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A platform company grounded in experimental biology

Our mission is to make high-quality nanobody discovery faster, more predictable and more accessible through an integrated animal-free platform.

NanoForge Biologics is developing an AI-enabled, animal-free nanobody discovery platform, and works alongside research teams on the protein and assay problems that sit in front of it.

The company is at an early stage. We are open about what the platform can do today and what it is still being built to do, and we would rather have a direct scientific conversation than a sales one.

The team

Scientific leadership

Experience across protein production, antibody development, assay design and structural modelling informs both our platform and client work.

Dr Lokesh Kumar

Co-founder

Dr Lokesh Kumar is the co-founder of NanoForge Biologics, with over a decade of research and industry experience across protein science, molecular biology and biotechnology. His expertise spans recombinant protein expression and purification, molecular cloning, protein engineering, assay development and advanced protein analysis. His research has contributed to publications in Nature Biotechnology, PNAS and Developmental Cell. At NanoForge, Lokesh leads the company's strategy and the development of agile CRO services alongside its longer-term vision for AI-guided, animal-free biologics discovery and engineering.

Dr Farha Naaz

Scientific Advisor: Cell Biology & Assay Development

Dr Farha Naaz is a cell biologist and biophysicist with expertise in molecular cloning, mammalian and bacterial cell culture, advanced microscopy and microfluidics. Her multidisciplinary research spans molecular motors, cellular systems and drug-delivery technologies. At NanoForge, she supports assay development, cellular analysis and advanced imaging applications.

Dr Satya Prakash

Scientific Advisor: Synthetic Biology & Biomanufacturing

Dr Satya Prakash is a synthetic biologist with expertise in genome engineering, molecular cloning, microbial strain engineering and biomanufacturing. At NanoForge, he supports synthetic biology, microbial engineering and the development of scalable biomanufacturing solutions.

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Whether you want to explore the NanoForge platform or need bespoke experimental support, talk to our scientific team.

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