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Interviews

Cosaic: “Cosaic Neo Sets New Rules for Food Ingredients”

Cosaic, which recently rebranded from Cultivated Biosciences, is a Swiss foodtech startup focused on developing fat ingredients for dairy alternatives using yeast fermentation, with the goal of improving the creaminess and mouthfeel of plant-based dairy products. Their mission is to bridge the sensory gap between conventional and plant-based dairy, making the latter more appealing to mainstream consumers. Tomas Turner, the CEO of Cosaic, is a Material Engineer from the Swiss …

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Cultivated Biosciences on Investment Climate podcast

Investment Climate podcast

Investments & Finance

Investment Climate Podcast: Tomas Turner of Cultivated Biosciences – How to Get Funded in 2024

In this podcast series, co-produced by vegconomist, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2024 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. Episode 06: …

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Cultivated Biosciences prepares for market debut with $5 million raised in seed round

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Fermentation

Cultivated Biosciences Raises $5 Million for Yeast-Derived Cream and 2025 Market Launch

Swiss biotech Cultivated Biosciences announces it has raised $5 million in a seed round to accelerate the development of its yeast-derived cream and prepare for a market debut. After successfully testing its application in dairy-free coffee creamers, milk, and ice cream products, the company says it is now focusing on scaling up production and building collaborations to introduce the ingredient in consumer products.  Pending regulatory approval for consumption, the company plans to …

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Cultivated Biosciences, a Swiss biotech startup creating fats from yeast fermentation, has presented its first proof-of-concept, a dairy-free coffee creamer.

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Fermentation

Cultivated Biosciences Crafts Dairy-Free Coffee Creamer Using Yeast-Based Fat

Cultivated Biosciences, a Swiss biotech startup creating fats from yeast fermentation, has developed its first proof-of-concept, a dairy-free coffee creamer. The innovative prototype, made with the biotech’s yeast-based fat, is said to match the performance of dairy creamers, challenging commercially available plant-based alternatives: it is white like milk and tastes just like a regular American commercial creamer. In addition, it blends without flaking (flocculation) despite not containing binders and additives, making …

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