Antheia Achieves Major Commercial Milestone

Company’s first full-scale fermentation run reinforces commercial viability for a robust pipeline of Biosynthetic KSMS and APIs
Antheia Appoints Richard Sherwin as Head of Commercialization

Sherwin to lead Antheia’s global sales strategy for KSM and API products Menlo Park, CA – August 17, 2023 – Antheia, the pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer transforming essential medicine supply chains, today announced the appointment of industry veteran, Richard Sherwin as SVP of Commercialization. Sherwin’s hiring comes at a critical juncture in Antheia’s growth trajectory as […]
Antheia Appoints John Nicols to Chair its Board of Directors

Antheia, the pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer transforming supply chains, today announced the appointment of John Nicols to Chair its Board of Directors. Nicols joins co-founders Dr. Christina Smolke (CEO) and Dr. Kristy Hawkins (CSO), as well as Ram Shriram and Dr. Patrick Yang on the Antheia Board of Directors.
Antheia Announces New Financing and Plans to Construct Pilot Plant Facility for Biomanufacturing

Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, today announced $40 million in venture debt financing from Oxford Finance LLC and Silicon Valley Bank, alongside plans to construct a new pilot scale biomanufacturing facility.
Antheia Appoints Heidi Pucel as Chief People Officer

Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, today announced the appointment of Heidi Pucel as its Chief People Officer.
Antheia Appoints Zack McGahey as Chief Operating Officer

Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, today announced the appointment of Zack McGahey as Chief Operating Officer…
Antheia and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Accelerate Production of Essential Medicines using Synthetic Biology

Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, and Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced a partnership to accelerate the development…
Antheia Announces $73M Series B to Commercialize Synthetic Biology Platform for Essential Medicines

Antheia, a synthetic biology company enabling next-generation plant-inspired medicines, announced today that it has raised $73M in Series B financing. The oversubscribed round was led by Viking Global Investors and included…
New Coalition Dedicated To Fostering American Synthetic Biology Manufacturing Launched Today

Today, three leading synthetic biology companies announced the launch of the Synthetic Biology (SynBio) Coalition (www.synbioco.com) to promote investment and support for the American synthetic biology industry…
New paper demonstrates most advanced example of engineering integrated systems for biosynthesis

A new paper published today in the journal Nature describes the first successful microbial biosynthesis of the tropane alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, a class of neuromuscular blockers naturally found in plants in the nightshade family…