What can BioXact offer?
BioXact offers clients comprehensive science-based consulting services designed to address their specific needs:
R&D support to help accelerate & improve product development
Resolving problems in production by applying analytical approaches
Support in the writing and evaluation of intellectual property
R&D management
Support in regulatory approval processes (Novel food applications and GMO strains dossier)
About BioXact
Since its establishment in 2018, BioXact has assisted start-ups and multinationals in projects focused on the development of new alternative proteins, animal proteins produced by precision fermentation, and the implementation of methods for taste development. Examples include setting up a fungal expression platform, addressing downstream processing issues in production scale, and supporting clients with regulatory questions in Novel food dossier submissions.
About Lucie Pařenicová
Lucie Pařenicová has a PhD. in molecular biology of industrial microorganisms and 25+ years of industry experience in the field of food biotechnology. Prior to founding BioXact she worked as a Group Lead and Senior and Lead Scientist at DSM Food Specialties and successfully developed, amongst others novel bread anti-staling enzyme. Throughout her academic and industry career she always been connected to microorganisms and their products, but experienced working with plants as well. Relying on scientific knowledge and years of experience, she is passionate to apply her cross-disciplinary knowledge to bring the right solutions to clients. More information about her carrier can be found on LinkedIn and Google Scholar.
Fields of expertise:
- XResearch and Development
Microbial expression platforms
Thorough knowledge of fungal expression systems used in food biotechnology for enzyme production and experience with yeasts and bacteria. Designing and building novel fungal expression platforms and integration of downstream (fermentation and DSP) process requirements in the design of the production strain for expression of proteins of animal origin. Experienced with high-throughput screening methods.
Examples: patents (US8642290 (B2), EP1954812 (B1), WO2008053019 (A3), US9181573 (B2), EP4023757 (A1))
R&D management
Experience in R&D management of multidisciplinary groups in innovation and business-related projects.
Examples: LinkedIn - Recommendations
- XProduct innovation
Expert analysis of scientific problems, multidisciplinary integration, and strong analytical skills to drive faster and better product development and innovation.
Examples: patents (US8703463 (B2), EP2620496 (B1), WO2021144342 (A1))
- XIntellectual property
Writing, screening and evaluation of patents and providing support to clients in communication with patent attorneys in patent examination processes.
Examples: support to client’s own patent portfolio and (co-)authorship on the patents listed under "Research and Development - Microbial expression platforms” and "Product development and innovation”
- XRegulatory approval
Experience with the regulatory approval of Novel food dossiers, specifically on use of whole genome data to address product and microbiological safety concerns. Experience with writing GMO strain dossiers.
Examples: contribution to Novel food dossier of Fermotein® (EFSA, related publications:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2023.113972 and
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2024.105629; a conference presentation: HESI Workshop on Safety assessment of newly expressed proteins in foods: need for evolution?)
