AI-powered bioproduction for
industrial ingredients

OUR VISION

We unlock sustainable abundance of valuable molecules, engineered for key market needs

Astaxanthin is the first step of an AI-powered bioproduction platform. Our mission is to produce the vast majority of industrial ingredients with microorganisms and pave the way for sustainable abundance.

OUR INGREDIENTS

High-performance solutions for global markets

Our ingredients are available in multiple high-performance forms, with transparent traceability, for cosmetics, human nutrition, and animal nutrition markets.

OUR PLATFORM

Our platform rests
on 3 main pillars

Genome-to-factory AI model

Precision Biofoundry

Full stack bioproduction

Our AI model leverages the latest advances to achieve predictive throughput: higher success rate, lower costs

We combine cutting-edge wet-lab automation with AI to move beyond high-throughput screening, and obtain the best strains faster

We go all the way to industrial production: bioprocesses for fermentation and downstream enable efficient scaling, and help us obtain the best quality product

Latest news

March 3, 2026

baCta raises €7M round led by LocalGlobe and daphni to use microorganisms as programmable molecular factories

We are delighted to announce a €7 million seed round led by LocalGlobe and Daphni, with participation from OVNI Capital as well as notable business angels such as founders of […]

October 16, 2025

Predictive throughput is the new high

Industrial bioproduction hasn’t yet delivered on its promise; plummeting data‑collection costs, new AI models, and advances in bioprocessing are changing that.

December 18, 2024

We’re delighted to announce our €3.3M Pre-Seed Funding! 🧬🦠🧪⚗️🏭