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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 >>

KnipBio Announces Significant Development in Lower-Cost Feedstock Solution for Aquafeed Protein

Ziad2022-11-25T14:03:38-05:00 KnipBio, Inc. announced today a major development in its fermentation research that enables the company to produce its single cell protein aquafeed ingredient, KnipBio Meal (KBM), from condensed distillers’ solubles (CDS). Read more >>

KnipBio aquafeed component granted safe status by US agency

Ziad2022-11-25T14:03:39-05:00 KnipBio announced Monday that it has received generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status for its aquafeed ingredient for salmon and other finfish from the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Read more >>