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The constant improvement in the means provided to us by science, engineering and biotechnology, ushers us into an age where cows and goats will no longer be required for dairy production.

There are start-up milk products that could prevent milk shortage and become formula milk alternatives in years to come. These milk alternatives are using bioengineering to create new baby formula products, and scientists are hopeful that it will be a better substitute for breastmilk.

ABC News(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- When Nurit Argov-Argaman was raising three young children while trying to advance in her career, she was struggling with time-management issues involving baby formula versus breast milk. "Infant formula was one of the best options that I had," said Argov-Argaman, the chief technology officer of the Israeli dairy alternative startup Wilk. Argov-Argaman, who is a lactation scientist by training, decided she could "help bridge the gap" between baby formula and breastmilk by making a product that more closely resembled the latter. The majority of w...

Triangle Business Journal held awards ceremony on Thursday, May 19

These startups are working to break into the baby-formula industry, and they're innovating in one of the most regulated markets in the country.