New Proteins

We design proteins never before seen in nature

Proteins are molecular machines that carry out the vast majority of functions within living things. The ability to rationally engineer protein function is foundational to engineering biology - including entire organisms.

Arzeda's unique combination of computational protein design and state-of-the-art high-throughput screening is a radical change over what's possible with traditional protein engineering. Our proprietary technology has been peer-reviewed in Science and Nature, and is based on solid and vetted models of protein biophysics and metabolic biochemistry coupled with large-scale computing.

New Biochemistry​

With our custom proteins, ordinary microbes can make extraordinary chemicals

By combining protein design, pathway design, HT screening and strain construction, we can create and improve designer fermentation strains for virtually any chemical

Scale-up by Design™

Our designer proteins and pathways are optimized for scale-up right from the beginning

Whether we are designing new or improved proteins, our computational-based technology platform maximizes the probability of commercial success. Arzeda’s Protein Design Technology ensures this by selecting proteins and enzymes from scaffolds compatible with the target production host, and then simultaneously engineering for protein stability, enzyme selectivity to limit by-product production, and high expression using Scribe™, our proprietary statistical learning software for DNA writing.

We partner with you

IMPROVING
We optimize processes to improve economics and increase margins of existing bioproducts
DIFFERENTIATING
We provide strong differentiation to existing bioproducts by adding features that improve market fit or enable market penetration
EXPANDING
We expand upon existing markets and even create blue-ocean opportunities
Some of our current work includes the following application areas

Agriculture
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Arzeda’s protein design technology advances sustainable and efficient agriculture practices, from plant health and yield to crop protection. Whether it’s designing pesticidal peptides and bio-chemicals or engineering crops and their microbiomes, Arzeda’s technology delivers superior value by building proteins unconstrained by evolution, allowing our partners to address their market challenges faster.

Functionalized Sweeteners & Ingredients

Arzeda is developing new and improved enzymes for the economic production of rare sugars, natural sweeteners and other health-improving oligosaccharides. Our enzymes decrease cost-of-manufacturing and create freedom-to-operate in both biocatalytic and fermentation processes.

Advanced Chemicals & Materials

Arzeda enables the industrial production of performance-improving, sustainable monomers and additives to bring to market the chemicals and materials of tomorrow. By combining pathway design and enzyme design, we create cost-effective, scalable processes to produce new performance molecules that are inaccessible from natural diversity or synthetic chemistry.

Pharmaceuticals & Diagnostics

Arzeda powers innovation within the biopharma and diagnostics sectors. Current applications of Arzeda’s protein design technology include the development of non-immunogenic therapeutic enzymes and enzymes for human diagnostic applications.

Arzeda News

Codexis Invests in Arzeda


Arzeda Appoints Biotechnology Veteran Doug Cameron to Board of Directors​

Amyris and Arzeda Enter into Development Collaboration Agreement

BP and Arzeda Announce Collaboration Expansion

Get in touch with us

ARZEDA
3421 Thorndyke Ave W  |  Seattle, WA 98119  |  phone: +1.206.402.6506
email: info(at)arzeda.com