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Karen Sarkisyan
Founder
Syntato
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14 days ago
High-throughput screening in plant cells, protein directed evolution, protein design with AI, construct design, molecular assay development, bioluminescence and fluorescence reporters, plant synthetic chromosomes, synthetic regulatory systems and plant-made ingredients.
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3 months ago
Sponsored research and co-development projects. We also offer screening services in plant cells.
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Syntato is a London-based plant synthetic biology firm working with seed, foodtech, crop protection, trait development and biotechnology partners on early-stage plant engineering. Our core expertise is high-throughput screening of genetic designs in intact plant cells. Our team has strong track record in protein engineering, plant synthetic biology, and bioluminescence and fluorescence reporters. We provide plant-cell screening, construct design, molecular assay development, and co-development support for projects involving complex traits, gene stacking, synthetic regulatory systems and plant-made ingredients. Syntato was founded by Karen Sarkisyan, co-founder of Light Bio and group head at Imperial College London. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GGtpVfIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Karen Sarkisyan
Founder
Syntato
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Founder
Light Bio
Co-Founder
2019 - Present
Group head
2018 - Present
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Last updated Sep 2026
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