Plantopia

Plantopia aims to liberate the world from animal-based ingredients by reshaping the production of functional proteins through indoor-cultivated plants, using advanced molecular biology as a sustainable, scalable, cost-effective alternative to precision fermentation and mammalian cell culture. Its molecular farming platform, protected by a growing patent portfolio, transforms everyday plants such as oats and wheat into bio-factories that express all four key casein proteins with complete molecular equivalency to milk-based casein, enabling lactose-free, vegan mozzarella and other dairy products. The company's state-of-the-art facilities in Caesarea, Israel include a molecular and tissue culture lab, a greenhouse and a pilot-scale protein extraction and purification facility, and it is backed by investors including major dairy manufacturers.