About ORF

ORF Genetics is an innovative plant biotechnology company and a pioneer in developing and manufacturing high-quality recombinant proteins, such as human and animal growth factors, in bioengineered barley plants.

ORF Genetics is an innovative plant biotechnology company and a pioneer in developing and manufacturing high-quality recombinant proteins in bioengineered barley plants, such as human and animal growth factors.

ORFEUS, ORF Genetics’ unique expression system, uses barley grain as a vehicle for large-scale, recombinant protein production, providing a more efficient and safer method than other protein expression systems.

This technology has allowed ORF Genetics to develop a portfolio of growth factors, including human growth factors for the stem cell research market, as well as for its own successful skincare brand, BIOEFFECT. Furthermore, ORF Genetics' latest product, MESOkine, launched in 2020, are animal growth factors specifically developed for the cellular agriculture market, with a strong focus on meat production from stem cells.

ORF Genetics grows the barley in its own high-tech, eco-friendly greenhouse, located in a black lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula, using Iceland’s rich, geothermal, renewable energy resources.

Board of Directors

ORF Genetics' Board of Directors consists of five board members. The Board is gender balanced, with two women and three men.

Management

The Executive Management consists of the CEO of ORF Genetics and the Managing Directors of its seven divisions.

“Twenty years ago, when we started our journey with our novel biotechnology based on barley plants, we realized that our innovation had great value, although in hindsight, we could not have imagined how successful it would become. Not only in terms of our skincare brand’s success, but also our exciting new journey with animal growth factors that may revolutionize cell cultured meat development. We’ve seen phenomenal progress, owing to the ambitious staff here at ORF Genetics”
- Dr. Björn Örvar, Co-Founder of ORF Genetics

Employees

ORF Genetics is proud of its talented and dedicated personnel, passionate about making a change and striving to provide leading products for stem cell research, regenerative medicine, cultured meat, and skin care.

Careers

ORF Genetics designs plants to bring quality to life. We create products that focus on expanding limitations within the fields of cultured meat, skin care, stem cell research, or regenerative medicine.

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