Founded by scientists from the University of Valencia and the CSIC, as well as by experts in the economic and industrial sector. The services offered are based on bio-prospecting, that is, on obtaining natural micro-organisms for their application in industrial or bio-medical processes. It consists of a complete service from start to finish, which includes everything from the collection of initial samples, through the cultivation, isolation and identification of strains of interest in the laboratory, to the large-scale production of micro-organisms selected for their outstanding biological activity.
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Download Impulse to Business Development Programme (PIDE)'s fileIn Darwin we have everything necessary to develop bio-prospecting projects on demand:
INNOVATIVE ASPECTS
The field of microbial bio-prospecting is currently undergoing a change, in which new techniques are required to isolate new microbial species, which will give access to a new repertoire of molecules of bio-medical and industrial interest.
In this context, Darwin has based its business model on the use of innovative and holistic approaches --including omic analysis, cultivation and microbial ecology - to address comprehensively the bio-prospecting of microbial communities, in search of useful bio-technological products from different points of view (for example, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, chemical, etc.). Regarding the techniques based on culture, we have unique and proprietary methodologies that allow the number of cultivable micro-organisms to be increased from practically any environmental sample.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
Darwin is the first Spanish company dedicated to the bio-prospecting of micro-organisms in any type of environmental sample. In addition, we distinguish ourselves from other similar initiatives because:
Darwin offers solutions for a wide variety of applications, including: