FabricNano is a cell-free biomanufacturing company developing a DNA-based flow reactor to immobilize individual enzymes and cofactors to enhance multi-enzyme biochemistry. FabricNano algorithms utilize breakthroughs in synthetic biology, robotic automation, and proprietary DNA technology to tune the DNA-based immobilization matrix, which canco-locate multiple enzymes with sub-nanometer precision and configure itself into an infinite set of matrix designs that boost flow reactor performance. FabricNano has enabled the first DNA-based flow reactor by reducing the cost of industrial scale DNA synthesis by 100x compared to existing best-in-class technologies. DNA-based flow reactors will revolutionize the set of accessible bio-based industrial scale chemistries and not only replace many petrochemical-derived products, but also open up a vast and rapid design space for novel biomaterial discovery.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $17.26M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Olima Vent... | olima.vc |
| 01.07.2021 | Atomico | atomico.co... |
| - | Entreprene... | joinef.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.07.2021 | - | $17.26M | Atomico |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.05.2024 | FabricNano partners with Veolia for more efficient carbon capture | London-based biotech FabricNano and SaaS Veolia have announced the trial of carbon capture tech that has been enabled by their partnership. Carbon capture is a way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by capturing the CO2, transport... |
| 21.02.2024 | FabricNano is pioneering sustainable chemical production with cell-free biocatalysis | When the interviewee reached out to tell me about a kind of tech I’d likely never heard of, my interest piqued. And reader, they were right. Grant Aarons is the co-founder and CEO of FabricNano, a synthetic biology company that transforms c... |
| 13.10.2023 | Consistent policy is key to unlocking the climate tech boom, but the UK’s U-turn isn’t helping | Eliza Eddison Contributor Eliza Eddison is COO at FabricNano, a biocatalyst engineering company that enables the sustainable manufacture of products — including but not limited to industrial chemicals — at scale. When British prime minister... |
| 06.07.2021 | FabricNano raises $12.5M to help scale its cell-free fossil fuel alternative technology | It’s not often that you hear DNA described as a wafer – but that’s the analogy that Grant Aarons, the founder of FabricNano, a cell-free biomanufacturing company uses to describe his company’s major product. That DNA, the company hopes, wil... |
| 01.07.2021 | Emma Watson joins £12.5M round for FabricNano | Biotech startup FabricNano has raised £12.5 million in a Series A led by Atomico, according to reports. Backed, Hoxton Ventures and Entrepreneur First also participated in the round, as did multiple angel investors, including actor Emma Wat... |
| 30.06.2021 | British biotech startup FabricNano raises $12.5M in Atomico-led round, also backed by Biz Stone and Emma Watson | The advancement in cell-free synthetic biology is enabling inventions in sustainable biomanufacturing. In actuality, it is emerging as an alternative to microbial fermentation, which suffers from various restrictions. Cell-free biomanufactu... |
| 30.06.2021 | UK-based biomanufacturing startup FabricNano raises $12.5 million | London cell-free biomanufacturing startup FabricNano has secured $12.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors Backed, Hoxton Ventures, and Entrepreneur First, as well as a long list of... |
| 30.06.2021 | Actress Emma Watson and Twitter’s cofounder back startup aiming to revolutionize plastic | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning. Plastic: Next to the burning of fossil fuels, it represents one of the greatest environmental threats facing the planet. Researchers estimate ... |
| 27.03.2019 | Meet the European startups that pitched at EF’s 11th Demo Day in London | Entrepreneur First (EF), the company builder and “talent first” investor, held its eleventh Demo Day in London this afternoon. The event included newly formed startups from EF’s London, Berlin and Paris cohorts, and represented a showcase o... |
| - | UK-based biomanufacturing startup FabricNano raises $12.5 million | London cell-free biomanufacturing startup FabricNano has secured $12.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors Backed, Hoxton Ventures, and Entrepreneur First, as well as a long list of... |
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