Short description
AzarGen is a biotechnology company focused on developing human therapeutic proteins using advanced genetic engineering & synthetic biology.
Description
AzarGen is a biotechnology company utilising advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology techniques to express biopharmaceutical compounds of high value.Our focus is to use plants as bioreactors to develop a pipeline of novel and patentable compounds with special emphasis on complex therapeutic proteins.
AzarGen is proving the viability of its plant-based expression platform through a lead candidate, being a recombinant human therapeutic protein. AzarGen’s product is expected to increase the survivability of premature-born infants in the developed and developing world with higher clinical efficiency and at lower cost.
Last funding
Nopepepe
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Total funding
$$121212
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Location
Stellenbosch, NA - South Africa, South Africa, Africa
Founded on
January 1, 2009
Non-profit?
No
Acquired?
No
Employees count
1-10
Revenue range
$1230 - 4560
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Founders
Cobus Zwiegelaar, Mauritz Venter