Tierra Biosciences, a California-based startup specializing in AI-guided cell-free technology for high-throughput custom protein synthesis, has successfully closed an $11.4 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Material Impact, with significant contributions from other investors including Prosus Ventures and fiftyyears, highlighting the growing interest in synthetic biology and AI's role in advancing biological research. The company, which has raised $11 million, is recognized for developing the world's first platform for producing proteins using predictive AI-guided cell-free technology, a breakthrough that positions it as a potential competitor to DeepMind's protein folding AI. This funding will support Tierra Biosciences' mission to pioneer in the field of protein synthesis, leveraging AI to generate large datasets essential for biological research.
This Startup Says It Can Beat Deepmind’s Gamechanging Protein AI https://t.co/gr431NIJUj https://t.co/QSpJWqZYkI
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Being able to generate large datasets has never been more important in biology given the potential of AI. Better synthesis technologies are essential. @fiftyyears company @tierrabio has $11m more to pioneer protein synthesis. More: https://t.co/V36RiWHRkK https://t.co/TYMAOqf9q6
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.@tierrabio -a California-based startup developing AI-guided cell-free technology to enable high-throughput custom protein synthesis—has closed an $11.4m Series A round led by @materialimpact https://t.co/yw7nn8pKYX
Tierra Biosciences nabs $11 million to create new AI-guided proteins https://t.co/0ZiBboLrhz