Axios Pro · Jun 2025
Reports the Series A and frames the company’s fruit-fly platform as a more sustainable alternative to traditional recombinant protein manufacturing.
We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Edmonton-based biotechnology company founded in 2018 that uses its fruit-fly-based EntoEngine® platform to produce difficult-to-express recombinant proteins for life sciences, agriculture, and food innovation customers. Public sources describe it as an active, privately held biotech business with an onsite Edmonton workspace, roughly 38 employees, and about $26.9M raised to date.
Primary product
Custom recombinant protein expression and contract protein production via the EntoEngine® platform
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team size
11-50
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Synthetic biology biomanufacturing / recombinant protein expression
Offices
Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$26.9M
Latest round
Series A · Jun 2025
Latest amount
$8M
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & COO
VP Sales & Marketing
VP Finance & Admin
VP Research & Development
VP of Technology / VP MSAT
Mission-driven and values-led, emphasizing ownership, learning, candor, purpose, and openness. Public career materials suggest a cross-functional, science-heavy culture focused on sustainable proteins and stewardship.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
No public company salary bands were found. Third-party compensation pages estimate average annual pay in the low six figures, but this is not company-published.
Pricing
Custom quote / request-a-consult, project-based B2B services
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
10.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
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