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Arcaea Launches Future Society, A First of Its Kind Fragrance Brand Made from Extinct Flowers

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Monday, October 2, 2023

BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beauty biotech firm, Arcaea (Ar-kay-uh) proudly announces the launch of its groundbreaking fragrance brand, Future Society, with the debut of the Scent Surrection Collection - six never-before-experienced perfumes derived from the sequenced DNA of extinct flowers. This revolutionary olfactory experience pushes the boundary of scent creation, embodying the essence of flora lost to time and formulated by the world's most renowned perfumers including Jérome Epinette (Robertet), Daniela Andrier (Givaudan) and Olivia Jan (Givaudan).

Key Points: 
  • Following Arcaea's mission to make biology the most desired technology in beauty, Future Society is a first of its kind brand that establishes biology as a genre in beauty.
  • This first collection of products leverages the DNA sequences of extinct flowers to access a fragrance story that previously was not possible.
  • DNA sequencing technology made it possible to understand what scent molecules these flowers may have once produced.
  • Future Society's launch represents a significant milestone in the fragrance industry, merging science, nature, and art to deliver six unique fragrances.

Arcaea, the biology-first beauty company, launches first ingredient technology, ScentARC™, focused on the deodorant category

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Monday, March 27, 2023

BOSTON, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcaea (Ar-kay-uh) today launched its first ingredient technology, ScentARC™, to biologically shift scent in a natural and precise manner. Available as a solution for deodorant brands to formulate with and incorporate into their own consumer offerings, ScentARC™ was developed through a biology-first technology platform which leveraged machine learning, high throughput screening, and skin microbiology research.

Key Points: 
  • It shifts a user's odor profile by selectively and naturally preventing production of odorous compounds without antimicrobials or masking smells.
  • In a third party consumer panel, 87% of participants said the technology prevented bad smells from developing throughout the day.
  • Arcaea has already garnered sampling interest for this new active from hundreds of brands worldwide looking to partner on better deodorant formulation.
  • For more information on ScentARC™ and incorporating the ingredient technology into products, please visit www.arcaea.com/scentarc-literature .

Motif FoodWorks Adds Bioprocessing Services to their Menu

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Motif FoodWorks, the Boston-based food technology company creating the next generation of food, today announced the company will be expanding their ingredient development and innovation business by offering their fermentation and bioprocessing services to customers. This added offering comes as the company celebrates the grand opening of their second facility, a 65,000 sq. ft. market development and research center dubbed "Motif's Plant Base," which will house the company's fermentation, ingredient, and finished-product production.

Key Points: 
  • Motif has experienced first-hand the challenges that come with scaling up a product for commercialization.
  • Motif will be offering their bioprocessing services to companies in various industries looking to scale-up.
  • The company is currently offering their services at bench-scale, while planning to build out pilot-scale capabilities in the future.
  • While offering their bioprocessing as a service to companies, the Motif team will also offer consulting services to these clients, allowing the processes to be a collaboration between the two entities.