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Reducing enteric methane with BetterFeed

Decarbonising the planet with synthetic biology

Scalable and affordable enteric methane mitigation feed additive for livestock that reduces emissions while improving productivity, using engineered microbes to scale up active molecules found in seaweed.

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BetterFeed: Cutting Methane at the Source

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BetterFeed Product

Scalable and affordable enteric methane mitigation feed additive for livestock that reduces emissions while improving productivity

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Synthetic Biology Platform

Engineering microbes to scale up active molecules naturally found in seaweed for methane elimination

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Automated Rumen Model

Miniaturized screening system that tests hundreds of product variants for methane elimination potential

$7M
Seed Round
2.6B
Target Animals
3
Sectors

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Number 8 Bio uses synthetic biology to decarbonize agriculture by scaling up active molecules naturally found in seaweed. Their product BetterFeed reduces methane emissions from cattle and sheep while enhancing nutritional availability, targeting Earth's 2.6 billion cattle and sheep.

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