Public Funding for Deep Branch Biotechnology Ltd

The world's population will reach 10 billion people by 2050\. By this point, the demand for animal-based products will have doubled, yet we currently struggle to feed the animals we eat in a sustainable fashion today. Based on Deep Branch Biotechnology's proprietary CO2-to-protein process, the REACT-FIRST consortium will develop feeds with 65-75% smaller carbon footprints, with no requirements for arable land and minimal water usage. By utilising carbon dioxide from Drax Power's Selby (Yorkshire) biomass power station, Deep Branch generate Proton, a protein powder optimised for aquaculture and poultry diets. By working with BioMar and AB Agri, leading in feed production in these respective markets, the consortium will develop Proton-based feeds that will be validated by world-class research facilities at the University of Sterling's Institute of Aquaculture and Nottingham Trent University's Poultry Research Unit. The project will be guided by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre and Sainsbury's, offering a full value chain network for aquaculture and poultry, ensuring outcomes are aligned with industry needs. The University of Nottingham's Synthetic Biology Research Centre will enable Deep Branch's process to be further optimised in a non-GMO fashion, whilst the University of Edinburgh's Innogen Institute will assess the full sustainability impact of the project and whilst ensuring responsible innovation.

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"Deep Branch Biotechnology (DBB) transform the polluters of today into the producers of tomorrow. The DBB process converts carbon dioxide directly from industrial gas, into a sustainable and high quality alternative to current animal feed proteins (soy and fishmeal). This project will prove feasibility of the Deep Branch process on-site at Drax power station, Selby. This will translate a state of the art gas-fermentation technology from the lab bench into an industrial setting, with flue gases from the energy producing combustion of biomass being converted on site into nutritionally optimised single cell protein. This on-site technology demonstration will provide an essential platform for the progress towards commercial launch, by important validation of the process in the context of industrially derived waste streams."