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Deep Branch
Using carbon dioxide as a sustainable resource to create nutritious protein
Deep Branch is a carbon recycling biotechnology company using microbes to convert carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into high-value products. A fast-growing and agile startup with commercial activities both in the UK and the Netherlands enabling local year-round protein production to ensure food security.
Deep Branch addresses the animal feed market's need for sustainable and cost-effective protein ingredients with Proton™, a radically more sustainable way to bring precision nutrition to animal diets. Deep Branch's CO2-to-X platform offers the first scalable route to a truly sustainable protein generation process from a waste product - CO2 directly from industrial emissions.
Notable Achievements
- Led the launch of the REACT-FIRST consortium, an end-to-end value-chain-wide consortium of ten industry and academic partners.
- Building a new facility at the Netherlands-based Brightlands Chemelot Campus to scale up their production process, expected to be operational in early 2022.
- Investors and partners include Barclays, Novo Holdings, DSM, TotalEnergies, Innovate UK, BioMar, Drax, and Sainsbury's.
Currently Operating in Two Regions
Press Mentions
March 22, 2021
UK startup raises €8m of funding to convert CO2 into animal feed
Deep Branch aims to create protein that will replace the use of soy, which has been linked to deforestation
February 14, 2022
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March 16, 2021
French Oil Giant Backs Startup Recycling CO₂ Into Animal Food
Deep Branch raised 8 million euros to build a pilot plant to turn carbon dioxide into feed for livestock.
February 11, 2021
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