Founded in 2016, Bactana is a New Canaan, CT based company that develops microbes to improve animal health.
Bactana’s microbiome discovery platform uses molecular and DNA sequencing methods to study microbial ecology. Bactana’s FPS-4 product line has been demonstrated to reduction scours, increase milk production, reduce mortality, improve feed efficiency, and growth in calfs.
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1,300,000
January 2019
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Carl Batt
Manufacturing Facility Development Lead
John Kallassy
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Reinaldo Fernandes Cooke
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Rodrigo Bicalho
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William Leimkuhler
General Counsel
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