Applications for our technology
Plastic degradation
Are you developing solutions to tackle the plastic waste crisis?
A growing problem
The environmental challenge of plastic pollution has reached critical levels globally, with profound impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity.
Only 9%
of all plastic waste produced is recycled
Up to 1000 years
to degrade the remaining 91%
Beyond catalogues and databanks
Discovering and designing better enzymes to degrade plastics
20x more
PETases
PETases
to break down PET chains
145x more
MHETases
MHETases
to break down PET monomers
6x more
Alkane monoxygenases
Alkane monoxygenases
to break down PET and PP
We systematically map the planet's genomes, proteins and in situ environmental and chemical conditions so that we can design better performing proteins using advanced deep learning techniques that can only be used on knowledge graphs.
Through our biodiscovery process, we help our partners draw on vastly more natural starting points to design process-ready enzymes that can degrade various types of plastics.
Partner with us to develop and license our novel enzymes.
Learn moreThrough our biodiscovery process, we help our partners draw on vastly more natural starting points to design process-ready enzymes that can degrade various types of plastics.
Partner with us to develop and license our novel enzymes.
The most comprehensive map of life
Functional prediction like never before
Our knowledge graph has been purpose-built from the ground up to capture and recreate the full complexities of 4 billion years of enzymatic reactions in nature.
Our approach requires no prior mechanistic insight, as our focus is on using contextual data to match enzyme candidates to your desired chemical reaction and process conditions.
For protein engineers
Enhance enzyme performance and function
For strain engineers
Develop better-performing strains
For synthetic biologists
Create new building blocks
Partner with us
See how we can help with your target enzymes and applications
We partner with people all across the bioeconomy, including agritech, food, API manufacture, cosmetics & more.
So whether you're a synthetic biologist developing living therapeutics, a metabolic engineer enhancing biofuel production, or an enzymologist designing biocatalysts for bioplastics, give us a shout!
So whether you're a synthetic biologist developing living therapeutics, a metabolic engineer enhancing biofuel production, or an enzymologist designing biocatalysts for bioplastics, give us a shout!
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Rooted in Access and Benefit Sharing
Future-proofed data collection
At the heart of our biodiscovery process is a our commitment to Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS). ABS is a cornerstone principle of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Nagoya Protocol, which seeks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources.
We're building a robust model for long term biodiversity protection through our global sampling partnerships. Each of our samples is collected in compliance with the Nagoya Protocol and with pre-negotiated permission to commercialise with our industry partners. Our aim is to create a world where industrial innovation protects, supports and revitalises our natural biodiversity.
We're building a robust model for long term biodiversity protection through our global sampling partnerships. Each of our samples is collected in compliance with the Nagoya Protocol and with pre-negotiated permission to commercialise with our industry partners. Our aim is to create a world where industrial innovation protects, supports and revitalises our natural biodiversity.