Precision Fermentation
Precision fermentation uses genetically engineered microbes to produce proteins that are bioidentical to those found in animal products. The technology is also used to produce certain fats and functional ingredients for food, beauty, and medical applications.
Since precision fermentation requires almost no land and substantially fewer resources than traditional agriculture would for the same nutrients, this technology might be the key to achieving food security.
“Noga and her team were second to none when it came to finding the right talent for us in the precision fermentation space.”
Jean Louwrens, Co-Founder & CEO, De Novo Foodlabs
De Novo Foodlabs is a biotech start-up leveraging microbial fermentation to produce lactoferrin.
“The Food Impact team is so much more than just a search firm. They really understand the precision fermentation space, and they have the tools, expertise, and determination to find those “needle in a haystack” candidates.”
Arturo Elizondo, CEO, EVERY
The EVERY Company is a pioneer in making egg proteins via precision fermentation.
A few of the exciting companies using precision fermentation (PF) in food:
🍕New Culture is making pizza-grade mozzarella (lactose-free, animal-free)
🥐Verley combines French know-how with PF to create milk proteins "without compromise"
🍨Perfect Day is one of the first companies to apply PF to the production of dairy protein
🍼TurtleTree and De Novo Foodlabs are leveraging the technology to produce lactoferrin
🧀Formo is making an array of delicious cheeses (Its Frischhain products, made with koji, are already available in grocery stores in Europe)
🥛 Imagindairy is on its way to producing animal-free whey at scale
👌Remilk has already received regulatory approvals in the U.S., Singapore, Israel, and Canada to sell its products
🥚The EVERY Company and Onego Bio are creating egg proteins (without raising chickens)
🍫Planet A Foods has developed the world’s first cocoa-free chocolate, ChoViva!
🧈Yali Bio uses yeast to produce a variety of high-quality, nutritious fats with a far lower environmental impact than traditional ag
🥩Melt&Marble creates designer fats optimizing for desired functionality, flavor, and nutritional profile
🍮Geltor makes collagen using PF (no need for pigs or fish)
📈21st.BIO offers scale-up solutions to PF companies
🍔Impossible Foods uses PF to produce heme, a molecule found in blood and muscle, that gives meat (and the Impossible Burger) its meaty flavor
Current open roles in Precision Fermentation: