GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Since the dawn of time, our planet has helped to improve our health, beauty and well-being by giving us access to the immense power of its plants. But in our constant search to do more things, faster, for as many people as possible, humankind has betrayed Mother Nature.
Existing sources of plant-based molecules – agriculture, traditional biotechnology, and chemical synthesis – and the complexity of current supply chains have led to dramatic consequences: climate change, loss of biodiversity and increasing pollution. Not to mention the increasingly frequent environmental and sociopolitical upheavals that seriously compromise the reliable availability and quality of these highly sought-after molecules.
TODAY, WE CAN DO MUCH BETTER!
Certified high-performance molecules
Aplantex’s innovative, exclusive and customizable industrial green biotechnology platform produces an abundant biomass – locally, quickly and continuously, in a strictly controlled indoor environment protected from seasonal cycles – from which we draw the same molecules and extracts currently available on the market.
Polyphenols have a decisive impact on our health and well-being.
Polyphenol and flavonoid extracts are central to the formulation of leading products in the cosmetics, natural health, agrifood and pharmaceutical industries. Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-aging properties have proven their worth time after time.
A few of the impacts:
Our innovative process is driven by our proprietary photosynthetic phytoreplicators. Their rapid reproduction in a controlled indoor environment, protected from seasonal cycles and the growing dangers associated with climate change and pollution, means that we can fit an operation requiring a surface area equivalent to 40 American football fields within the area of a bowling lane.
In addition, because our cyclical production process is carbon-neutral, generates no waste, and is sparing in its use of water, nutrients needed for the plants’ growth, and renewable hydroelectric energy, we are able to offer a broad range of molecules and extracts at very competitive prices – while also making a significant contribution to the circular economy and providing immediate ESG compliance for our customers.
An innovative solution: photosynthetic phytoreplicators.
Aplantex’s green biotechnology approach is based on the understanding that plant genetics is the ideal tool to drive the expression of plant-based active ingredients. With Aplantex’s proprietary photosynthetic phytoreplicators, we can use cloning to reproduce a biomass with the desired genetic characteristics. Our photosynthetic phytoreplicators produce plant biomass very rapidly. The genetic profile of each clone supports the production of a certain combination of plant-based active ingredients. The genetics of the biomass remains stable. This ensures optimized production of molecules of interest with high added value.
Lower production costs
Chemical synthesis involves multi-step processes that sometimes require extreme pH and temperature conditions, often using catalysts, some of which are toxic, and various other inputs. Complex industrial facilities require large investments and significant energy costs. All of these factors are reflected in the market prices for the molecules produced by these processes.
Because most of Aplantex’s competitors that offer phytochemical ingredients are located overseas, with operations scattered all over the globe, they have to add the logistical costs associated with a long supply chain to the prices they offer for their products. Not to mention the uncertainties raised by climate change for the productivity of their agricultural facilities, or by current political turmoil and its impact on workforces and logistics. Finally, many bioactive molecules come from perennials that are slow to mature, sometimes requiring meticulous effort to grow and leading to reduced availability of derived products – as well as high costs.
Aplantex’s green biotechnology offers expanded, rapid and regular access to bioactive plant-based molecules, certified and produced in a controlled environment. Our automated production facilities are operational at every hour of the day and in every season of the year, and cost only a fraction of the amounts required to operate traditional biotechnology or chemical synthesis facilities. Our facilities are powered by renewable hydroelectric energy. All of this results in sharply lower production costs.
