{"id":236859,"date":"2025-05-11T17:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T17:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/liberation-labs-teams-up-with-vivici-to-produce-animal-free-whey\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T17:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T17:36:59","slug":"liberation-labs-teams-up-with-vivici-to-produce-animal-free-whey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=236859","title":{"rendered":"Liberation Labs teams up with Vivici to produce animal-free whey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.liberationlabs.com\/\">Liberation Labs<\/a>\u00a0has struck a deal with\u00a0Dutch startup\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivici.com\/\">Vivici<\/a> to produce the latter\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivici.com\/ingredients\">Vivitein<sup>\u2019<\/sup><\/a> whey protein (beta-lactoglobulin) at its biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana, when commercial production begins at the site next year.<\/p>\n<p>The initial phase of the facility\u2014with 600,000-L of fermentation capacity\u2014should be complete by the end of the year, says Liberation Labs, which is conducting a feasibility study funded by the Dept of Defense to expand the site to a 4-million-liter facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVivici is a perfect reference case for our facility: a company seeking cost-effective and sustainable manufacturing of a novel protein ingredient that unlocks a range of other healthy and innovative products,\u201d said CEO Mark Warner, who has just struck a deal with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neom.com\/en-us\/invest\/neom-investment-fund\">NEOM Investment Fund<\/a> to build a precision fermentation facility in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with Liberation Labs expands our European manufacturing capabilities, providing US customers with increased supply security for Vivitein BLG,\u201d said Vivici CEO Stephan van Sint Fiet.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Ready for prime time<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A startup formed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fonterra.com\/nz\/en.html\">Fonterra<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsm.com\/corporate\/home.html\">DSM-Firmenich<\/a>\u00a0to produce dairy proteins via precision fermentation, Vivici was arguably late to the animal-free dairy game, but has been able to move rapidly by leveraging its founders\u2019 expertise in dairy proteins and industrial-scale biomanufacturing, van Sint Fiet told <em>AgFunderNews<\/em> in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe entered the scene about two years ago as the new kid on the block, and since then, we\u2019ve leapfrogged a lot of the field and catapulted ourselves to the front. We have a very strong technology base, a deep understanding of ingredient applications and marketing, and a team with a track record of bringing innovations to market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm, which <a href=\"https:\/\/agfundernews.com\/vivici-raises-33-7m-to-expand-animal-free-dairy-operation-plans-move-into-lactoferrin-market\">recently raised<\/a> a \u20ac32.5 million ($34 million) Series A, has been working with partners in Europe with small scale facilities to produce beta-lactoglobulin and was the first firm to road-test its process in a new 75,000-liter fermenter at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbeu.org\/\">Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP)<\/a>\u00a0in Ghent, Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a successful commissioning run with them and now we have European partners that are able to produce at full industrial scale, by which I mean hundreds of cubic meters of fermentation capacity,\u201d said van Sint Fiet.<\/p>\n<p>While some commentators have questioned whether it is commercially viable to produce whey proteins via precision fermentation, he said, \u201cFrom our perspective, we have now matured our bioprocess to the extent where we think it\u2019s ready for prime time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always communicated that our goal is to bring whey proteins to the market at price parity to where they are traded at today in the market and our manufacturing strategy is geared towards achieving exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Applications for beta-lactoglobulin and lactoferrin<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Vivici\u2019s beta-lactoglobulin is attracting interest premium protein beverages and snacks, sports nutrition, and active nutrition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agfundernews.com\/vivici-raises-33-7m-to-expand-animal-free-dairy-operation-plans-move-into-lactoferrin-market\">Bovine lactoferrin<\/a>, a higher-value protein Vivici plans to launch in the second half of the year, has applications in similar areas, added van Sint Fiet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never wanted to be a one-trick pony, and there are technology and market synergies between beta-lactoglobulin and lactoferrin. We use the same production host and we\u2019re able to use similar upstream and downstream processes for both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vivici has already secured self-GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for its beta-lactoglobulin and plans to submit a GRAS notice to the FDA for lactoferrin in due course, he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberation Labs\u00a0has struck a deal with\u00a0Dutch startup\u00a0Vivici to produce the latter\u2019s \u2018Vivitein\u2019 whey protein (beta-lactoglobulin) at its biomanufacturing facility in Richmond, Indiana, when commercial production begins at the site next year. 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