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Many parents rely on infant formula to feed their newborns. Could cell culture technology produce something closer to human breast milk?

Breast milk has long been considered the highest standard for infant nutrition. Can we engineer a version that replaces baby formula?

UC Davis is a hub for breast milk science and innovation

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), a renowned champion of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Triangle region, is thrilled to announce the appointment of 10 new members to its Board of Directors. Here they are.

Despite the marketability of lab-grown breast milke it’s a tough road to navigate the science, politics, and growing pains on the way to market, as BIOMILQ CEO Leila Strickland can attest. WRAL TechWire spoke with Strickland about the challenges the company is facing, now three years into existence. We started with the regulatory hurdles in developing a new form of nutrition for babies.

Mother holds a newborn baby in a hospital bed.

Biomilq, a North Carolina-based startup, is working to recreate breast milk outside of the body, a breakthrough that could change the infant nutrition space.

KickStart Venture Services celebrates the first 3.8 Initiative cohort, a program bolstering startup board leadership for women created in partnership with the RTP chapter of Women In Bio.

Biomilq was co-founded in 2020 by a cell biologist who struggled with breastfeeding and was inspired by news of the first lab-grown burger.