Cultivated Biosciences renames as Cosaic and introduces Cosaic Neo
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.
