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Daisy Lab adds another lucrative string to its bow

The global market annually for lactoferrin is about US$700m a year compared with US$12b for betaglobulin.

Daisy Lab has produced multiple grams per litre of bovine lactoferrin in the lab.

Fiona Rotherham Mon, 12 May 2025

Auckland precision fermentation startup Daisy Lab has hit a major research and development milestone by successfully producing high yields of bovine lactoferrin in a yeast host.

Daisy Lab makes dairy identical proteins without cows by using precision fermentation to genetically modify microorganisms

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Fiona Rotherham Mon, 12 May 2025
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