After four years working behind the scenes, today Prolific Machines unveils our first-of-its-kind biotechnology platform to the world. Prolific is the first to use light — safe and abundant — to produce everyday essentials, from nutritional proteins and lifesaving drugs to cultivated meat. Our photomolecular biology platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. This technology debut is coupled with the close of our milestone $55M Series B1 fundraise, led by Ki Tua Fund CVC of Fonterra Co-operative Group. We could not be more grateful to partner with Ki Tua Fund on this journey and for the continued support of our long-time investors Breakthrough Energy Cooper Rinzler Mayfield Fund Arvind Gupta IndieBio Po Bronson SOSV Continental Grain Company Shorewind Capital Darco Capital In-Q-Tel (IQT) Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition Matthew Katz and many more. This announcement marks our next chapter as a commercial organization. We are excited to unveil partnerships with industry leaders in cellular agriculture, pharmaceuticals, nutritional proteins, and beyond. Stay tuned for details in the coming months, and get in touch at [email protected] if you're interested in co-developing the future of biology with us. A huge thank you to our amazing team for making today a reality and helping us illuminate biology’s limitless potential for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow.
About us
Prolific Machines is ushering in a new era of biotechnology with light. We harness light to produce everyday essentials more efficiently, from food and lifesaving drugs to novel biosolutions. Our first-of-its-kind photomolecular biology platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. Unlike existing tools used to control biology, our technology unlocks dynamic control over virtually any cellular function in any cell type. We are enabling partners to unlock robust efficiency, quality, reproducibility, and sustainability advantages across pharmaceuticals, nutritional and therapeutic proteins, cellular agriculture, and more. To learn more, visit prolific-machines.com. Contact [email protected] to co-develop the future of biology.
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https://www.prolific-machines.com/
External link for Prolific Machines
- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Emeryville
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
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Emeryville, US
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Prolific was featured as Nature Magazine's Image of the Week. It's no secret to us that Emily Hogan is a superstar so it's especially awesome to see her featured here hard at work at our OptoHood. ⭐ We use light in specific patterns and wavelengths to unlock unparalleled cellular control. Learn more at prolific-machines.com https://lnkd.in/gMb8TbaB
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Thanks to Karl Schmieder, MS MFA and Erum Azeez Khan for hosting our CEO and Co-Founder Deniz Kent, PhD on #GrowEverything. Tune in to this illuminating conversation about the big things to come from our #photomolecular platform ✨
In today's new episode of #GrowEverything, Erum Azeez Khan and I welcome Deniz Kent, PhD of Prolific Machines to talk about how light is being used to control cellular processes, offering new possibilities and applications in #biotech. If you're interested in hearing how light-sensitive proteins are revolutionizing #biomanufacturing, lowering costs, and expanding access to life-saving drugs, check it out! Listen on: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ekJJiwEc Apple: https://lnkd.in/ed7YnmSM YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eyreQeQv
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Prolific was just awarded a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to use our optogenetics expertise to develop a therapeutics platform to produce more affordable monoclonal antibodies. This grant stands to make these life-saving drugs more accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) so they can be used to prevent infectious diseases where they're needed most. Email [email protected] if you’d like to explore how our platform can help you reach your biomanufacturing goals.
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Excited for the insights, solutions, and expertise to come from this year's #BESummit24
I've touched down in London for #BESummit24! I'm thrilled to be in such excellent company as we spend the next three days exploring groundbreaking tech solutions across our Breakthrough Energy network. If you’re at BE Summit and want to learn more about how Prolific Machines is using light to control biology with our photomolecular biotechnology platform, please message me or find me at the Summit.
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I've touched down in London for #BESummit24! I'm thrilled to be in such excellent company as we spend the next three days exploring groundbreaking tech solutions across our Breakthrough Energy network. If you’re at BE Summit and want to learn more about how Prolific Machines is using light to control biology with our photomolecular biotechnology platform, please message me or find me at the Summit.
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“Essentially what we’re doing is building a system where any target protein inside the cell can be brought under the control of light,” Deniz Kent, PhD Prolific, Co-Founder & CEO. Thank you to Larissa Zimberoff and The Information for the thoughtful feature exploring the big potential of our photomolecular platform across therapeutics, cultivated meat, and beyond as we commercialize our platform. Stay tuned for some exciting announcements...
I tasted cultured meat made using light instead of growth factors and got to spend time with the *very* smart founders of Prolific Machines, Inc. Deniz Kent, PhD Declan Jones and Max Huisman. I'll be linking to a PDF of my story for The Information in my next newsletter, which you can sign up for here: https://lnkd.in/gsGU4aSW cc Nicki Heverling Briggs, MS, RDN Eric Schulze, PhD
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Thank you Bill Gates for the support! To change global dietary habits (and reverse climate change) we need to make meat that people know and love at price points they can afford. https://lnkd.in/gU3ecmzy
Bill Gates identifies Prolific as the company to bring down cultured meats costs!
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Prolific Machines reposted this
With a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture, BEV portfolio company Prolific Machines Inc. is developing new technologies to grow and differentiate stem cells at a low cost for use across the biotechnology industry. Learn how: https://nt-z.ro/3NzSYAP
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Prolific Machines reposted this
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