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The biotech company is a 2021 founded spin-off from a German university. They develop, produce and distribute eco-friendly single-use consumables for laboratories and the biopharmaceutical industry. They developed an innovative cell culture system for mass expansion of adherent cells suitable for either research or industrial production. It is needed in drug and vaccine development, personalized medicine and gene therapy. It is an important product innovation for the sector, that offers a lot of advantages: The product is the world’s most sustainable cell culture system made from plant-based polylactic acid. Plastic waste from laboratories is a huge problem in biotech and pharma industry as single-use products are omnipresent but after usage plastic waste from laboratories is almost exclusively burnt. Whereas by using the companys’ sustainable cell culture flasks, the CO2 emission is reduced by more than 90% compared to conventional multilayer flasks. Moreover, the flasks are made by using 3D-printing. This allows to make more growth area from less raw material. And this in turn creates less waste. Another advantage is that the product is very compact and needs less media than conventional systems. Due to the design of the flask the surface offers a much higher growth are to volume ratio. The company is currently expanding its sales channels and distribution network and is therefore looking for appropriate distributors for the product. Distribution agreements are offered.