TAXA Biotechnologies

TAXA Biotechnologies aimed to democratize plant metabolic engineering, offering a platform that allowed users to engineer plants genetically without needing a physical laboratory. The company provided services encompassing protein engineering, DNA assembly, transient experiments, and stable transformation. A key feature was the focus on developing products designed to bypass expensive regulatory hurdles, enabling immediate sales and distribution in the US upon completion. Their vision was to make bio-engineering as accessible and commonplace as mobile app development, empowering individuals to genetically engineer plants and fostering innovation. TAXA also spearheaded the first synthetic biology crowdfunding project, raising $484,000 on Kickstarter to create glowing plants.