Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the biotech industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the biotechnology sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 1 707 global biotech startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising startups to watch!
Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Biotech Startups to Watch in 2022
Out of 1 707, the 5 biotech startups to watch are chosen through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to identify relevant startups, emerging technologies & future industry trends quickly & exhaustively.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 biotech startups you should watch in 2022 as well as the geo-distribution of the other 1 702 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. We hand-picked the 5 highlighted biotech startups based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, the relevance of technology, and funding, among others.
Smart Tissues creates Bioinks
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Santiago, Chile
Partner for: 3D Cell Culture, Drug Testing
Chilean startup Smart Tissues provides bioinks for printing 3D human living tissues. The startup creates bioinks from chitosan-based biopolymer blends and composites. Chitosan has antimicrobial properties, making it ideal for use in wound healing biomaterials. With optimal processing, the startup preserves these properties while maximizing its potential as a bioink. The startup’s 3D-printed human cells find applications in drug testing, research, and medicine.
Xenomics advances Biomanufacturing
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Cambridge, US
Partner for: Natural Chemical Synthesis, Synthetic Biology
US-based startup Xenomics uses genetically modified microorganisms (GMOs) to manufacture valuable chemicals. It combines genomics, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology to build a portfolio of highly precise gene-editing technologies. XenoArray, the startup’s solution, enables parallel gene edits as well as large multi-site gene inserts, speeding up the development of GMOs. These enable the biomanufacturing of sustainable natural products for the food, pharma, and agriculture sectors.
AgGene furthers Agricultural BioTech
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Cambridge, US
Partner for: Plant Breeding, Gene Editing
AgGene is a Canadian agricultural biotech startup that develops gene-edited crops. The startup uses MADT gene editing due to its favorable licensing and lowers costs as compared to CRISPR. Its GAP protein technology silences particular genes inc crops, increasing their protein content. Moreover, the startup’s gene-editing technology allows agritech companies to develop novel plant traits that ensure their crops are more climate-resilient.
ServBlock offers BioTech Material Traceability
Founding Year: 2021
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Partner for: BioTech Supply Chains, Material Traceability
ServBlock is an Irish startup that builds a biotech material traceability platform. It utilizes blockchain technology to enable true information sharing and collaboration across supply chains. Moreover, it digitizes the traceability process and automates material verification. The startup’s platform ensures that biotech companies receive the right feedstock material and hardware components. This makes regulatory compliance smoother and maintains Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
NovoArc facilitates Oral Drug Delivery
Founding Year: 2021
Location: Vienna, Austria
Partner for: Drug Delivery, Nutraceutical Formulation
Austrian startup NovoArc develops oral drug delivery technology. It uses archaeosomes, liposomes made of highly stable lipids, as the vehicle for drug delivery. To extract them, the startup grows archaea in extreme conditions in their bioreactors. Archaeosomes are resistant to acidity, high temperature, oxidation, and bile salts. This makes them suitable for oral drug delivery as they protect the drug from degrading in the stomach.
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