💥 We’re finally able to announce that twig is the recipient of a hotly-contested #SmartGrant from Innovate UK! Competition for this award was extremely tough, with 2,134 applicants and only 44 funded, so we’re very pleased to have been successful. 🧴 Our ~£500,000 project is focused on taking our first ingredient to market, which is set to transform sustainability and performance vs. incumbent ingredients. It’s a novel, active ingredient used in beauty and cosmetics products that we know consumers will love. Watch this space and we’ll reveal all soon! 🤝 Our list of commercial partners are excited to get their hands on it, and this grant will help us produce development samples in the UK with scale-up experts, CPI. If you’re interested in developing novel and/or sustainable ingredients for your products then get in touch! info@twig.bio #bioengineerbetter #fermentation #grant #bioproducts Satnam Surae, PhD | James Allen | Russ Tucker | Christina Brown Jonathan Kennedy | Reece Whitfield
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twig is a bioengineering company using AI to create sustainable ingredients that don’t cost the earth. We’re on a mission to drive a global transition away from unsustainably resourced ingredients to bio-fermented ingredients in a way that benefits everyone – people, producers, and the planet. We’re using AI to radically improve the speed and efficacy of lab-based bioengineering, creating affordable, scalable, and dependable ingredients that producers can use in the everyday items the world relies on – without compromise. We like to call this ‘bioengineering better’. A game-changing, AI-defined approach to bioengineering in which the tech drives the direction of the science. This means no gut instincts, preconceptions, or the pressure to meet short-term service contracts - which have plagued the bioengineering industry for decades - just rapid, incisive data analysis to signpost the best answers to some of the planet’s most pressing sustainability problems.
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🌝 The twiglets are over the moon! We've been selected to be part of the Tech Nation Climate programme, kicking off later today. Huge thanks to Sammy Fry and the team for selecting us. As part of the programme, we'll benefit from: 🦉 Expert advice from climate movers-and-shakers 👋 Access to top investors, policymakers and big corporates 🙋♀️ A community of like-minded founders, pushing for a better planet 🏃♂️➡️ A huge well done to all of the superb companies joining us! Russ Tucker, Satnam Surae, PhD, James Allen, Founders Forum Group, HSBC Innovation Banking, EDF, Brent Hoberman Carolyn Dawson
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We're proud to announce the Tech Nation Climate Programme Cohort 2025 🌎 They are the next generation of game-changing climate tech startups, scaling solutions to reduce emissions, restore nature and eliminate waste. Over four months, founders will gain unparalleled access to industry leaders, policymakers, and top-tier investors, all while building deep, lasting connections within a world-class community of climate pioneers. Meet the Climate 2025 Cohort: 🛸 AirSmat Inc: Carbon Removals across farms in Africa. 👜 Biophilica: Leather alternatives made from plants. 🚛 Bristol Superlight: The new face of logistics. ♻️ Danu Robotics: Develops AI-powered robotic systems for efficient waste sorting and recycling. 🌊 DeepGreen: Reusing data centre heat for efficiency. 🤖 Epoch: Restoring ecosystems with data-driven solutions. ⚡️ GRYD Energy: Develops zero-cost, smart solar for homes. 🌤️ HalioGen Power: Next generation battery storage solutions. ☁️ Kumo: Scalable carbon finance. 🌾 Materra: Sustainable cotton for a changing climate. 🍄 Magical Mushroom Company®: Revolutionising packaging with mycelium. 🚜 Nala Earth: The nature management platform for business. 🔬 New Wave Biotech: AI-powered biotech R&D platform. 🧑🌾 Ponda: Planet regenerating fibres. 🏢 Ponterra: Developing the highest quality carbon projects with local farmers. ♺ Rare Earth Global: Industrial hemp for a greener future. 🔌 Renewabl: Europes most liquid green energy marketplace. 🐠 SamudraOceans: Oceans Limited: Ocean-based carbon removals. 🏡 Snugg: Making homes warmer and energy bills lower. 💸 Stabiliti: Redefining sustainable financing. 🧴 Sun Bear Biofuture: The future of fats and oils. 🚘 TaiSan: Next-gen sodium batteries. 🧬 twig: Engineering biology for a sustainable future. 🗑️ WASTETIDE: Decarbonising industrial waste with a photo. 👩🌾 Wild Bioscience: Unlocking crop potential through genomics. They will be joined by fellow companies who have been part of the programme previously: 💨 PuriFire Energy: Pioneering green hydrogen & bio-ethanol 📦 CLUBZERØ: Creating returnable packaging. 🔗 Find out more about the programme & this year's cohort here: https://lnkd.in/eFq9iuPf Sammy Fry | Puja DeGamia | Ellie Steel | Ailsa Taylor Mealings | Imogen Granger | Demi Crook
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🌱🔬 Panel Discussion: Biotech R&D Services 🔬🌱 Join us for an engaging panel discussion on "Biotech R&D Services", where we will explore cutting-edge biotechnical research and development shaping the future of sustainable biotech innovation. 🌍✨ This discussion will bring together industry leaders and innovators to highlight the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in biotech R&D services. 🚀💡 🎙 Session Led by: Rolf Edvinsson – Chief Scientist at Nouryon 🎤 Featured Panelists: 👤 Cyrille Pauthenier – CEO, Abolis Biotechnologies 👤 Russ Tucker – CEO, twig 👤Charlie Cotton, PhD Cotton – CSO, Cambrium 👤 Thomas Bibette – CEO, REVOBIOM Whether you're a 🔬 researcher, 🚀 entrepreneur, or 💰 investor, this session will provide valuable insights into sustainable biotech solutions and the evolving business models driving success. 🌟 📅 Date: 🗓️ 27th March 2025 📍 Location: 📌 Uzwil, Switzerland We look forward to your participation in this thought-provoking exchange of ideas! 🤝✨ 📩 For more details, feel free to reach out Icos Capital!
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I have been looking after the twig branch managers (Stick Insects 🐜) for about 6 months. Here is what I have learnt and how it relates to science: 1️⃣ Embrace the failures. Sometimes things go wrong and that is ok! We had some challenges with our branch manager populations falling in the winter, however, we learnt from it and the population has doubled in the past month! Science is hard and I often learn more from failures than successes. 📈 2️⃣ Don't be afraid to ask for help. Sometimes there are a lot of stick insects or brambles to handle, just as there are new and complicated experiments. 🙋♂️ 3️⃣ Look for innovations. Spraying water and a bag of eggs massively improved survival of the stick insects. We have many top secret lab innovations too 🤫 4️⃣ Patience is key. 🕰️ It takes about 6 weeks for a stick insect egg to hatch, science can take a bit longer than that... 5️⃣ Hit the literature. It turns out learning about how to look after stick insects is useful! I was once told that you can often make more progress by spending an hour in the library than an hour in the lab. 📖
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Our Co-Founder and CTO Satnam Surae, PhD is heading to London Lab Live in May to chat about #labsofthefuture with Andrew King and Allison Hunter At twig our scientists like to automate things as much as possible, using our software platform Grow:Bot to design, plan and run our experiments. It means all of our data is generated in exactly the same way, making it ML-ready. It also means our #twiglets can enjoy a nice cup of tea in the office rather than being stuck in the lab! To hear more about our #AI-defined and #automation philosophies, grab your ticket below and head to the ExCeL in May! See you there!
Here's an exciting panel at London Lab Live! Panel: Labs of the future; harmonizing sustainability, efficiency, automation and GMP requirement. What should we prioritize to create labs that are efficient, compliant, and future-ready? Let’s talk about resource alignment, automation, and reducing emissions. Our panelists: 🎤Andrew King, Senior Director HSE, Sustainability & Quality Control IT Systems, AstraZeneca 🎤Satnam Surae, PhD, CSO, twig 🎤Allison Hunter, Technical Operations Manager, Imperial College London 📑Remember that you can view our agenda now online!https://buff.ly/3QgJWcI Eager to speak? Reach out to Ellie Whitehead (ellie.whitehead@terrapinn.com) 🎟️Register for FREE! https://buff.ly/3yMcWnl 📅 14-15th May 2025 | Main Event Days 📍 ExCeL, London #LondonLabLive #Innovation #IndustryLeadership #Networking #Collaboration #FutureOfIndustry
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With our investment, twig created their technical proof of concept, paving the way for groundbreaking innovation. Using engineering biology, twig is transforming sustainable material production, replacing historically fossil fuel-based materials with greener alternatives. Their work is driving significant change toward a more sustainable future. We’re proud to celebrate their journey and the incredible impact they’re making. More from Russ Tucker, CEO and Co-Founder, as he shares twig’s vision and progress👇 #Investment #VentureCapital #EngBio Future Planet Capital
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Great day at the BBIA inaugural Demeter awards, showcasing the strength of #biobased #innovation in the UK. So much to be excited about! Part of the day included a panel looking ahead to #2030, which I joined alongside Mark Corbett, Isabel Webb, Sara Holland and Paul Mines. We covered everything from #regulation to #infrastructure, and how the UK needs to seize the opportunity in front of us. Big thanks to Dr Jen Vanderhoven for organising an exceptional day. Already looking forward to the next one! twig
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Yesterday our CEO Russ Tucker took to the stage at the Blue Earth Summit, selected as one of the #top10 growth #climatetech companies to pitch. Russ shared our vision to use microbes as miniscule factories to make hundreds of ingredients in a sustainable way, fit for the future. He shared our approach to #bioengineer #better - using AI and ML tools to speed up discovery, which you can learn more about here > https://twig.bio/ Big thanks to Guy Hayler, Freddie O'Shea and the rest of the Blue Earth team for organising an exciting and energising event!
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At twig HQ we hosted Sadia Nowshin from Sifted, telling our story of how we ended up working with Co-Laboratories to convert a London laundrette into a lab, right next to a fishmongers! 👕 🔬 🐟 Some of the best science happens in the strangest places! Check out the full article below! 👇
Junior Editor at Boundless Magazine | Freelance Features Writer | John Schofield Trust Fellow ‘25
Scientific founders across Europe are still facing a shortage of affordable lab space — particularly in the UK's major hubs. But some are taking matters into their own hands. Adam Glen, PhD, cofounder of Unicorn Biotechnologies, converted a former nightclub in Sheffield into a bespoke office space — and reckons more people should be willing to think creatively around the problem. “We seem to do this thing in the UK where we wait for somebody else to take the initiative, and I don't understand that,” he says. “People just need to take action; they don’t get things done. [Founders complain] there’s no lab space – go and build some then!” I spoke to him — and Russ Tucker, whose lab space at twig was once a laundrette and currently sits next door to a particularly pungent fish processing centre (with the aircon to filter the smell, thankfully) — about the ups and downs of converting your own lab, and to Laura Grimwood of Co-Laboratories on why more real estate developers aren't jumping at the opportunity. More here: https://lnkd.in/e2Fp_rDb I could only find examples of such conversions within the UK — is this a practice sweeping across the rest of Europe yet or is the mainland yet to give it a go? Let me know!