Exazyme’s mission is to make designing chemistry as easy as using an app – facilitating the ideas that shorten the wait to solve the world’s most pressing problems: from CO2 to cancer.
With Exazyme’s app, biotech innovators can discover the best possible protein for their goals while drastically reducing the number of experiments required. They may need 100 times fewer experiments than with standard methods – and achieve superior results.
Exazyme is used by protein engineers in the pharmaceutical, industrial biotechnology and green biotechnology industries. The app helps to design better drugs and therapies, chemicals and food, and improve plant properties for hardiness, productivity, and CO2 absorption.
The company was founded in 2021, with an EXIST grant from the German Department of Trade and Industry (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft). In 2022, Exazyme launched its AI driven protein design app. To expand and improve the app’s capabilities, the team successfully raised €2 million in seed funding in early 2023 (led by AIX Ventures).
The Exazyme app takes starting data and predicts rounds of protein evolutions more efficiently.
AI Expert & CEO - Ingmar Schuster, PhD
“Multipassionate.” That’s how you might describe Ingmar, who’s interested in everything from linguistics to computer science. And as our CEO, he gets to apply it all.
Our models of protein function rely on his 10+ years of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and statistics. His knack for communication comes alive when collaborating with clients. And his forays into psychology have laid the foundation for a strong team.
Industrial Engineer & Serial Entrepreneur - Philipp Markert
As our COO, Philipp is the catalyst at Exazyme.
Having lived and worked across three continents, he’s fluent in English, German, and Portuguese.
His approach means you’ll have a structured and seamless experience — whether you apply for a job, work with us or use our app.
Machine Learning & AI for Science - Harry Sevi, PhD
Harry makes sure our models and algorithms are desirable side-kicks for scientist superheroes.
After studying applied mathematics and physics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Harry founded his own company. He’s always looking for ways machine learning can help you focus on what you do best: getting creative and improving life.
For humanity & beyond.
Biochemist & Cell Biologist - Jelena Ivanovska, PhD
As our Chief Science Officer, Jelena is our bridge between science and business.
On the one hand, her background in molecular and cell biology keeps us grounded in research and lab work.
On the other hand, she helps us see the bigger picture — and what humanity can achieve with better proteins.
Biochemist & Biopharma Strategist - Lukas Pluska, PhD
Lukas brings 10 years of research experience in interdisciplinary life science projects to the team.
Now, he helps scientists and biotech companies escape the dead-ends lurking down tried and trusted paths.
He’s your partner in establishing productive collaborations and exploring new technologies.
Exazyme also works with recognized scientists and experts including:
Prof. Dr. Uwe Bornscheuer
World-renowned biocatalysis expert
Dr. Hugo Grimmett
AI product development and building startups
Prof. Dr. Matthias Ocker
Berlin, Germany
Drug development with a focus on cancer
How Exazyme helped leading synthetic biologists outperform a Nobel-prize winning protein development method by 2.8x
Before Exazyme
After Exazyme
Two of the 10 variants tested displayed enhanced properties:
- One showed a 2.8-fold increase in catalytic rate
- Another consumed less ATP, making it 50% more energy-efficient