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Pathfinder Bio

Nottingham
Founded 2022
Enzyme engineering platform for sustainable biomanufacturing of natural ingredients

Pathfinder Bio is a UK-based biotechnology company developing an enzyme discovery and engineering platform for sustainable chemical manufacturing.

Using ultra-high-throughput screening of engineered bacterial cells, the company measures the performance of billions of enzyme variants to design optimised biocatalytic processes.

Pathfinder Bio's initial focus is producing natural, sustainably manufactured ingredients as drop-in alternatives for the cosmetics and fragrance industry, with potential future applications across pharmaceuticals, food and speciality chemicals.