Aanika Biosciences, a biotech firm focused on enhancing global food safety and transparency, has opened a new 27,087-square-foot facility at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The opening marks a significant expansion from its initial 900-square-foot space that opened in 2018. The new facility will include offices for the company’s growing team and increased capacity for research and development, wet lab testing, and biomanufacturing.
Aanika Biosciences specializes in creating edible microbial tags that can be applied to food products, enabling precise tracking and traceability. This approach aims to reduce contamination risks and safeguard the world’s food supply. The company has garnered support from government funding and venture capital firms such as Draper Associates, SOSV, and Adit Ventures. It has also embarked on projects with large NGOs and multinational corporations.
In addition to housing Aanika Biosciences’ footprint expansion, the new facility will house Cultured Colonies, a lab coworking space offering monthly bench rentals and access to specialized molecular biology equipment. The space is designed to provide a platform for early-stage biotech companies to flourish.
The New York City Economic Development Corporation played a crucial role in this expansion, investing $800,000 in Aanika Biosciences as part of LifeSci NYC, a $1 billion initiative that aims to create 40,000 jobs over the next decade.
The Innovation Campus at Industry City is home to a growing number of biotech and life sciences businesses, now occupying over 145,000 square feet. Other notable tenants include Cresilon and NYU Langone Health.
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Queens?
Who knew? And I thought I knew Brooklyn just because I was born there, tried cases in Supreme/Kings for 20+ years, and had clients who lived right by Bush Terminal.
I wish NYC would invest in innovative companies instead of just applied sciences like this. A city known for radical thinkers continues to become a metropolis of tech drones and mid-level malaise…all while getting more expensive. This space is situated in an amazing and unique part of the five boroughs, I am sad to see it become this.
I could not agree more with this
Bio-growing with an apartment is not, a car is not so the competitiveness of American industry. In this type: Thanks.