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twig bio

Bioengineering sustainable ingredients

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1-20 employees
  • B2B
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Sustainability
  • Robotics
  • Biology
London, UK

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Company 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.

Our take

Emerging from stealth in September 2023, Twig is tackling the growing problem of harmful food ingredients through its innovative AI technology and robotics. Twig’s technology accelerates testing processes that can take years with traditional methods. It analyses thousands of strains of bio-fermented bacteria cells for their environmental impact, commercial benefit, and feasibility via automation.

Another benefit of Twigs AI-driven bacteria testing is that it takes out human error and biases, quickly discovering the bacteria that have potential as an alternative food ingredient. Automated testing constructs bacteria building blocks before robotic tools handle and analyse them, then, the data is passed over to AI to compute the data and deliver results. This fast-acting process aims to help companies accelerate the move away from unsustainably sourced ingredients like petrochemicals to bio-fermented solutions.

The potential for Twig is massive, benefitting supply chains, food producers, and consumer health. Emerging with £3 million in seed funding, Twig is focused on further developing its product for market.

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Kirsty

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Benefits

  • The opportunity to work on major biological challenges, the solutions to which have the potential to change the world
  • Competitive compensation package including equity options and private healthcare
  • A friendly and supportive work environment with regular socials
  • Flexible working hours and location (though we do cherish face-to-face working at least once a week)
  • The freedom to own your own projects and ability to shape the core capabilities of Twig

Company values

  • Get it done and do it well - We know what we're here to do. And we want to get our products out of the lab and into everyday life - fast. So, we're open about what's going well and what isn't. And what's needed to put it right. That's how we keep going and keep growing
  • Strive to be better - Science doesn't stand still. It doesn't always go in a straight line, either. So we've got to evolve and adapt with it. We like a challenge, and we get stuck in with positivity and humility. We share out knowledge to better the outcome and each other
  • Positively restless - We're determined to make things better. And we've got the energy and nouse to make it happen. We value new ideas and constructive challenge. Along the way, we do the right thing for each other and the planet
  • Together we enjoy the ride - We work together and have fun as a team. It's not just about the end game. We're always ready to roll up out sleeves and help each other out. Or simply offer a cuppa and a chat - twiglets stick together

Funding (1 round)

Sep 2023

$3.8m

SEED

Total funding: $3.8m

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Leadership

Russ Tucker

(CEO)

Co-Founder at Ivy Farm Technologies. Former Progress Fellow at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Principal at The Boston Consulting Group, and Tutor of Engineering Science at University of Oxford.

Satnam Surae

(CTO)

Former Senior Product Manager at Peak, CPO at Aigenpulse, Senior Computational Biologist at Whitehat Analytics Limited and INVISTA.

James Allen

(CSO)

Former Postdoctoral Research Associate at UCL, Research Scientist at INVISTA, and School Tutor at Bonas MacFarlane and University of Oxford.