About

At the forefront of cell design

IDEA Bio strives to impact society through innovation in cell design. We aim to make a difference in advanced biomanufacturing by creating useful cell factories.

Researcher in a cleanroom gown connecting a bioprocessing rig

Portfolio

We partner with companies, computers, and nature.

We partner with companies, computers, and nature to sustainably design molecules, materials, fuels, therapeutics, and foods. From microbes capable of growing on greenhouse gas, to less polluting fertilizers, to new biologics or future foods — all these can be made using biology through smart ideas.

What we've built

A cluster designed for creative cellular design

  • 01

    Functional area clusters

    Efficient co-location of high-end equipment so multi-step workflows run side by side.

  • 02

    New capabilities

    Open synthetic biology design spaces that enable capabilities the field has never had before.

  • 03

    End-to-end optimisation

    Multi-organism upstream and downstream process optimisation, from strain to scale.

The IDEA Bio team outside the AIBN building

Our space

Open design spaces for synthetic biology

As a space intended for creative cellular design, we have Syn Bio open design spaces and house high-throughput strain engineering tools in our cluster.

Meet the team

Let's build something

Do you have an IDEA?

Tell us what you want to make with biology — we'll help you design, test and scale it.

Do you have an IDEA?