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Miruku grabs more capital as its plant-based dairy tech reaches proof of concept


The company made advancements in its proprietary dairy seed system to leverage interactions between recombinant dairy casein and native plant proteins.

“Miruku has not only aimed to navigate the challenges presented by the shifting climate impacting traditional dairy production, but has also broadened our focus to address critical issues of food security and nutrition,” Palfreyman said via an email interview. TechCrunch profiled the company in 2022 when it raised $2.4 million in seed funding to develop molecular farming technology to program plant cells to be mini factories for producing proteins and other molecules, like fats and sugars, traditionally made by animals. “This breakthrough allows us to utilize a larger portion of the seed, transforming it into a range of versatile ingredients tailored for the food and beverage industry,” Palfreyman said.

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