Alpine Bio

We’re excited to share that we have recently achieved our largest planting to date. This all began with asking a question that was, at the time, deemed absurd:  Could dairy proteins be grown in plants? The answer was “Yes.” The result of pursuing that answer, day in and day out for the last eight years, is millions of soybean seeds now growing on a farm in the Midwest. Each one with the capacity to produce the dairy protein casein–proof positive that scalable molecular farming has become a reality. 🔓 Milestone Unlocked: Our biomanufacturing platform, which allows us to grow critical proteins like casein at scale, has now increased its output potential exponentially. 🚜 A profoundly appreciative thank you to NEXAT. By collaborating with the NEXAT team and using their state-of-the-art modular vehicle, we were able to ensure that our planting process was resource-efficient, caused reduced soil compaction, and produced fewer emissions. 🌱 While this planting is a momentous step forward, it’s still just the beginning. We’ve tested over 1,000 unique strategies to accumulate various proteins in plants, and are actively expanding our platform even further. #molecularfarming #biomanufacturing #innovation

Until recently, the term "dairy plant" would instantly conjure images of a facility where milk is extracted, processed, and prepared for distribution. We changed that. So here's an updated definition: Dairy Plant: A multicellular photosynthetic organism designed to produce dairy proteins such as casein. As in, "Alpine Bio now has millions of dairy plants actively growing in the Midwest." #MolecularFarming #ClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability #AgTech

Molecular farming has the potential to open new markets and create new income opportunities for American soybean growers. This is one of many key takeaways found in a new peer-reviewed article co-authored by American Soybean Association staff Kyle Kunkler and Scott Gerlt. As part of a research topic symposium hosted by Frontiers in Plant Science, the world’s most cited plant science journal, the article explores the transformative potential of molecular farming for soybean growers in great detail. Check out the accompanying carousel for our highlights, or dive deeper by reading ASA’s release on the article and the article itself: 🗞️ American Soybean Association: Work of Kunkler & Gerlt on promising opportunities is peer reviewed & published: https://lnkd.in/g_s_cttC 🔬 Identity preserved plant molecular farming offers value-added opportunity for farmers - Kunkler & Gerlt: https://lnkd.in/gEwHPbpj #MolecularFarming #FoodScience #Agtech #Soybeans #ModernAg

Last week, our very own Magi Richani had the privilege of sharing the stage with Bill Gates to close the Breakthrough Energy Summit in London. The conference was momentous—a pivotal event that brought together all the different pieces of the #netzero puzzle into a single space dedicated to dialogue and collaboration. Our piece of that puzzle is protein: producing the proteins we depend on in a more sustainable and efficient manner through large-scale molecular farming, utilizing existing farmland and partnering with American soybean growers. For us, the element of scale is crucial—not only for achieving net zero but also for the long-term goal of building a more prosperous, protein-abundant future. What impressed us most in London was that a shared focus on scale seemed to be the connective tissue throughout the entire conference. It's easy to be optimistic when you spend the week surrounded by brilliant minds from around the world who are dedicated to ensuring that sustainable innovation doesn’t get stuck in incubation mode or have a failure to launch. We’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone on the Breakthrough Energy team for their hard work in making this event happen. #BESummit24 #MolecularFarming #ClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability

🌿 Job Opening: Pilot Plant Associate, South San Francisco Us: A plant genetics company transforming soybean plants into the world's most efficient protein factories. Recently, we overcame long-standing challenges in purification processes, culminating in the creation of our first Pilot Plant. You: A resourceful and resilient scientist ready to take on the role of Pilot Plant Associate and become a core member of our newly forged Pilot Plant team. Together, we can build the future of molecular farming, one recombinant protein at a time. #sfbayarea #sfjobs #biotechjobs https://lnkd.in/gQGDFDbX

Last week at #SynBioBeta2024 was an incredible experience. A huge thank you to SynBioBeta for featuring Alpine Bio’s Magi Richani alongside an incredible slate of panelists, including Elaine Watson of AgFunder, Alan Berry from Elo Life Systems, and John Hamer of DCVC Bio. The talk provided a fantastic opportunity to delve into the exciting technology behind molecular farming. It was especially inspiring to see that we aren’t the only ones excited about tapping the potential of plants to revolutionize how we produce critically important proteins. #molecularfarming #climatetech #sustainability #agtech

Are you attending #SynBioBeta2024 and interested in the immense potential of molecular farming? Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 8 at 2:45 PM and make sure to join Alpine Bio’s Founder and CEO, Magi Richani, for a panel discussion on the transformative technology behind molecular farming and the opportunities it presents. Featuring industry experts Elaine Watson of AgFunder, Alan Berry from Elo Life Systems, and John Hamer of DCVC Bio, the panel will explore how molecular farming is revolutionizing the production of valuable proteins in staple crops, enhancing the efficiency of ingredient creation, and its potential for impacting global health, nutrition, and sustainability. #molecularfarming #climatetech #sustainability #agtech

Exciting News: This week we secured our 10th U.S. patent for 'Recombinant Milk Proteins and Food Compositions Comprising the Same.' This patent not only covers the production of milk proteins but also their use in food formulations. A big thank you to Elaine Watson and AgFunder for their thoughtful attention to detail in their coverage. What’s Next? ▪With an increasingly robust platform, our team is aggressively expanding into a diverse array of proteins. ▪Nobell Foods is transitioning into a division under a new master brand: Alpine Bio, The Biology Design Company. ▪This change aligns with our expanded capabilities—reflecting our evolution from focusing solely on dairy proteins to becoming a leader in full-spectrum biomanufacturing. ▪Going forward, Alpine Bio will spearhead the scale-up of our proprietary plant-grown casein and drive the expansion of our ingredients pipeline, while Nobell Foods remains committed to its mission of bringing delicious, animal-free cheese to the world.

Today, we're excited to announce the next stage in our evolution: Nobell Foods is becoming Alpine Bio, The Biology Design Company. Since 2016, we have been working to transform plants into the world's most efficient protein factories. This pursuit has been characterized by a singular focus: to construct and refine an all-encompassing end-to-end platform for protein production—a platform that not only allows us to produce proteins but also makes them functional, purifies them, and enables their use as ingredients for end products. Over the last seven years, after testing over 1,000 unique strategies in plants, our relentless R&D efforts have led to a 10X increase in casein expression. We also partnered with farmers to grow our new value-added soybeans, raised $100 million in funding, engineered multiple lines of seeds, expressed 15 unique proteins in plants, and created an animal-free cheese that melts and stretches, which we are currently optimizing for commercialization. Today marks a significant milestone in our journey as our platform is more robust than it has ever been, and we have laid the groundwork for aggressive expansion into other proteins. Going forward, Nobell Foods will transition into a division of Alpine Bio—which will spearhead the cultivation of our proprietary plant-grown casein production and drive the expansion of our ingredients pipeline. Nobell Foods will remain an animal-free dairy brand, bringing animal-free cheese to the world. To keep up to date with what's happening at Nobell, you can sign up for the Nobell newsletter or follow Nobell on Instagram.

Plant-powered optimism at the World Agri-Tech summit. You love to see it. 🌱🌱🌱 A giant and bombastic THANK YOU to the summit organizers for bringing together an exceptional mix of leaders from the diverse worlds of business, technology, and agriculture all under one roof to discuss how we build a more resilient agri-food supply chain.