"Are you reading our minds? This is exactly what we need."
— VHL Customer
The four levels

Four levels of depth. Each adds capability. Each stands alone.

Level 01 and 02 are the natural entry points. Level 03 and 04 exist for programs that want to go deeper — separate conversations when a specific program warrants it.

Level 01
Insights
Analysis, results, recommendations.

Analyze your data, deliver full cell profiles, and produce targeted recommendations to improve your system.

You oversee and execute any implementation.

The right entry point when you have strong internal capability and want fast, mechanism-backed intelligence to inform your team's decisions.

Best for
Teams with larger R&D, process, and product development teams who just need information — delivered fast, backed by mechanism.
Level 02
Insights + Process Development
Recommendations → specifications + support through scaling.

Level 01, plus specific R&D, chemistry, and process recommendations linked directly to functional improvements or technical milestones — for example, target improvements in titer, novel biomarkers, or CQA stability.

Recommendations become specifications — with support through scaling and toward commercial deployment.

Best for
Teams with in-house capabilities who need targeted support to accomplish specific technical and commercial goals.
Level 03
Full Development
Media, feed, reagent, and ancillary materials — formulation, testing, scale.

Level 02, plus we handle testing and validation of full formulations using high-throughput approaches and scaled bioreactor runs where appropriate.

Media, feed, reagent, and ancillary materials formulation, testing, and scale-up — under one engagement.

Best for
Engagements where processes require additional formulation, development, and validation — beyond what internal teams can execute on their own.
Level 04
Full Stack
You bring the cells. We handle everything else.

Level 03, plus scaled production coordination to commercial endpoints for your program. cGMP, clinic-ready, and scaled results.

We handle the entire value chain — from cellular intelligence through to commercial-ready program.

Best for
Teams that want end-to-end results. You bring the cells and the strategic direction — we handle everything downstream.
Commercial structures

Every company has unique problems — and a unique budget.

Commercial structures are flexible. Every engagement is scoped to your program, priorities, and economics — usually comprising one or :.

Structure 01

Flat fees

Fixed pricing based on engagement phases and defined KPIs. Predictable cost and timeline — the most common structure for scoped pilots and Level 01–02 engagements.

Structure 02

Milestones / success

Payments tied to phase completion and technical milestone achievement. Balances predictable structure with shared alignment on outcomes — common in Level 03 co-development engagements.

Structure 03

Backends

Structures based on KPIs and commercial endpoints — allowing more of the value to be captured at outcome rather than upfront. A good fit for teams with smaller near-term budgets and clear commercial goals.

Specialist economics

You pay for cellular intelligence and measurable outcomes — not brand premium or overhead.

Instead of layered service tiers and enterprise vendor pricing, you get more comprehensive and higher-quality deliverables. Complete R&D, process, and product development under one engagement — at total commercial obligations meaningfully below comparable partnerships.

Partner network

Strategic partners powering what we deliver.

Cellular intelligence at commercial scale isn't a solo effort. VHL's platform is delivered in partnership with a curated network — from sequencing to formulation to manufacturing — chosen because they're the best at what they do.

Sequencing

Coordinated multi-omic sequencing for every engagement where VHL runs analytics from samples. Rapid turnaround, cost-effective per-sample economics, quality data ready for the platform pipeline.

Bioprocess
optimization

High throughput bioreactor infrastructure for testing recommended process conditions for new feed strategies, and media formulations. Rapid turn-around between platform recommendation and bioreactor validation.

High-throughput
screening & test batches

High-throughput ingredient screening and performance validation. Prototype batch production for formulation candidates.

Media manufacturing
at scale

Contract media manufacturing from pilot through commercial scales for novel formulations designed by the VHL platform. GMP-capable, ingredient-transparent, fully scalable, ready for programs headed to clinic or commercial.

Custom media
manufacturing

Custom media manufacturing with cost-optimized economics. When programs need custom formulations at scale without enterprise vendor pricing.

Chemically-defined
microbial media

Chemically-defined media CMO specifically engineered for microbial systems. Purpose-built for the entire range of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbial programs for solid and liquid media.

cGMP manufacturing
& CDMO network

Strategic partnerships with cGMP-capable CDMOs across mammalian bioprocessing and cell therapy — spanning Europe, APAC, and the US. For engagements looking to hand off production.

Every engagement is scoped to leverage the right partners for your specific program, needs, and budget.

Intellectual property

A new level of IP flexibility.

We're one of the few companies that provides ingredient transparency and flexible IP structures for novel formulations we produce. Process, product, media, and manufacturing improvements we deliver become new IP assets for your company.

Ingredient transparency

You see the formulation. Every component, every source, every rationale — documented and delivered. No black box between you and your process.

Flexible IP pathways

Make new IP your new commercial asset. Novel formulations we produce for you come with many options — structured per engagement.

Your improvements, new assets

Your process is just as important as your product. Process, product, media, and manufacturing improvements we deliver become new IP estate for your company which can increase your enterprise value

Actual terms are mapped per engagement based on your specific commercial structure. This page describes our general approach.

The process

From first call to full engagement in four steps.

The workflow is the same whether you're running a scoped pilot or a multi-phase partnership — structured, fast, and designed to deliver value from the first data handoff.

01

Scope

A 30-minute call to understand your program, your cells, and your goals. Scoped within a few business days.

02

Sample

Send existing RNA-seq / multi-omic data, or ship samples out for VHL-coordinated extraction and sequencing via our preferred vendor.

03

Analyze

Full multi-omic characterization, digital twin, and prioritized recommendations. Days, not months.

04

Expand

Optimize, develop, and scale.

Engagement level, scope, structure, and pricing are scoped independently per engagement — meeting your program where it is today.

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your cells are actually saying?

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