For more than a century, everyday products - from detergents and shampoos to textiles and packaging - have relied on petrochemicals and harsh industrial processes. Today, AI-driven protein design is opening a radically different path: creating custom enzymes and biomolecules that outperform traditional chemistry while reducing environmental impact. This session explores how advances in computational protein design and machine learning enable the rational creation of enzymes tailored for home care, personal care, and next-generation materials—moving beyond incremental discovery to purpose-built performance under real industrial conditions. Critically, this highlights how AI-driven design is being translated into commercially deployed products at scale with partners and customers.

The F500 Luncheon at SynBioBeta 2026 brings together leaders from Fortune 500 companies for a focused, peer-driven exchange on how biology is reshaping global industries. This curated gathering features roundtable discussions, creating space for meaningful conversation, relationship-building, and candid dialogue among executives across food, agriculture, materials, chemicals, and consumer sectors. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and connect with one another, share best practices, and collaboratively tackle common challenges in bringing bio-based innovations to market. If you are not part of a large company, sponsorship and hosted table opportunities are available, offering organizations a unique platform to engage directly with key industry leaders and help shape the conversation. Please contact aaron.blotnick@synbiobeta.com