It’s now time to step on the gas pedal’: Group nears commercial production of single-cell protein for use in aquafeed

Massachusetts-based biotechnology company KnipBio said it is on the cusp of moving into commercial production after recently winning approval for its single-cell protein for use in salmon aquafeed in Canada. In the past year, the company has produced around 100 metric tons of its feed protein using third-party production facilities, having earlier gained regulatory approval in the United States for use in both finfish and shrimp feed. Within 15 months, or probably a little bit more than a year, is when this thing starts to ramp up, first in the hundreds of metric tons then into the thousands of metric tons within a few years easily. Read more >>