Tierra Biosciences
Tierra Biosciences offers custom protein synthesis services using cell-free synthetic biology and machine-learning informed AI, providing rapid access to diverse proteins for applications in biopharma, synthetic biology, and computationally designed proteins.
Company Overview
Tierra Biosciences is a biotechnology company specializing in custom protein synthesis. The company leverages advanced technologies, including machine-learning informed AI and automation, to offer high-diversity, custom proteins rapidly. Their technology platform is built on cell-free synthetic biology, enabling the production of proteins that are otherwise toxic to cells or difficult to express.
Services
Tierra Biosciences offers custom protein synthesis services through its advanced Tierra Protein Platform. This service provides purified µg- and mg-scale proteins within as little as three weeks. The platform is capable of producing a wide array of proteins, including multi-subunit proteins, proteins with multiple disulfide bridges, and proteins with known necessary co-factors. Additionally, their platform can empirically optimize proteins by shuffling domains, varying tags, and changing linkers.
Applications and Technology
Tierra Biosciences' technology has applications in several key areas such as biopharma, synthetic biology, and computationally designed proteins. Their cell-free systems can synthesize panels of drug targets for antibiotic drug discovery and produce proteins for antibody discovery, optimization, and engineering. The platform also facilitates the production of proteins from metagenomic libraries and can optimize or identify de novo enzymatic pathways for metabolic engineering.
Funding and Collaborations
In its Series A funding round, Tierra Biosciences raised $11.4 million, led by Material Impact. The company has also collaborated with Salesforce, a partnership that underscores its potential and reach in the biotechnology field. Notable among its innovations is the launch of the first-ever online protein ordering platform for synthetic biology protein engineering.
Rapid Custom Protein Access
The Tierra Protein Platform allows for rapid access to a high diversity of custom proteins. By utilizing AI and automation, Tierra Biosciences can deliver custom proteins in as little as three weeks, making it a highly efficient option for research and development in various scientific disciplines.