Mar 25, 2019
On episode 69 of Sourcing Matters we welcome Larry
Feinberg – CEO & Co-founder of KnipBio. A Boston-Based
technology company pioneering advanced nutritional solutions for
animal feeds since 2013, KnipBio offers a range of single cell
protein products that come from non-food feedstocks. It’s
their mission to secure the quality and safety of food globally, in
a sustainable, cost-effective way. KnipBio has just recently
eared a GRAS Green Light from FDA for Novel Aquafeed Protein.
The sky is now the limit for these social innovators set on using
financial return to do more good.
Accounting for over 50% of total seafood sourced, aquaculture has
developed some scale issues.. It’s not as simple as saying
that we’ll continue to move in the direction of farming more fish.
It’s not just about the higher trophic level fish we consume.
The issue is that much of the aquaculture infrastructure is
reliant on pulling from the smaller fish in the sea – to feed the
larger fish we consume. The alternative feedstuff for our
aquaculture fish can also often soy, or other crops grown on land
using input-based conventional practice leading to an unsustainable
perpetual cycle of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Prior to launching this revolutionary company, Larry Feinberg, PhD.
completed his doctoral studies at the University of Massachusetts
where he focused on biogeochemistry, physiology and genetics of
hyperthermophilic microbes. He has deep expertise in early-stage
technology ventures and bio-product discovery. At Mascoma
Corporation, he led the Organism Discovery group and New Business
Opportunities team.
Tune to hear more about the state of the oceans, our fisheries and
the future of aquaculture. In our 40 minute conversation we
learn about how Larry and his team at KnipBio are set on developing
a more sustainable model for producing enough seafood to feed half
the world by looking at from a microscopic POV.