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Mylkcubator: More Than Mylk, a program focusing on alternative food ingredients made with cellular agriculture technologies has introduced the next cohort of the program's third edition.

Pascual Innoventures Invests $2M in Mylkcubator, Third Edition Launches Beyond Alt-Milk

September 30, 2024

Mylkcubator: More Than Mylk, a program focusing on alternative food ingredients made with cellular agriculture technologies by the Spanish companies Pascual Innoventures and Eatable Adventures, has introduced its next cohort of startups focusing on sustainable ingredients. Pascual Innoventures has invested over $2 million in the Mylkcubator program across all three editions, including a recent investment in the precision fermentation startup Onego Bio. According to the firm, the Mylkcubator ecosystem has generated a total value of $305 million and raised $104.5 million, “underscoring the success and global significance of the program.” Gabriel Torres Pascual, CEO of Pascual Innoventures, commented, “Our goal is to continue identifying and supporting innovative companies that can offer sustainable solutions to the current challenges in the food sector while strengthening an ecosystem …

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The ‘Mylkcubator: More Than Mylk’ Accelerator Program Seeks Applications from Next Gen Alt Dairy and Beyond

September 20, 2023

After two successful editions of the Mylkcubator accelerator, the program reveals it has decided to pursue a more ambitious approach for its third edition. Pascual Innoventures, the Corporate Venture unit of Pascual, a leading Spanish manufacturer of dairy products and beverages, launched Mylkcubator in 2021, claiming it to be the first global incubation program for cellular agriculture technologies in the dairy industry. More than (alt) milk and dairy Now, Pascual announces in collaboration with foodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures, the launch of Mylkcubator: More Than Mylk, focusing on disruptive technologies for the new generation of biosynthetic dairy products and exploring new technologies in impact areas including alt eggs, coffee, lipids, cocoa, sweeteners, and functional ingredients. According to the company, the Mylkcubator ecosystem has generated a total …

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Mylkcubator Announces Second Cohort of Alt Dairy Startups

November 22, 2022

Mylkcubator, an alt dairy accelerator program by Pascual Innoventures, has revealed the five startups chosen as part of its second cohort. The startups are: Maolac, Israel — Using biofunctional ingredients to create nutrient-rich proteins inspired by milk. PFx Biotech, Portugal — Commercialising bioactive and functional human milk proteins made via precision fermentation, which will be used as ingredients in pediatric and advanced nutrition. Miruku, New Zealand — Applying molecular farming technologies to program plant cells and produce proteins and fats suitable for use in plant-based dairy products. ERGO Bioscience, Argentina — Developing plant-derived versions of proteins previously only found in animal products, such as casein and myoglobin. Nutropy, France — Producing dairy-identical ingredients using yeast. Investments in previous cohort Pascual Innoventures has also announced investments …

Spain’s Real Deal Milk is Ready to Make Animal-Free Cheese

August 31, 2022

The CEO and founder of Barcelona-based Real Deal Milk, Zoltan Toth-Czifra, announced in a virtual conference hosted by Mylkcubator that the team is ready to scale up its process for making animal-free cheese. Mylkcubator, a program for cellular agriculture in the dairy industry, hosted a Demo Day in April, marking the incubator’s first cohort event. Using precision fermentation, Real Deal Milk claimed that it could successfully produce casein and whey proteins to make dairy without cows. Microorganisms can make milk proteins Animal-free proteins are made using microorganisms that can create ingredients, in this case, proteins, following DNA instructions. Microbes are then grown in fermenters and fed water, minerals, and plant-based nutrients, eliminating farm animals from the process. Toth-Czifra explained that Real Deal’s animal-free dairy products …

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Second Cohort of Mylkcubator Launches to “Future Proof the Dairy Industry”

June 27, 2022

The second cohort of Mylkcubator, an incubator for cell-based dairy products, has now launched. The incubator is seeking to enroll five startups or projects in the fields of molecular farming, fermentation-based, cell-based, and applied technologies. Mylkcubator is operated by Pascual Innoventures — the corporate venture unit of Spanish dairy manufacturer Pascual — in collaboration with global foodtech accelerator Eatable Adventures. The program is open to startups worldwide. Mylkcubator 2.0 is set to last six months, from the selection of the startups through to the final demo day. According to Pascual, dairy products produced via cell cultivation and fermentation present a “huge opportunity” for the dairy industry. First cohort Mylkcubator’s first cohort was announced last May, with four startups — De Novo Dairy, Pure Mammary Factor, …

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Cell-Based Milk Incubator Mylkcubator to Host First Demo Day

April 11, 2022

Mylkcubator, which claims to be the world’s first incubator for cell-based milk, will host its first demo day virtually on April 21. Beginning at 4pm CET, the event will feature pitches from four innovative startups in the industry. Mylkcubator was created by Spanish dairy giant Pascual in collaboration with food industry investor Eatable Adventures. The program aims to support startups responding to the “great challenges” faced by the alt-dairy sector. The four startups chosen for Mylkcubator Incubation Batch I are De Novo Dairy, Pure Mammary Factor, Real Deal Milk, and Zero Cow Factory. The companies’ CEOs will explain their technology live at the event. “Dreaming big” The launch of Mylkcubator was announced almost a year ago, with Pascual saying it would become an early-stage investor …

Spanish Dairy Giant Pascual Seeks Cell-Based Startups for Mylkcubator Program

May 23, 2021

Leading Spanish manufacturer of dairy products and beverages, Pascual, has launched what it claims to be the first global incubation program for cellular agriculture technologies in the dairy industry. Called Mylkcubator, the program is run by the group’s new Corporate Venture unit, Pascual Innoventures, with the mission of supporting innovative startups disrupting the dairy value chain. “The entrepreneurial, innovative spirit is in our genes” Pascual Innoventures will become an early-stage investor in chosen startups, accelerating and forging alliances with those that share the same purpose. It also aims to launch its own startups, with the objective of incorporating them into Pascual’s future business operations. The Pascual family tells vegconomist that it has a long history of Spanish entrepreneurship. Lasting six months, the first edition of …

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