Cultivated Biosciences is now Cosaic.
Using the same team, same technology, and same purpose, the company says it will work with an enhanced product and enhanced identity using its state-of-the-art biotechnology to solve the food industry’s pressing challenges.
Cultivating yeast, it is introducing its ingredient Cosaic Neo — a yeast-derived natural emulsion, which Cultivated Biosciences says will set new rules for food ingredients offering a “clear and strong value proposition for the industry to unlock new product opportunities”.
Originating from an idealistic idea in 2021, Tomas Turner, co-founder and CEO, had the idea to grow fats from yeast, to provide texture solutions for vegan cheeses. Cosaic uses non-GMO oleaginous yeast, which its cultivate through biomass fermentation in bioreactors at a co-manufacturer. Cosaic feeds sugar to the yeast. It developed a proprietary technology of non-chemical extraction with off-the-shelf equipment to break open the cells and extract the emulsion.
With a team he built with his co-founder Dimitri Zogg, he learnt from the industry about much bigger needs than pure fat alternatives and discovered that their ingredient was much more powerful than fat: a multifunctional natural emulsion from yeast.
The ingredient contains fats, but also proteins and fibres. It is the combination of those components that allows to naturally combine 8 key functionalities in 1 animal-free ingredient across a number of categories, including ready-to-drink protein and nutrition shakes through dairy-free milks, barista and coffee creamers to mayo & sauces.
Cultivated Biosciences singles out protein shakes for impact as Cosaic Neo can replace all additives, mask plant-based off-notes and most importantly, improve protein solubilisation to enable loading more proteins, up to 13%, so 43g per serving.
Cosaic says it is working closely with industry giants on trials to bring this concept to market in the US in 2026.
