Analysis
GLP-1 food: start with what people actually eat
Your formula can hit its protein target while the product misses the eating occasion. Here is the question I would put at the top of the brief.
What does the research change?
Find the study behind the headline. Check the methods, limitations and implications before you build a product brief around it.
Analysis
How cash commitments shorten your food biotech runway
A steady monthly burn can hide the bills that shorten your runway. Put the commitments and receipts on a calendar.
Opinion
Why investors pass on food biotech companies
A polite rejection is not a diagnosis. Seven questions to test against the evidence from your last fundraising conversations.
Analysis
What a food biotech cost model must show investors
One bar is measured. The others are modelled. Make the difference visible before an investor asks.
Analysis
How texture testing improves plant-based product development
The next generation needs sensory evidence, process capability and commercial discipline. A spending ratio alone cannot tell you who has them.
Opinion
Why food biotech platforms should start with an ingredient
Platforms are earned through repeatable commercial capability. A defined first ingredient makes that work concrete.
Analysis
When does a food biotech pilot become a purchase?
A pilot can produce useful evidence and binding commitments. Map what still separates the trial from the next buying decision.
Guide
Five risks to check in a food biotech business
Check customer demand, unit economics, operations, funding and regulatory planning before the next major commitment.
Guide
How ready is your food biotech business for its next stage?
A funding round does not establish commercial readiness. Examine customer commitments, economics, cash, growth and exit assumptions.
Analysis
How downstream processing changes fermentation economics
Upstream titre is only part of the production story. Follow recovery, functionality and separation costs through to the saleable ingredient.
Analysis
What must a fermentation process prove before scale-up?
Prepare batch records, process limits, contamination investigations and recovery data for an external production trial.
Guide
How to choose a fermentation production site
Compare site-specific energy, feedstock, facilities, skills and customer access. A worked calculation shows why location belongs in the cost model.
Check the evidence before applying it.
- Find the source
- Start with the original paper, its research question and study design.
- Check its strength
- Look for limitations and unanswered questions. Association does not establish causation.
- Test the application
- A laboratory result can inform a product brief. It does not establish commercial readiness.