MarraBio
MarraBio is a pioneering life science company spun out from Newcastle University, focused on developing engineered Cytocaf proteins as stable, scalable, and xeno-free alternatives to extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors for mammalian cell culture, with applications in biomedical research, therapy, and cultivated meat production.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
MarraBio
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Europe
Products
ECM-mimetic protein reagent with fibronectin motif
An engineered protein polymer incorporating a fibronectin-like peptide to provide an adhesive surface for multiple cell types; supplied with coating protocol and quality documentation.
ECM-mimetic protein reagent with vitronectin motif
An engineered protein polymer incorporating a vitronectin-like peptide to support adhesion of cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells; supplied with QC data and product information.
Expansion-stage protein reagents and growth-factor mimics (in development)
Engineered protein polymers designed to mimic growth factors (e.g., FGF2, TGF-β) and other ECM components; indicated as under development for research and future therapeutic/food uses.
ECM-mimetic protein reagent with fibronectin motif
An engineered protein polymer incorporating a fibronectin-like peptide to provide an adhesive surface for multiple cell types; supplied with coating protocol and quality documentation.
ECM-mimetic protein reagent with vitronectin motif
An engineered protein polymer incorporating a vitronectin-like peptide to support adhesion of cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells; supplied with QC data and product information.
Expansion-stage protein reagents and growth-factor mimics (in development)
Engineered protein polymers designed to mimic growth factors (e.g., FGF2, TGF-β) and other ECM components; indicated as under development for research and future therapeutic/food uses.
Services
Optimization and execution of bacterial fermentation and purification workflows for scalable manufacture of engineered protein materials.
In vitro testing services including adhesion, morphology, viability assays and gene expression analyses to validate biomaterial bioactivity with multiple cell types.
Design and provision of custom combinations of bioactive modules encoded into protein polymers to mimic specific extracellular signals or growth factors.
Optimization and execution of bacterial fermentation and purification workflows for scalable manufacture of engineered protein materials.
In vitro testing services including adhesion, morphology, viability assays and gene expression analyses to validate biomaterial bioactivity with multiple cell types.
Design and provision of custom combinations of bioactive modules encoded into protein polymers to mimic specific extracellular signals or growth factors.
Expertise Areas
- Protein engineering and design
- Bioprocessing and scale-up for recombinant proteins
- Cell culture reagent development
- Analytical characterization of protein materials
Key Technologies
- Recombinant bacterial expression
- Modular protein polymer design
- Genetic encoding of bioactive peptide motifs
- Thermally reformable protein polymers
News & Updates
Well done to MarraBio Industrial Placement Student Alice Godley, who was nominated for Work Placement Student of the Year in the Newcastle University Contribution to the Workplace Awards!
Welcoming Alice Godley and Alex Turnbull-Irving for their industrial placement at Newcastle University, working on Caf1 protein production and bioactivity assays.
A scientific review explaining the science behind Caf1 material and its properties, published in Biomaterials Science.
Well done to MarraBio Industrial Placement Student Alice Godley, who was nominated for Work Placement Student of the Year in the Newcastle University Contribution to the Workplace Awards!
Welcoming Alice Godley and Alex Turnbull-Irving for their industrial placement at Newcastle University, working on Caf1 protein production and bioactivity assays.
A scientific review explaining the science behind Caf1 material and its properties, published in Biomaterials Science.