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We are Moolec Science

A science-based food ingredient company focused on the use of Molecular Farming technology.

Molecular Farming

Moolec´s Technology
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Our purpose

Is to redefine the way we produce animal-based food, for good and for all.

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Moolec, Science in alternative proteins
Moolec, Science in alternative proteins

Selected Molecules

Moolec's technology allows us to include animal proteins’ gene DNA codes inside the genome of the main plants used in food. Each protein is selected to add value in terms of targeted functionality like taste, texture, and nutritional values.

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Plants as bioreactors

Moolec's approach is cost-effective and environmentally friendly by consuming fewer resources through biology. Our plants work as small factories producing animal proteins with sun and water, including farmers as key participants in our value chain.

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Selfsame value chain

Moolec’s disruption happens by developing new seeds but the value chain stays unchanged. We grow crops keeping original plant proteins including animal ones. We scale by using traditional farming techniques and we recover both, together, through traditional downstream processes.

A little bit
of history

Genetic modification of crops has been done ever since the beginning of farming. In early settlements, small farming communities understood they could re-seed the plants that had the most desirable properties. This gradually evolved into selective breeding of crops. This crop breeding is a form of opportune genetic modulation.

Food
Safety

GM-food-products are among the most tested products in history. The process must include strict evaluations on potential risks to humans, livestock, and the environment.

So, why not use biotechnology to make sustainlable food?
Moolec’s products are based on the genetic engineering of plants to include animal genetic information in order to enable them to produce proteins the way animals do.

Simple. Just science.

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Enhancing vegetable protein ingredients as science-based nutritional solutions for the world.

ValoraSoy Food Ingredients specializes in the production of textured vegetable proteins, widely used solutions for both the traditional and new food industry.

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Moolec, Science in alternative proteins

Imagine a soybean with pork proteins inside.

Imagine millions of tons of soy proteins feeding humans instead of animals, without compromising real taste and nutrition.
Imagine a cruelty-free food ingredient that skips livestock and slaughtering.
Imagine saving animals, forests, and trees, lowering global carbon and water footprint.
Imagine that all of this can happen because it is happening.

Moolec's soybeans reached a high expression level of pork proteins in soy seeds using Molecular Farming technology.

Moolec Piggy Sooy
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Moolec proof of concept

From farm
to fork

Moolec's innovation and traceability starts at the beginning of the food ingredients value chain

Moolec regulatory approvals

The
heritage

Pioneers in achieving approvals and industrial scale for a Molecular Farming product in food

Moolec registered products

Strong
IP Strategy

Growing international patent portfolio for Molecular Farming products

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Leadership

our team
Gastón Paladini, MBA Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder 20+ years in marketing and the traditional food industry as a Director of Paladini Group, one of the largest meat production players in Argentina.
Henk Hoogenkamp, Ph.D Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder 15 years in food and bio-materials applications with special focus on animal and plant-based proteins.
Amit Dhingra, Ph.D Chief Science Officer 20+ years in genomics and plant biotechnology. Prof. and Head, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University. 10+ years of corporate leadership.
José López Lecube, MBA Chief Financial Officer 15 years in strategic roles for multinational companies in agribusiness and tech with expertise in finance, strategy, and partnerships.
Martín Salinas, Ph.D Chief of Technology & Co-Founder 15+ years in engineering and Ag-biotech space leading the world’s first industrial production of animal protein in plants for the food industry.
Catalina Jones, B.A. Chief of Staff & Sustainability 10+ years in communications, accountability, and sustainability management for financial, agribusiness, packaging, and food industry.

Our Partner

We are a spin off from Bioceres Group (private entity) and a partner of Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX), a fully integrated provider of crop productivity solutions enabling the transition to a Carbon Neutral Agriculture.

The ecosystem
is saying

press

Fast Company

"Scientists just invented a soybean that tastes like pork"

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Food Navigator

"Proudly genetically modified…’ Moolec ‘molecular farming’ co gears up to launch meat proteins from GM crops"

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WIRED

"The Plan to Put Pig Genes in Soy Beans for Tastier Fake Meat"

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Genetic Literacy Project

"Meat from plants: Could animal proteins grown in GM crops be used to make burgers?"

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Tech Cool Down

"Scientists accomplish major food breakthrough by creating a soybean like no other"

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Moolec operates in the United States, Europe and South America.

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