MoonBiotech

About MoonBiotech

MoonBiotech, legally registered as Moon (Guangzhou) Biotech Co., Ltd., is a biotechnology firm established in 2015 with a focus on the discovery and commercialization of microbial resources. The company was founded by Jiang Xianzhi, who serves as CEO and brings a strong background in microbiology, holding a doctorate from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His academic and early career as a senior scientist laid the groundwork for the company's scientific direction. The firm originated in Beijing and later established its headquarters in Guangzhou in 2017.

The company's core business revolves around its extensive microbial strain bank, which has grown to house over 320,000 functional strains, positioning it as a significant global resource. MoonBiotech leverages this asset through its proprietary "Culture-To-Product" platform, which facilitates high-throughput screening, application testing, and industrial production of microbe-based products. This platform serves a diverse clientele across the bio-agriculture, bio-medicine, and microbial protein sectors by providing tailored microbial products and solutions. Strategic alliances with multinational corporations like FMC and Syngenta, as well as domestic leaders, underscore its business-to-business model.

A key technological asset is the company's proprietary "Eco-culturomics" technology, which enables the isolation of rare and novel microbes at a rate significantly higher than traditional methods. This capability allows MoonBiotech to develop a varied product portfolio, including microbial seed inoculants and nematode preventers for the agricultural market. The company has successfully raised significant capital to fuel its expansion and commercialization efforts, including a Series C round of CNY 200 million in 2021 and a subsequent Series C+ financing of CNY 300 million in July 2024. These funds are earmarked for scaling up production, commercializing new products, and further enhancing its technology platform and strain bank.