Tag - Knipbio

The microbial functional feed that’s proving its worth

Antonette Ho2024-09-02T17:35:14-04:00Knip has developed a precision fermentation platform that produces ingredients for aquafeeds using a natural, abundantly available microbe – if you've eaten lettuce, you've encountered our microbe. Our flagship product, JUV, is a functional ingredient designed to mitigate the effects of stressors such as handling, transfers, diseases and more. Fish and shrimp fed with diets that include up to 5 percent JUV have been proven to have higher survival rates, drastically lowering mortality. They maintain aggressive feeding habits, leading to...

KnipBio Inc. welcomes new CEO

Antonette Ho2024-08-15T00:12:11-04:00KnipBio, a leading precision fermentation biotechnology company, today announced new CEO, Caitlin Wege. The Board of Directors of KnipBio is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Wege as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Caitlin brings over 15 years of experience working with companies across various industries, with a sharp focus on operational excellence and strategic growth. She has a proven track record of leading organizational change that aligns with long-term goals. Read more >>

From the bottom of rocks to the halls of Harvard, this CEO has been looking for a new way to feed fish

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:44-05:00After founding alternative feed ingredients biotech firm KnipBio in 2013, Larry Feinberg, a baseball loving, mountain biker, says he has brought the business to the cusp of commercialization. "It all looks like a straight line in the rear view mirror, as you are driving it might be a little windy," Feinberg said, reflecting on his life and career so far. Read more >>

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

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:44-05:00Massachusetts-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...

Knipbio – Massachusetts start-up is developing an innovative way to feed fish and crustaceans sustainably.

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:04-05:00 By 2050, there will be about 2 billion more mouths to feed, which means the global demand for food will rise by nearly 40% in the next 30 years. As the population increases, so does the demand for protein. “Aquaculture has the potential to meet all of mankind’s protein needs,” says Larry Feinberg, the cofounder of KnipBio. Read more >>

KnipBio says its SCP meal has benefits for RAS production

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:28-05:00 KnipBio reports that fish fed a diet containing 5% of its KnipBio Meal (KBM) – a single cell protein - had signicantly lower levels of geosmin and methylisoborneol (MIB), the compounds responsible for creating off-flavors in RAS-raised fish. Read more >>

FDA greenlights KnipBio single-cell protein ingredient for shrimp diets

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:28-05:00 Massachusetts-based biotechnology company KnipBio received its second Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its single-cell protein meal in shrimp feed. Read more >>

Fermented Protein Could Be the Path to Sustainable Aquaculture

Ziad2022-11-25T14:03:26-05:00 In 2013, Larry Feinberg and Chris Marx founded KnipBio with one goal in mind: sustainability. It’s an area Feinberg has been personally invested in for the last 15 years. A microbiologist by training, Feinberg previously worked for Waltham-based Mascoma, a corporation that produces cellulosic biofuel. Read more >>

Corbion, KnipBio score wins for their alternative aquafeeds

Ziad2022-11-25T14:03:26-05:00 Corbion and KnipBio each secured positive developments recently in the advancement of the development and marketing of their alternative aquafeed ingredients. Read more >>

IP is a very big deal for a technology company like ours, it’s essentially our currency in many ways,’ says KnipBio

Ziad2022-11-25T14:03:26-05:00 The EU Patent Office has granted US innovator, KnipBio, a patent on the company’s intellectual property relating to the production of its single-cell protein for use in aquaculture and animal feeds, says CEO. Read more >>