Bright Biotech

🌟 Bright Biotech Volunteers for bruntPUD Campaign 🎉 Last week, Bright Biotech team volunteered for the fantastic Bruntwood bruntPUD campaign, aiming to feed 4,000 people across Greater Manchester and inspire nutritious, accessible cooking. 🥘 Our team joined others in assembling and packing good old-fashioned puddings, helping to spread joy this festive season. 🎄 We’re proud to be part of this initiative, bringing warmth and cheer to our community by supporting local families. 🏠❤️ #BrightBiotech #Bruntwood #bruntPUD #FestiveSeason #TeamChloroplast #GivingBack

🌳Bright Biotech is proud to contribute to the community and environment! 🌍   Yesterday we had an incredible team day partnering with community forest charity City of Trees  to maintain and improve the local habitat at Madamswood Playing Field in Salford.  Together, we planted and cared for over 200 trees, contributing to enhancing the natural beauty of that community. It was a wonderful experience to bond as a team out of the office and lab while making a positive impact on our environment, one tree at a time! Together, we’re taking steps towards a greener and more sustainable future. 🌱💚 #CommunityEngagement #Sustainability #TeamWork #BrightBiotech #CityOfTrees #TeamBuilding

GROWING BRIGHTER FUTURES 🌿 When Bright Biotech came to us, they were gearing up for a game-changing phase. With a rapidly growing team and some big funding rounds on the horizon, co-founder Mohammad knew they needed more than just a visual refresh – they needed a bold new identity that matched their ambition. 💚 Their current branding? Good enough for biotech. But “good enough” isn’t what makes waves. Mohammad wanted a brand that stood out, told their story in a way that would stop people in their tracks, and most importantly, attract top-tier talent. Bright Biotech needed to look and feel world class. Enter Lyon & Lyon. 👋 👋 👋 From strategy to logo development, brand transformation to a sleek new website, check out how we teamed up to make biotech bolder than ever. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVysz9M8 #biotech #lifesciences #rebrand #creativeagency

🌱Bright Biotech had an incredible two days at The Future of Protein Production Summit in Amsterdam 2024, where we showcased our innovation in molecular farming for food and health. 🌾Our CEO, Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, PhD El Hajj, participated in the Startup Symposium alongside other pioneering companies, sharing how Bright Biotech is harnessing the chloroplasts of plants to transform recombinant protein production. This includes producing essential growth factors for cultivated meat, life sciences and personal care. 🚀 Sommers Kline, our Head of Growth, had the opportunity to connect with key stakeholders and potential partners who are as passionate as we are about transforming the food and health sectors. We’re excited to follow up on the great conversations and opportunities that emerged during this summit! #Sustainability #RegenerativeMedicine #CultivateMeat #RecombinantProteins #AlternativeProteins #MolecularFarming #IngredientInnovation #ProteinProduction #Innovation #BrightBiotech #ChloroplastTechnology

🚀 What an amazing Startup Symposium on Day 1 of the Future of Protein Production Amsterdam 2024! It was a privilege to host such an exciting lineup of innovative companies that are shaping the future of alternative proteins and sustainable food systems. Here's a recap of the brilliant startups that pitched today: 🌱 Levprot Bioscience - Matilde de las Rivas, CEO, shared how they are leveraging precision fermentation to produce alternative proteins in yeast cells for the biopharma and food-tech industries. 🌊 BettaFish - Miriam Gößmann presented their mission to create fish alternatives using seaweed and legumes, alongside developing novel seaweed-based ingredients for the food industry. 🌾 Bright Biotech - Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, PhD, CEO, explained how molecular farming is transforming recombinant protein production for food and pharmaceuticals, particularly focusing on growth factors. ⚙️ Source Technology - Rikke Miklos introduced the Powerheater technology, pushing forward the development of protein production processes across meat, fish, plant, insect, and cultivated proteins. 🌿 MarraBio - Led by CEO Daniel Peters, develops ultra-stable, low-cost alternatives to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and growth factor proteins used in cultivated meat production. Their technology aims to improve the scalability and cost-effectiveness of cell-based meat by offering novel protein materials that support cell growth and differentiation. 🥔 PoLoPo - Co-founded by Raya Liberman-Aloni and Maya Sapir-Mir, PoLoPo uses molecular farming to produce animal proteins, such as egg proteins, directly in plants. They focus on growing these proteins in common crops like potatoes, providing a sustainable and scalable solution to protein production. 🌊 POSEIDONA - Sònia Hurtado's Poseidona is committed to ocean-based alternative proteins. They harness the power of marine ecosystems to develop sustainable plant-based protein alternatives, particularly focused on seafood analogs. Their mission is to provide protein solutions that help preserve and protect marine environments. Big thanks to our panelists—Gerrit Feuerriegel, Katarzyna (Kasia) Gil from Icos Capital and Claire Smith—for providing invaluable feedback and insights. A big thank you to Benjamin Debonneville for moderating the entire session. Legend! #FutureOfProtein #AlternativeProteins #StartupSymposium #FoodInnovation #RAI #SustainableFood #FPPAmsterdam

🚀 What an amazing Startup Symposium on Day 1 of the Future of Protein Production Amsterdam 2024! It was a privilege to host such an exciting lineup of innovative companies that are shaping the future of alternative proteins and sustainable food systems. Here's a recap of the brilliant startups that pitched today: 🌱 Levprot Bioscience - Matilde de las Rivas, CEO, shared how they are leveraging precision fermentation to produce alternative proteins in yeast cells for the biopharma and food-tech industries. 🌊 BettaFish - Miriam Gößmann presented their mission to create fish alternatives using seaweed and legumes, alongside developing novel seaweed-based ingredients for the food industry. 🌾 Bright Biotech - Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, PhD, CEO, explained how molecular farming is transforming recombinant protein production for food and pharmaceuticals, particularly focusing on growth factors. ⚙️ Source Technology - Rikke Miklos introduced the Powerheater technology, pushing forward the development of protein production processes across meat, fish, plant, insect, and cultivated proteins. 🌿 MarraBio - Led by CEO Daniel Peters, develops ultra-stable, low-cost alternatives to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and growth factor proteins used in cultivated meat production. Their technology aims to improve the scalability and cost-effectiveness of cell-based meat by offering novel protein materials that support cell growth and differentiation. 🥔 PoLoPo - Co-founded by Raya Liberman-Aloni and Maya Sapir-Mir, PoLoPo uses molecular farming to produce animal proteins, such as egg proteins, directly in plants. They focus on growing these proteins in common crops like potatoes, providing a sustainable and scalable solution to protein production. 🌊 POSEIDONA - Sònia Hurtado's Poseidona is committed to ocean-based alternative proteins. They harness the power of marine ecosystems to develop sustainable plant-based protein alternatives, particularly focused on seafood analogs. Their mission is to provide protein solutions that help preserve and protect marine environments. Big thanks to our panelists—Gerrit Feuerriegel, Katarzyna (Kasia) Gil from Icos Capital and Claire Smith—for providing invaluable feedback and insights. A big thank you to Benjamin Debonneville for moderating the entire session. Legend! #FutureOfProtein #AlternativeProteins #StartupSymposium #FoodInnovation #RAI #SustainableFood #FPPAmsterdam

15 Companies changing how we eat! The alternative protein industry is booming, with innovative companies at the forefront of transforming how we produce and consume protein. As more consumers look for sustainable, plant-based, and lab-grown alternatives, these 15 companies are making headlines for their breakthrough products and solutions. 1. TiNDLE Foods Singapore, 2020, Timo Recker Develops plant-based chicken under the brand TiNDLE. 2. TurtleTree Labs Singapore, 2019, Fengru L. Produces lab-grown dairy components using cell-based technology. 3. Umami Bioworks Singapore, 2020, Mihir Pershad, Sandhya Sriram, PhD Specializes in cultivated seafood, focusing on sustainable production of endangered species using advanced cell-cultivation technologies. 4. KARANA Foods Singapore, 2018, Blair D S Crichton 🌱🌍 Specializes in plant-based meat alternatives using jackfruit. 5. NotCo (The Not Company) Chile, 2015, Matias Muchnick Uses AI to create plant-based alternatives to animal products. 6. Impossible Foods USA, 2011, Peter McGuinness Known for its plant-based burgers that mimic beef using heme. 7. Beyond Meat USA, 2009, Ethan Brown Produces a variety of plant-based meat products, including sausages and ground meat. 8. MycoTechnology, Inc. USA, 2013, Michael Leonard Uses fermentation to manufacture alternative proteins. 9. Ivy Farm Technologies UK, 2020, Richard Dillon Focuses on producing cultivated meat to tackle industrial agriculture's environmental impact. 10. Plantible Foods USA, 2016, Tony Martens Fekini Produces lemna protein using sustainable methods. 11. Alver World SA Switzerland, 2017, Mine Uran Manufactures algae-based protein powders for various food applications. 12. GOURMEY France, 2019, Nicolas Morin-Forest Specializes in lab-grown foie gras and poultry. 13. Growthwell Foods Singapore, 2020, Manuel Bossi  Focuses on plant-based nutrition using a fully automated large-scale production facility. 14. Mosa Meat Netherlands, 2016, Maarten Bosch Focuses on cultured beef and aims to bring lab-grown meat to market. 15. Bright Biotech UK, 2019, Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, PhD Focuses on ultra-scalable molecular farming using plant chloroplasts to produce high-quality proteins for cellular agriculture and biotech applications. #AlternativeProtein #FoodTech #SustainableFood #VentureCapital #FoodTech Know a great company? Drop their name in the comments!

18 startups in 7 countries 🌱 🧫 🧀 🥔 Molecular farming unlocks the potential for affordable, animal-free proteins by using plants as natural bioreactors. Can this innovative technology scale up to revolutionise protein production as we know it? These startups think so: Alpine Bio (makers of Nobell Foods), Aspyre Foods, Asterix Foods, BioBetter™, Bright Biotech, Elo Life Systems, Finally Foods, Forte Protein Inc., IngredientWerks, Kyomei, Miruku, Moolec Science, Mozza Foods, NewMoo, ORF Genetics, PoLoPo, Seedling Biosystems, VELOZBIO This week we dive into the evolution of molecular farming. From when the pharmaceutical industry first started using it in the 1980s on tobacco plants producing proteins, enzymes, and metabolites. To it's first breaking onto the scene and gaining investment attention in FoodTech a few years back. To the startups fundraising and scaling today. Using it to produce cheese-making enzymes, animal proteins, growth factors for cell-based meat, pigments, and more. Thank you to Ido Eliashar, Maya Sapir-Mir and Dafna Gabbay for sharing their expertise. And to Meg Kendall for the great write up. For the full recap head to: https://lnkd.in/er4n9Nq8

18 startups growing the future of protein with molecular farming Would you eat cheese that its key protein was grown in a potato? Not a cheese alternative… but the real, genetically-identical deal. Might sound like sci-fi, but startups are making it happen. 💡What Molecular farming unlocks the potential for affordable, animal-free proteins by using plants as natural bioreactors. ❓How Plant molecular farming (PMF). It’s a form of alternative protein production that enables plants to express target molecules like animal proteins. 💊 History Molecular farming is nothing new. The pharmaceutical industry has been using it since the 1980s on tobacco plants producing proteins, enzymes, and metabolites. 🌿 Advantages "Plants are the ideal ‘bioreactors’ to produce complex proteins, avoiding the significant technical and economical challenges faced by other alternative protein technologies," tells Dafna Gabbay of Finally Foods And "while molecular farming is a fairly new sector, it’s already well advanced scientifically and commercially – mainly because molecular farming startups had the chance to learn from other established sectors and have implemented what they learned from these models," explain Ido Eliashar and Maya Sapir-Mir of PoLoPo 🔦 Who Alpine Bio (makers of Nobell Foods), Aspyre Foods, Asterix Foods, BioBetter™, Bright Biotech, Elo Life Systems, Finally Foods, Forte Protein Inc., IngredientWerks, Kyomei, Miruku, Moolec Science, Mozza Foods, NewMoo, ORF Genetics, PoLoPo, Seedling Biosystems, VELOZBIO Thank you to Ido, Maya, and Dafna for sharing their expertise. And to Meg Kendall for the great write up. Get the full recap and dive into the opportunities and challenges behind the trend here: https://lnkd.in/er4n9Nq8

Our CEO, Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, PhD and Head of Growth, Sommers Kline, had an amazing time at Future Food-Tech London! 🌍✨ Mohammad had the opportunity to pitch our vision for improving food and health security using our molecular farming technology and products for cultured meat and regenerative medicine. 🌱🧬🥩 We loved connecting with stakeholders and investors, and the discussions about sustainable food production, cultured meat, and scaling challenges were really insightful.💡There is so much to learn, and we are very excited for the future!🚀   We look forward to continuing these conversations and building on the insights we gained over the coming weeks. 🤝   A big thank you to Future Food-Tech for putting on such a great event! 🙌 #Sustainability #RegenerativeMedicine #CultivateMeat #RecombinantProteins #AlternativeProteins #MolecularFarming #IngredientInnovation #FutureFoodTech #FoodIndustry #ProteinProduction #Innovation #BrightBiotech #ChloroplastTechnology