, proteins, peptides, food, materials, agriculture, dairy proteins, protein sweeteners, collagen, biomaterials, biomining
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