Objective
PHYTOLOOP is a deep-tech biomanufacturing project by Kanara (Vulkania Labs S.L.) that enables the sustainable, traceable and scalable production of high-value plant-derived Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) from endangered and endemic species, starting with the Canary Islands’ unique flora. The project replaces destructive wild harvesting and inefficient agricultural extraction with a modular, AI-assisted in-vitro platform that cultivates plant cells in closed bioreactors under fully controlled, sterile conditions.
The approach integrates AI-driven optimisation, advanced plant biotechnology and automated bioreactors to drastically reduce trial-and-error in media formulation and process control, achieving ≥50 % fewer optimisation cycles, ≥20 % lower production cost and reproducible yields with <10 % batch variability. By maintaining elite, high-yielding cell lines ex-situ, the system ensures perpetual access to valuable APIs while conserving biodiversity.
Over 24 months, PHYTOLOOP will evolve from TRL 4 to TRL 6, delivering a validated 50 L automated pilot line and a regulatory-ready platform for pharmaceutical adoption. The project includes four technical and business objectives:
1. Establish stable in-vitro cell lines from at least three endangered endemic species;
2. Integrate and automate the full pilot-scale bioprocess;
3. Validate market demand through Letters of Intent and an investor-ready data room;
4. Define GMP and industrialisation roadmaps for post-project pilots.
Backed by confirmed LOIs from pharma and institutional partners (Adventia Pharma, MOEVE, CSIC, ICIA) and co-funded 30 % by Kanara, PHYTOLOOP anchors a new biodiversity-based bio-industry in the Canary Islands, strengthening EU strategic autonomy in APIs while creating a replicable, nature-positive model of industrial biotechnology.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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38390 SANTA URSULA SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
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