2026
2026
The 2026 AB4S report on translating biotechnology's trillion-dollar potential into commercial reality
The 2026 AB4S report on translating biotechnology's trillion-dollar potential into commercial reality
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Overview
Overview
Overview
The second Advanced Biotechnology for Sustainability report translates a $1.1 trillion market opportunity into a concrete action plan, pinpointing four molecule families — terpenes, peptides, non-catalytic proteins, and hydroxy acids — as the fastest routes to industrial-scale biobased production. It provides a prioritization framework to help organizations identify where to invest, collaborate, and scale, and sets out a bold, unified call to move advanced biotechnology from promise to commercial reality.
The second Advanced Biotechnology for Sustainability report translates a $1.1 trillion market opportunity into a concrete action plan, pinpointing four molecule families — terpenes, peptides, non-catalytic proteins, and hydroxy acids — as the fastest routes to industrial-scale biobased production. It provides a prioritization framework to help organizations identify where to invest, collaborate, and scale, and sets out a bold, unified call to move advanced biotechnology from promise to commercial reality.
The second Advanced Biotechnology for Sustainability report translates a $1.1 trillion market opportunity into a concrete action plan, pinpointing four molecule families — terpenes, peptides, non-catalytic proteins, and hydroxy acids — as the fastest routes to industrial-scale biobased production. It provides a prioritization framework to help organizations identify where to invest, collaborate, and scale, and sets out a bold, unified call to move advanced biotechnology from promise to commercial reality.
Contents
Contents
Contents
IV
IV
IV
Preface
Preface
Preface
VII
VII
VII
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
01
01
01
Executive summary
Executive summary
Executive summary
09
09
09
From infrastructure to molecules
From infrastructure to molecules
From infrastructure to molecules
14
14
14
Molecules at a glance
Molecules at a glance
Molecules at a glance
17
17
17
Priority molecule groups
Priority molecule groups
Priority molecule groups
20
20
20
Terpenes
Terpenes
Terpenes
25
25
25
Peptides
Peptides
Peptides
30
30
30
Non-catalytic proteins
Non-catalytic proteins
Non-catalytic proteins
35
35
35
Hydrox acids
Hydrox acids
Hydrox acids
41
41
41
Enabling conditions for scale
Enabling conditions for scale
Enabling conditions for scale
47
47
47
The path forward
The path forward
The path forward
53
53
53
The world these molecules build
The world these molecules build
The world these molecules build
Authors
Authors
Authors
Neil Renninger
Lead Author
Neil Renninger
Lead Author
Massimo Portincaso
Arsenale Bioyards
Massimo Portincaso
Arsenale Bioyards
Paul Hill
Arsenale Bioyards
Paul Hill
Arsenale Bioyards
Paul Hill
Arsenale Bioyards
Olivier Rolland
L'Oréal
Olivier Rolland
L'Oréal
Olivier Rolland
L'Oréal
Fabien Deswarte
L'Oréal
Fabien Deswarte
L'Oréal
Fabien Deswarte
L'Oréal
Christoph Kobler
Evonik
Christoph Kobler
Evonik
Christoph Kobler
Evonik
Stefan Pelzer
Evonik
Stefan Pelzer
Evonik
Stefan Pelzer
Evonik
Eva Wilke
BASF
Eva Wilke
BASF
Eva Wilke
BASF
Danielle Cusumano
Lallemand
Danielle Cusumano
Lallemand
Danielle Cusumano
Lallemand
Majdi Najah
Lallemand
Majdi Najah
Lallemand
Majdi Najah
Lallemand
Ildar Nisamedtinov
Lallemand
Ildar Nisamedtinov
Lallemand
Ildar Nisamedtinov
Lallemand
Kevin Wenger
Lallemand
Kevin Wenger
Lallemand
Kevin Wenger
Lallemand
Katherine Foster
EIT Food
Katherine Foster
EIT Food
Katherine Foster
EIT Food
Lorena Savani
EIT Food
Lorena Savani
EIT Food
Lorena Savani
EIT Food
Emanuele Monza
Cradle
Emanuele Monza
Cradle
Emanuele Monza
Cradle
Luba Protopopova
Cradle
Luba Protopopova
Cradle
Luba Protopopova
Cradle
Katy Svennas
Cradle
Katy Svennas
Cradle
Katy Svennas
Cradle
Stef van Grieken
Cradle
Stef van Grieken
Cradle
Stef van Grieken
Cradle
Jarred Yacob
Cradle
Jarred Yacob
Cradle
Anna Littmann
McKinsey & Company
Anna Littmann
McKinsey & Company
Anna Littmann
McKinsey & Company
Mark Patel
McKinsey & Company
Mark Patel
McKinsey & Company
Mark Patel
McKinsey & Company
Pol van der Pluijm
McKinsey & Company
Pol van der Pluijm
McKinsey & Company
Pol van der Pluijm
McKinsey & Company
Kevin Ren
McKinsey & Company
Kevin Ren
McKinsey & Company
Anna Stepien
McKinsey & Company
Anna Stepien
McKinsey & Company
Anna Stepien
McKinsey & Company
Tom Brennan
McKinsey & Company
Tom Brennan
McKinsey & Company
Advanced Biotechnology for Sustainability is an industry coalition of incumbents, startups, and non-profits advancing biotechnology in the AI age.
Advanced Biotechnology for Sustainability
is an industry coalition of incumbents, startups, and non-profits advancing biotechnology in the AI age.
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