Formo
EMEA
Berlin
,
Germany
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2018
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
yeast, filamentous_fungi, precision_fermentation, food_protein, milk_proteins, dairy, alternative_proteins
BUSINESS
Formo (founded 2019 as LegenDairy Foods) is a Berlin-based precision fermentation dairy company. Uses precision fermentation to produce animal-free recombinant casein for cheese and other dairy products. The company launched its first consumer products (koji-protein cream cheese and Camembert alternatives) at REWE, BILLA, and Metro stores across Germany and Austria in 2024, and is currently producing triple-digit tonnes per month. Strategic R&D alliance with Those Vegan Cowboys (Belgium) on casein production, and collaboration with BRAIN Biotech on strain engineering.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core: precision fermentation for functional dairy proteins. Formo operates a dual-platform strategy: (1) micro-fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae (koji) to produce fungal protein for near-term commercial cheese products, and (2) precision fermentation using engineered yeast to produce recombinant casein
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
precision fermentation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Recombinant casein and other milk proteins for animal-free dairy