Cosaic, a biotech startup pioneering next-generation food ingredients, has announced a strategic partnership with Ingredion Incorporated, a global leader in ingredient solutions for the food and beverage industry.
The collaboration aims to accelerate the global rollout of Cosaic’s proprietary ingredient technology platform, beginning with the US market.
The partnership combines Cosaic’s agility and biotech expertise with Ingredion’s global reach and technical depth. At the heart of the collaboration is Cosaic Neo, a natural yeast-derived emulsion developed through fermentation. Designed to deliver dairy-like creaminess and stability across a wide range of applications — from functional beverages and sauces to spirits — Neo offers a clean-label, animal-free alternative that meets rising global demand for ingredients balancing sustainability, sensory quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
“From texture to taste to performance, Cosaic Neo represents a new frontier in ingredient functionality,” said Mike Leonard, chief innovation officer at Ingredion. “It enables us to co-create foods with customers in ways never before imagined.”
Unlike conventional formulations that rely on blending fats, proteins, and carbohydrates from multiple sources — often with added emulsifiers — Cosaic Neo’s unique microstructure naturally integrates these components. The result is a single ingredient offering eight distinct functional and sensory benefits, without the need for additives.
“This partnership marks a pivotal moment for Cosaic,” said Tomas Turner, co-founder and CEO. “It validates years of research into reimagining what ingredients can do—and how they can do better for people, businesses, and the planet. With Ingredion’s support, we’re making clean-label creaminess a scalable reality.”
Ingredion will support Cosaic’s go-to-market strategy and co-develop new products to expand the startup’s portfolio, which already includes solutions for performance drinks, meal-replacement shakes, dressings, sauces, and spirits.
