Company

Thoughtful Design.
Singular Focus.

An independent, full-stack development partner built by engineers and operators, dedicated to advancing synthetic-biology programs from a single engineered cell to commercial scale.

Independent Partner Durham, North Carolina Bench → Commercial Scale
(01)Our Mission

Helping Partners Succeed at Scale

Bio-manufacturing is a young industry, and the path from a promising molecule to a commercially viable product is rarely obvious. We exist to make that path clear, every step of it.

Without competing product interests or academic mandates, our focus stays singular: engineering viable organisms, robust processes, validated pilot material, and a credible route to market. One accountable partner across the whole chain, so your program advances with confidence.

(02)Leadership

The Founding Team

Engineers and operators who have carried programs from the bench to production, and built Growth Curve to do it for you.

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Eric Sabo

Founder & CEO

Leads company strategy, partnerships, and the vision for full-stack bioprocess development.

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Ben Schultz

Co-Founder

Drives process development and scientific rigor across strain and fermentation programs.

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Hunter Browning

Co-Founder

Focuses on scale-up, operations, and the transition from pilot to manufacturing readiness.

(03)Infrastructure & Approach

Built for Reliable Scale-Up

The facility, the framework, and the philosophy behind every program we take on.

Our Infrastructure

An R&D-grade precision-fermentation facility specializing in BSL-1 microbial hosts. Our framework incorporates GMP-informed documentation, defined process controls, and rigorous analytical reporting, so programs transition cleanly into regulated environments.

Our Approach

As engineers and operators with deep experience across microbial systems, we carry programs from strain optimization through pilot execution, and, when you're ready, into the hand-off and management of large-scale manufacturing. One accountable partner across the entire chain.

No competing product interests
No academic mandates
Your program, your IP
One accountable partner
(04)By the Numbers
BSL-1
Microbial Host Systems

R&D-grade facility

100 L
Pilot-Scale Ceiling

Test, evaluate, validate

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Founders

Engineers & operators

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Singular Focus

Your program at scale

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