Recently, “Shenzhen Entrepreneurship Stories 4,” edited by the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Bureau and published by Shenzhen Publishing House, was officially released. The book focuses on Shenzhen’s hard technology innovation capabilities and records the real entrepreneurial journeys of 18 representative technology entrepreneurs.
As a leading company in the field of synthetic biology, Enzyme Products’ story is honored to be included in “Shenzhen Entrepreneurship Stories 4 ,” a great recognition of Enzyme Products’ commitment to technological innovation and continuous promotion of green biomanufacturing. In the book, Mr. Liu Jian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Enzyme Products, shares the story of the Enzyme Products team’s journey from ” 0 ” to “unlimited development” under the theme of “Dedicated to Building a Leading Synthetic Biology Enterprise.”
Founded in Shenzhen, a fertile ground for innovation, Enzyme Products has always focused on the cutting-edge field of synthetic biology. From the laboratory to the global market, the Enzyme Products team has overcome numerous difficulties, always adhering to its original entrepreneurial aspiration of “green technology for a healthy life,” and continuously exploring the direction of innovative development.
In 2017, when the development of synthetic biology technology in China was still in its early stages, Liu Jian was among the first to recognize its enormous potential. He and five other co-founders established Enzyme Products, becoming the world’s first company to apply synthetic biology technology to the large-scale production of peptides, thus pioneering a new path for the green manufacturing of active raw materials. Since 2020, Enzyme Products has innovatively utilized artificial intelligence to assist in raw material development, establishing an AI team to conduct AI-assisted enzyme design and modification. It is one of the earliest companies in China to apply AI to enzyme screening and modification.
Currently, enzyme products are widely used in fields such as functional skincare, biomedicine, and nutrition and health, continuously producing blockbuster raw materials such as S -Pro-Xylane, Smegglutinin, ergothioneine, and collagen tripeptide, which have received high praise in domestic and international markets. Enzyme product startup stories not only provide experience and inspiration for the new generation of entrepreneurs but also vividly illustrate the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Regarding enzyme products
Enzyme Products is committed to becoming a global leader in green active ingredients . Utilizing next-generation synthetic biology technology, Enzyme Products focuses on the green production of bioactive ingredients such as peptides, proteins, sugars, nucleic acids, and lipids. Leveraging over 20 years of research and industry experience from its founding team, the company has established a leading multidisciplinary technology platform in China. It has achieved large-scale production of dozens of green active ingredients, including Smegglutinin, S- Pros-Xylane, Ergothioneine, Ectoin, Collagen Tripeptide, Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Ceramides, NAD + , NMN , Copper Peptide, Carnosine, Glutathione, and Rhodiola Rosea glycoside. The company has cumulatively provided high-quality green active ingredients to over 2,000 well-known companies in the fields of functional skincare, biomedicine, nutrition and health, and animal nutrition .
The company ranks among the top international companies in terms of R&D investment, scale, and output value. It has undertaken multiple key provincial and municipal R&D projects, applied for more than 200 invention patents, and received more than ten national and local titles, including National Specialized, Refined, and Innovative Small Giant Enterprise, National High-tech Enterprise, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Center, Guangdong Provincial Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Overseas High-level Talent Team, Shenzhen Potential Unicorn Enterprise, Zhuhai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team, and Gansu Provincial Specialized, Refined, and Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprise. It has also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Future Unicorns in China in 2025, one of Deloitte China’s Top 50 High-Tech and High-Growth Enterprises in 2024, one of Deloitte Shenzhen’s Top 20 High-Tech and High-Growth Enterprises in 2024, the Harvard Business Review High-Energy Innovation Team Award in 2023, and one of Shenzhen’s Top 100 High-Growth Enterprises in 2022.