Active ingredient biofactory · Tenerife
From a single leaf, the same compound the plant produces: purer, in any season, and with a fraction of the water, land and cost.
A plant takes years to grow, depends on the weather and consumes land and water. Its cells, in a bioreactor, produce the same active ingredient in weeks.
We select the variety that produces the most of the compound of interest. A single leaf is enough to start.
1 leafThe leaf generates plant stem cells in a sterile environment. No genetic modification.
→ stem cellsAutomated modules turn those cells into living biofactories that scale with demand.
→ biofactoryLiquid or powdered extract with an active ingredient concentration far above the traditional route.
→ pure extractThe same process works for any plant-derived compound. The molecule changes, the factory doesn't.
High-value plant actives for cosmetic formulations, with purity and batch traceability.
Bioactive compounds for health and functional food applications.
Plant-derived pharmaceutical active ingredients, produced at scale and with batch-to-batch consistency.
Sustainable alternatives produced by cell culture, without competing for farmland.
* Kanara Labs internal estimates for reference crops; they vary by species and compound.
recognised advisers from the pharmaceutical, legal, commercial and agrotech industries support the team.
Do you need a molecule that is hard to source, expensive, or whose footprint you can't justify? Tell us which one and we'll see if we can grow it.
Write to us and we'll reply within a few days. If you'd like to join the team, switch to the CV option and attach it.
With the support of
Kit Digital programme funded by the Next Generation funds of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
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