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Pacifico Biolabs emerges from stealth with fermentation process for alternative seafood

The company's fermentation process involves the cultivation of multiple microorganisms, including mycelium, to provide nutrition, flavor and texture.

In the quest to replace traditional seafood with alternatives, Berlin-based Pacifico Biolabs believes it has a unique approach to making whole muscle structures using fermentation. Following work on the British government’s COVID taskforce, he met co-founder Washington Nelson Logroño Vintimilla, who migrated to Europe from Ecuador for graduate studies in biotechnology. Aquablurb, a Fish Site newsletter following investment into aquaculture and alternative seafood, reported $808 million of venture capital across 56 rounds were publicly announced in 2023.

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