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Neion Bio

Private

Neion Bio is a private biomanufacturing platform company using transgenic chicken eggs to produce recombinant proteins at scale. The company's ovum-based expression system promises faster, cheaper production of complex biologics compared to traditional mammalian cell culture.

Company Info

Sector: Biotechnology / Biomanufacturing
Headquarters: San Diego, California, USA
Founded: 2022
Funding Round: Series A June 2026 ($23M)
Total Funding: $30M+ (cumulative)

Funding & Investor Relations

Notable Investors

  • Khosla Ventures
  • ARCH Venture Partners
  • Y Combinator
  • Codon Capital
  • RA Capital Management

IPO Outlook / Plans

None publicly disclosed; pre-commercial biomanufacturing platform company.

Upcoming Milestones & Key Dates

Late 2026
Manufacturing

GMP-scale pilot launch for NB-001 enzyme product

Q1 2027
Business Development

First commercial partnerships for egg-based biologics platform

Clinical Development Pipeline

NB-001 (proprietary enzyme)

Target: Recombinant protein expressed in chicken egg whites
Industrial enzyme production in egg whites
Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Approved

NB-002 (cytokine biologic)

Target: Recombinant interleukin expressed in eggs
Research-grade cytokine manufacturing
Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Approved

NB-101 (vaccine antigen)

Target: Recombinant hemagglutinin antigen
Avian-flu scale antigen production
Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Approved

Recent News

Business & Strategy Endpoints News

Neion Bio Lands $23M Series A to Make Proteins from Chicken Eggs

Neion Bio has raised a $23M Series A to develop its platform for producing recombinant proteins in chicken eggs, an alternative to traditional mammalian cell culture manufacturing that promises faster, cheaper biologics production.

Leadership Team

Dr. Rikin Mehta

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Alejandro Balazs

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Lisa Kritharis

Chief Technology Officer

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