AmerStem, Inc.
AmerStem develops and operates a plant-based biotechnology platform for indoor cultivation and scalable production of plant-derived bioactive compounds. The company focuses on sustainable, resource-efficient biomass growth and green extraction methods to produce saponin immunoadjuvants and other phytochemicals for vaccine development, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and personal care.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
Saponin immunoadjuvant extracts (QS-21 class)
Purified saponin-class immunoadjuvant extracts produced via cultivated plant biomass and green extraction workflows; intended as an alternative source to wild-harvested tree-derived saponins.
Saponin immunoadjuvant extracts (QS-21 class)
Purified saponin-class immunoadjuvant extracts produced via cultivated plant biomass and green extraction workflows; intended as an alternative source to wild-harvested tree-derived saponins.
Services
Provision of controlled-environment cultivation services to grow plant biomass at commercial scale for extraction of targeted phytochemicals.
Green extraction and downstream purification services for recovery of high-value phytochemicals, including saponin-class immunoadjuvants.
Collaborative R&D programs to optimize plant culture systems, increase target metabolite yields, and translate plant-derived compounds into applications such as vaccine adjuvants and crop protection agents.
Provision of controlled-environment cultivation services to grow plant biomass at commercial scale for extraction of targeted phytochemicals.
Green extraction and downstream purification services for recovery of high-value phytochemicals, including saponin-class immunoadjuvants.
Collaborative R&D programs to optimize plant culture systems, increase target metabolite yields, and translate plant-derived compounds into applications such as vaccine adjuvants and crop protection agents.
Expertise Areas
- Plant cell and tissue culture
- Indoor/vertical farming for biomass production
- Biopharming and plant-based recombinant protein production
- Saponin immunoadjuvant production
Key Technologies
- Hairy root culture
- Plant cell and tissue culture
- Indoor controlled-environment agriculture / vertical farming
- Elicitor-based induction of secondary metabolism