Tierra Biosciences
Description
🖼️ Tool Name:
Tierra Biosciences
🔖 Tool Category:
AI-driven synthetic biology / cell-free protein synthesis platform; falls under the category of biotech/MedTech tools that use AI and automated systems to produce and optimise proteins.
✏️ What does this tool offer?
Tierra Biosciences provides a platform (the “Tierra Protein Platform”) that allows clients to submit protein sequences and then uses high-throughput, cell-free synthetic biology + AI to produce and characterise those proteins much faster than traditional cell-based methods.
Key features:
Cell-free systems covering gram-positive, gram-negative and eukaryotic species to express proteins outside living cells.
AI models trained on large datasets of protein sequence → expression/behaviour to predict manufacturability and performance.
Online portal where users upload sequences, the platform assesses manufacturability, then synthesises DNA, expresses protein, purifies it, and ships it to the customer.
⭐ What does the tool actually deliver based on user experience?
• Clients can go from sequence submission to “purified proteins ready for downstream use” in a much shorter time compared to traditional methods.
• Enables rapid iteration of protein variants (hundreds at a time) which helps in design-build-test-learn workflows.
• Generates large datasets of protein expression and behaviour (solubility, stability, yield) which in turn improve the AI models.
🤖 Does it include automation?
Yes — Tierra’s platform is highly automated:
• Automated DNA assembly, codon optimisation and cell-free expression pipelines.
• AI-driven sequence assessment to predict whether a protein is likely manufacturable or requires redesign.
• Automated, high-throughput production (cell-free systems and robotic handling) enabling hundreds of proteins processed in parallel.
💰 Pricing Model:
Not publicly detailed — the model appears to be B2B / service-based: clients pay for custom protein synthesis and data services. The company has raised funding (Series A) to scale.
🆓 Free Plan Details:
No indication of a free public plan; this is an enterprise / research-service platform rather than a consumer SaaS with freemium tier.
💳 Paid Plan Details:
Paid service: clients order bespoke proteins, which involves cost for synthesis, expression, purification and data. Pricing likely depends on scale, complexity and customisation.
🧭 Access Method:
• Web portal: clients submit sequences via Tierra’s website.
• Partnerships with pharma, biotech, agriculture, industrial biotech sectors.
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