Adventus client Liven Protein Corporation is leading one of eight foodtech projects that recently received funding from the Canadian Food Innovation Network.

Liven is upcycling food industry side-streams into animal-free collagen ingredients. Collagen ingredients provide functional properties and unique health benefits, which makes them highly valued in the medical, nutraceutical, and food industries. The project will focus on optimizing Liven’s bioprocess for upcycling starch streams and test additional side streams in the food industry as a starting material to build a versatile fermentation platform for animal-free protein manufacturing.

Read the whole article on the Canadian Food Innovation Network website.