BioDrive

BioDrive designs, creates, and implements genetically modified organisms for use in agriculture as bioreactors

Based based in Silicon Valley, California, BioDrive works in food & beverage.

Profile

"BioDrive is a pioneering company in the fields of advanced manufacturing, agtech, food & beverage, and health, specializing in the design, creation, and implementation of genetically modified organisms for agricultural use as bioreactors. Founded by NSF graduate research fellow Cory Henderson, BioDrive boasts a core scientific team with expertise in scalable plant bioreactors and a robust advisory network comprising entrepreneurs, academics, and industry experts. By leveraging the edible nature of plants, BioDrive aims to enhance the production of high-value peptides, making them more accessible through increased scalability, extended shelf life, and oral delivery format. With a focus on developing life-changing molecules, BioDrive's genome engineering platform targets the creation of a lower-cost incretin receptor agonist expressed and delivered in lettuce, disrupting the weight loss market with a novel supplement approach."

Within the food & beverage space, the company focuses on its core offering rather than a broad product line.

Silicon Valley, California is where the company is located.

Its current recorded stage is Plug and Play portfolio startup.

Website: biodrive.io