Precision Photosynthesis®
Algae evolved in harsh, ever-changing aquatic light. We domesticate that light, delivering precise spectra that control gene expression, growth and which molecules a cell synthesises.
Validated across VOCs, proteins, carotenoids, fatty acids and saccharides, it turns a once-impossible group of organisms into programmable cell factories.
Proven end to end, with five more products in development
Find the biology that performs the function, then make it perform better.
Turn a hit into something a customer can buy and use.
The components behind discovery & development
01Magellan™
The world's largest natural-products database for algae, with an omics-driven web crawler & NLP. Screens the proprietary library for biology that performs a function, and surfaces new products to commercialise.
02Lighting Systems
Proprietary lighting hardware & control software that delivers precise light parameters to direct algae growth and target production.
03Cell Analytics
An automated computational microscope. Computer-vision ML isolates individual cells, extracts 116 radiomic & culture metrics, and predicts productivity over 88% at 24 hours, replacing manual cell counting.
04Bioreactors
A family of reactors from 50 mL to 5,000 L, optimised for precision lighting and continuous production of any microalgae, seaweed or cyanobacteria — with recipes that reproduce through to 260 kL production.
Automation turns experiments into products
Test everything at once
Reactors run independent conditions side by side, so what used to be a queue of sequential batches resolves in a single campaign.
Every run returns data
Light, chemistry and cell response are measured continuously. A run that misses its target still sharpens the model for the next one.
Take the variable out
Automation removes the human step. A recipe proven in the Foundry is a recipe that reproduces at pilot and at commercial scale.
More experiments = more products. Automation = repeatability.
Validated with 22 species optimised to date
Problem selection
A problem industry already pays to solve, with a defined buyer and price.
AI biodiscovery
Magellan™ screens the library for biology that performs the function.
Product development
The Foundry builds the recipe; processing and formulation make it a product.
Scale & ship
Continuous facilities supply commercial volumes, bench to 260 kL.