AI × Synthetic Biology

Putting biodiversity to work

We use AI to discover organisms with untapped industrial potential, and we engineer them for sustainable manufacturing.

Our approach
10–20 species used by nearly all synthetic biology companies worldwide
99.9% of Earth's microbial species remain unexplored for industrial use
$20B global synthetic biology market, growing 15–25% annually
Our Approach

Find the right organism first, then optimize

Precision lab equipment surrounded by tropical plant leaves
1

Discover

Genomic foundation models screen natural biodiversity to find organisms already biased toward target chemistry, reducing the engineering needed to reach industrial performance.

2

Optimize

AI guides each cycle of design, build, test, and learn, from pathway selection to process conditions. Every experiment and every project generates data that accelerates the next.

3

Deploy

Engineered strains and bioprocesses are delivered to industrial partners ready for scale-up, with measurable gains in yield, cost, and time-to-market.

Why Now · Why Here

Based where biodiversity meets industry

Operating from Bangkok, we sit at the intersection of Southeast Asia's extraordinary biological diversity, its large industrial base, and a region actively investing in the bioeconomy.

Biodiversity access

Southeast Asia is among the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Proximity to this wealth — and to institutions that catalog it — is an advantage no distant competitor can replicate.

Industrial demand

Southeast Asian industry generates concentrated waste streams with real molecular value. Companies across the region are actively seeking biological solutions.

AI inflection point

Open-source genomic foundation models make it possible to reason over DNA at scale for the first time, a capability that didn't exist two years ago.

Team

Biology, AI, and operations

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Dr. Weerawat Runguphan

Chief Science Officer Harvard BA · MIT PhD

Senior researcher at BIOTEC. 40+ publications in Nature-tier journals. 20+ years in microbial engineering, from fundamentals to industrial application.

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Dr. John Rutherford

Chief Technology Officer Stanford BS · MIT PhD

AI/ML systems for industrial applications. Former GE Digital. NASA Fellow. Specialist in bridging physical and computational domains.

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Justin Henceroth

Chief Executive Officer Harvard MS · Colorado College BA (Biology)

Serial entrepreneur. Founded Zite, deployed across 16 countries. Henry Luce Scholar. Background in biology and climate resilience.

Get in Touch

Let's talk

We're exploring partnerships in industrial waste valorization and sustainable manufacturing, and conversations with investors who share our vision.

justin@aranyanilabs.com