# levacells

> Levacells uses artificial intelligence and genome-scale metabolic modelling to design custom cell culture media and feed supplements. We help biopharma and biotech teams improve cell growth, titre, and product quality with far fewer wet-lab experiments than traditional screening approaches.

Levacells is a spin-off of NOVA University Lisbon, incorporated in Brussels, Belgium. The formulation recipe belongs to the client — use it, modify it, and choose any manufacturer. Our approach combines metabolic models, machine learning, and targeted design of experiment.

Contact: hello@levacells.com

## Pages

- [Home](https://levacells.com/): Overview — custom AI-designed cell culture media and feed supplements.
- [Technology](https://levacells.com/technology): Five-step process from genomic data to optimized media, feeds, and feeding strategy.
- [About](https://levacells.com/about): Team, academic origins, and industrial partnerships.
- [Contact](https://levacells.com/contact): Book a call via Proton Calendar, send a message via Tally, or email hello@levacells.com.

## Key capabilities

- Custom media and feed supplement composition per cell line
- Genome-scale metabolic modelling grounded in published science
- Multi-objective optimization (growth, titre, glycosylation profiles, physicochemical properties)
- Tailor-made feeding strategies compatible with existing setups
- Orders-of-magnitude fewer experiments than traditional screening
- Client owns the final recipe

## Team

- Eliot Boulanger — CEO
- Rui Oliveira — Senior Scientific Advisor
- João Ramos — Lead Scientist

## Research foundation (selected publications)

- Ramos et al. (2022) Hybrid semi-parametric FBA for CHO culture media design — Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
- Pinto et al. (2023) Hybrid deep modeling of CHO-K1 fed-batch — Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Ramos et al. (2020) Dynamic model linking growth and metabolism — Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Oliveira et al. (2014) Culture media engineering by projection to latent pathways — Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Oliveira et al. (2010) Functional enviromics patent for cell culture media engineering

## Contact

- Email: hello@levacells.com
- Book a call: https://levacells.com/contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/levacells/
- Address: Levacells SRL, 8 Avenue de la Renaissance, 1000 Brussels, Belgium