{"id":5143,"date":"2018-12-11T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/v4\/2020\/10\/08\/trophosys-a-biotech-company-based-in-jena-germany-successfully-closed-its-seed-financing-round-securing-the-companys-next-stage-of-development\/"},"modified":"2020-11-05T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:56:18","slug":"trophosys-a-biotech-company-based-in-jena-germany-successfully-closed-its-seed-financing-round-securing-the-companys-next-stage-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bm-t.de\/en\/2018-en\/trophosys-a-biotech-company-based-in-jena-germany-successfully-closed-its-seed-financing-round-securing-the-companys-next-stage-of-development\/","title":{"rendered":"TrophoSYS, a biotech company based in Jena, Germany, successfully closed its seed financing round, securing the company\u00b4s next stage of development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>TrophoSYS GmbH is devel\u00adop\u00ading an inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive and sus\u00adtain\u00adable new method for the sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion of gametes. bm|t&nbsp;beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh acted as the lead investor and was joined in the invest\u00adment round by Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00adland and a pri\u00advate investor. The company\u00b4s inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive new method allows for gen\u00adder-spe\u00adcific selec\u00adtion of pro\u00adduc\u00adtive ani\u00admals, which could dra\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcally improve pro\u00adduc\u00adtiv\u00adity and enhance food secu\u00adrity.&nbsp; Impor\u00adtantly, the inno\u00adva\u00adtion is based solely on the phys\u00adi\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal dif\u00adfer\u00adences of the cell sur\u00adfaces and allows for the gamete sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion with\u00adout any manip\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion of genetic mate\u00adr\u00adial. The tech\u00adnol\u00adogy could be effec\u00adtive for all mam\u00admalian ani\u00admals, cre\u00adat\u00ading a sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity for improve\u00adment to the sta\u00adtus quo and imply\u00ading a large mar\u00adket poten\u00adtial.&nbsp; Espe\u00adcially note\u00adwor\u00adthy is the poten\u00adtial in the pork indus\u00adtry, which is urgently search\u00ading for gen\u00adtle and effec\u00adtive alter\u00adna\u00adtives to the anes\u00adthe\u00adsia-free cas\u00adtra\u00adtion method. TrophoSYS\u00b4 solu\u00adtion poten\u00adtially offers an attrac\u00adtive ani\u00admal-and-farmer-friendly alter\u00adna\u00adtive. The founder and head of devel\u00adop\u00adment of TrophoSYS, Dr. Stephan K\u00f6nig described the busi\u00adness model as fol\u00adlows: \u201cMod\u00adern ani\u00admal rear\u00ading should not focus solely on eco\u00adnomic aspects rather it must also con\u00adsider nat\u00adural and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal ele\u00adments. Our approach uni\u00adfies eco\u00adnomic and eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal aspects in a way that ben\u00ade\u00adfits ani\u00admals, pro\u00adduc\u00aders, and con\u00adsumers of ani\u00admal prod\u00aducts.\u201d <span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>After hav\u00ading inter\u00adnally financed the pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary devel\u00adop\u00adment stages, we are delighted to have gained bm|t as a highly-com\u00adpe\u00adtent and finan\u00adcially strong lead investor for our first exter\u00adnal financ\u00ading round. We are con\u00advinced that, together with bm|t and the co-investors, we will suc\u00adcess\u00adfully reach our goals and thus cre\u00adate an impor\u00adtant break\u00adthrough for a sus\u00adtain\u00adable future,\u201d said Mar\u00adtin Reichen\u00adbach, CEO and founder of TrophoSYS.<\/div>\n<h3><strong>About TrophoSYS GmbH<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>The Jena com\u00adpany, TrophoSYS, spe\u00adcial\u00adizes in the devel\u00adop\u00adment of biotech\u00adnolo\u00adgies that improve or poten\u00adtially dis\u00adplace exist\u00ading meth\u00adods.&nbsp; In this scope, the com\u00adpany has devel\u00adoped many solu\u00adtions focused on the pro\u00adduc\u00adtive ani\u00admal field, through which it aims to cre\u00adate impor\u00adtant improve\u00adments in the qual\u00adity and secu\u00adrity of food and human health.<\/div>\n<h3><strong>About bm|t<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>Erfurt-based, bm\u2011t beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment Th\u00fcrin\u00adgen (bm|t) \u2013 a sub\u00adsidiary of the Thuringia Devel\u00adop\u00adment Bank, is the first address for invest\u00adments in Thuringia, Ger\u00admany.&nbsp; bm\u2011t cur\u00adrently man\u00adages eight invest\u00adment funds with a total vol\u00adume of 320M EUR.&nbsp; bm\u2011t invests in inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive com\u00adpa\u00adnies with strong growth poten\u00adtial across all sec\u00adtors and all phases of the cor\u00adpo\u00adrate lifecycle.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TrophoSYS GmbH is devel\u00adop\u00ading an inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive and sus\u00adtain\u00adable new method for the sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion of gametes. bm|t&nbsp;beteili\u00adgungs\u00adman\u00adage\u00adment th\u00fcrin\u00adgen gmbh acted as the lead investor and was joined in the invest\u00adment round by Sparkasse Jena-Saale-Hol\u00adz\u00ad\u00adland and a pri\u00advate investor. 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