Ligo Biosciences
ActiveEnzyme design models.
About
We are building the next generation of deep-learning models for enzyme design to slash the cost of chemical manufacturing. The $6 trillion chemical industry is flawed: It produces 20% of industrial greenhouse gases, and is responsible for 15% of global energy usage. Enzymes offer a far more sustainable alternative to chemical synthesis and have already revolutionised how a select few chemicals are produced. The problem is each enzyme takes years of trial and error to develop. Our enzyme models learn the principles of catalysis, allowing us to design enzymes for each reaction, in days not years.
Founders · 3
I'm a biochemist from Oxford University with experience in the intensive environment of biotech startups, working on everything from bacterial biofuel production to vaccine design. Now focused on designing enzymes to make the chemical industry more sustainable.
Founder at Ligo (S24). I studied Cell and Systems Biology at Oxford where I became a Google Cloud Research Innovator for my work in computational biology. Interested in deep learning, scaling laws, geometric DL, biomolecular design.
Launch
Next generation deep-learning enzyme models for cheaper and sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Ligo Biosciences uses deep learning to design novel enzymes from scratch for chemical manufacturing, aiming to make production cheaper and more sustainable for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and consumer-goods industries. The launch announces partnerships with Basecamp Research and Adaptyv Bio, and invites sign-ups for a waitlist while highlighting the team and the goal to expand catalysis-enabled reactions.
Formerly “Ligo”, “Ligo Bio”
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