The strategic partnership will leverage their capabilities in fast bioactive discovery and premium botanical cultivation to provide their beauty, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical companions with custom-made and constant bioactive vegetation and substances.
“We’re thrilled to associate with Botalys, whose superior cultivation strategies completely complement Brightseed’s capabilities in fast bioactive profiling and discovery of novel chemistries for product improvement,” stated David Brown, vice chairman of enterprise improvement at Brightseed.
“Collectively we need to set the gold customary on what it means to domesticate well being & wellness on the supply by providing constant, sustainable and traceable plant sources.”
Biomimetic Indoor Farming
Botalys, which works with main world gamers reminiscent of L’Oréal R&I, operates a 40,000 sq. foot vertical farming facility the place uncommon medicinal vegetation are grown hydroponically by way of Biomimetic Indoor Farming, an modern, climate-controlled methodology which recreates superb situations that mimic vegetation’ wild biotopes.
Brightseed and Botalys will leverage the previous’s proprietary Forager AI platform to measure, fine-tune and optimize the bioactive expression of Botalys’ plant provide.
Created by Lee Chae, PhD, Brightseed’s co-founder and CTO, the Forager platform systematically identifies pure bioactives and maps their connection to human well being advantages. Up to now, Forager has mapped greater than seven million compounds from vegetation, fungi and bacterial strains throughout 23 human well being areas.
Brightseed has established different notable partnerships with the likes of ADM, Danone, Pharmavite, Ocean Spray and ofi (olam food ingredients).
“Brightseed’s AI-driven strategy to uncovering the hidden well being advantages of vegetation aligns seamlessly with our mission to domesticate botanicals that set new requirements in high quality and efficacy,” stated Pierre-Antoine Mariage, co-founder and CEO at Botalys.
“With our modern biomimetic indoor farming expertise, we will measure, management and mimic the ecological situations which historically have spun nature’s most profound molecules for human profit. This collaboration fills a much-needed hole for the business to answer local weather issues and shopper demand for nature-based substances that meet the best requirements of excellence and sustainability.”
Accelerating R&D
In line with a joint press launch issued by the businesses, their mixed experience will “speed up the event of novel botanical substances that provide confirmed well being advantages, together with enhanced bioavailability and focused efficacy”.
