
New Wave Biotech is an AI-powered bioprocess simulation and optimization software company focused on accelerating and reducing the cost of R&D in biomanufacturing, particularly synthetic biology and alternative protein production. Their proprietary hybrid AI approach combines mechanistic models with machine learning to simulate end-to-end bioprocesses, enabling users to predict output, purity, cost, and sustainability. The platform dynamically evolves with added data, allowing continuous improvement and scenario modeling to optimize downstream processes and techno-economic outcomes. This technology helps biomanufacturers scale faster, cheaper, and greener by leveraging virtual experiments and data-driven decision making, positioning New Wave Biotech as a key enabler in the bioeconomy with a focus on sustainable global supply chains.

New Wave Biotech is an AI-powered bioprocess simulation and optimization software company focused on accelerating and reducing the cost of R&D in biomanufacturing, particularly synthetic biology and alternative protein production. Their proprietary hybrid AI approach combines mechanistic models with machine learning to simulate end-to-end bioprocesses, enabling users to predict output, purity, cost, and sustainability. The platform dynamically evolves with added data, allowing continuous improvement and scenario modeling to optimize downstream processes and techno-economic outcomes. This technology helps biomanufacturers scale faster, cheaper, and greener by leveraging virtual experiments and data-driven decision making, positioning New Wave Biotech as a key enabler in the bioeconomy with a focus on sustainable global supply chains.
Sector: AI-driven bioprocess simulation for biomanufacturing
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Founders: Zoe Yu Tung Law; Nix Hall
Founded: 2022
Recent funding: €1.2M (Dec 2024, equity + grants)
Downstream processing optimisation, scale-up and techno-economic/sustainability assessment for alternative proteins and synthetic biology products.
2022
Biotechnology
€1.2M
Funding mix of equity and grant funding; supporters include EIT Food and Innovate UK
Selected for Big Idea Ventures Accelerator and received pre-seed funding from Big Idea Ventures
Awarded funding as part of UKRI's Engineering Biology R&D initiative delivered by Innovate UK
“EIT Food, Innovate UK, Big Idea Ventures”