ScaleUp Bio is pioneering Singapore’s first – and among only a few worldwide – submerged microbial and precision fermentation facilities dedicated purely to supporting food tech start-ups from home and around the world.

Our end-to-end contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) services enable and empower global food tech start-ups to deliver sustainable food solutions and ingredients using submerged microbial fermentation, through a commercial-centric and solutions-oriented value chain.

We support them throughout their entire journey, from process optimisation to scale-up, leveraging our state-of-the-art, dedicated food-grade facilities capable of providing up to 10,000 L bioreactors. Additionally, we offer access to industry resources and the right relationships to accelerate their innovative microbial fermentation solutions, from ideation to market entry in Asia through Singapore.

ScaleUp Bio is a joint venture between global nutrition leader ADM and Temasek’s wholly-owned Nurasa.

CREMER Sustainable Foods (CSF), a joint venture between Nurasa and CREMER, offers contract development and manufacturing organisational (CDMO) capabilities for plant-based alternative proteins. We are one of the few OEM manufacturers of alternative proteins in Asia.

Our 1,000+ sqm manufacturing facility produces 1,500 tonnes of plant-based products annually. CSF aims to support companies in scaling production to commercial scale. We utilise high-moisture extrusion (HME) technology that allows for the texture of plant-based products to more closely resemble that of animal meat.

Givaudan’s Taste & Colour Lab, located at Nurasa’s Food Tech Innovation Centre, stands as a cornerstone of our commitment to revolutionising plant-based food innovation. Recognising the crucial roles of taste and colour in consumer preferences, especially within plant-based products, this collaboration empowers start-ups to taste, test, and refine flavours and colours under expert guidance.

The lab supports start-ups by providing access to a comprehensive library of flavour and colour collections, including taste-masking technologies, fat/salt reduction solutions, and clean label alternatives. It also serves as a facility for prototyping, co-creation, and evaluation during the product development phase. By leveraging Givaudan’s extensive consumer insights, we collaborate with companies to develop solutions that deliver multi-sensorial food experiences preferred by consumers.

TiNDLE is a leading maker of plant-based foods and beverages globally. Our journey began with ridiculously good chicken made from plants first launched in the Singapore market in early 2021. TiNDLE has since expanded its offerings to include other plant-based products including sausages and non-dairy, with more to come in our innovation pipeline. Our products are available in food service in many countries globally, and we are in retail in the US, Germany, UK and Switzerland. TiNDLE has its headquarters in Singapore, and its Global Innovation Centre is located here in Nurasa’s Food Tech Innovation Centre.

We strive to materialize innovation through simplifying prototyping, expediting R&D, and fostering partnerships with SIFBI. FTIC’s advanced facilities empower both researchers and industry professionals to explore and develop food prototypes effectively.

As an active R&D entity, we contribute value to the FTIC community through our unique industry perspective and vibrant engagement. Our contribution lies in sharing insights from the frontlines of developing activities with SIFBI. We offer opinions grounded in real-world experience, practical challenges, regulatory landscapes, and competitive dynamics. We also foster a vibrant environment through interaction across FTIC’s ecosystem. Our team members participate in events and spur dialogue, sustaining momentum between events.

Nourish Ingredients bring an authentic taste experience to plant-based protein with their potent animalic fats, combining breakthrough science and precision fermentation, with a focus on the most potent fat molecules found in nature. Nourish Ingredients create the taste, smell, and cooking experience consumers want and expect – without the animal. Nourish Ingredients fats will make a transformative impact on the plant-based industry and are key to creating a more sustainable, diverse, and delicious food system.

At Nurasa’s FTIC, Nourish Ingredients has set-up its Product Development Centre (PDC), which serves as a strategic and centralised pilot scale production entity, rapidly scaling Nourish Ingredients Tastilux™ product, while formalising strategic partnerships, commercial manufacturing routes, and deregulation. The PDC will receive both upstream and downstream support from other partners within the Singapore ecosystem to accelerate go-to-market.

Prefer makes bean-free coffee. Climate change threatens to erase 50% of coffee farmland by 2050. To mitigate this, Prefer ferments barley, bread, and soy to create coffee flavours. The end result is ground coffee they distribute to cafes, hotels, and restaurants. Prefer is on a mission to ensure your coffee is delicious, affordable, and sustainable, forever.

Prefer’s R&D facility is currently based at Nurasa’s FTIC, which supports our product development and early commercial tests in markets. Prefer was also the Grand Winner at the inaugural FTIC Food Tech Start-Up Challenge last year.

Givaudan’s Taste & Colour Lab, located at Nurasa’s Food Tech Innovation Centre, stands as a cornerstone of our commitment to revolutionising plant-based food innovation. Recognising the crucial roles of taste and colour in consumer preferences, especially within plant-based products, this collaboration empowers start-ups to taste, test, and refine flavours and colours under expert guidance.

The lab supports start-ups by providing access to a comprehensive library of flavour and colour collections, including taste-masking technologies, fat/salt reduction solutions, and clean label alternatives. It also serves as a facility for prototyping, co-creation, and evaluation during the product development phase. By leveraging Givaudan’s extensive consumer insights, we collaborate with companies to develop solutions that deliver multi-sensorial food experiences preferred by consumers.

Leveraging its core expertise in Twin-Screw Extrusion technology, Clextral provides its customers and partners with complete processing lines that integrate extruders, dryers and ancillary equipment. Its reliable and innovative systems are quality and excellence benchmarks in Food & Feed markets: vegetable protein texturization, directly expanded snacks & cereals, fish feed and pet food among other applications. Its global offering includes upstream design and testing of industrial solutions, equipment manufacturing, on-site commissioning and full maintenance. Headquartered in France, Clextral is present on all five continents.

Fuji Oil Asia is a leading innovator in plant-based food ingredients, offering high-quality solutions to meet the evolving demands of the global food industry. As part of the Fuji Oil Group, Fuji Oil Asia specializes in vegetable oils and fats, emulsified and fermented ingredients, industrial chocolate, and soy-based ingredients. Its products are designed to enhance taste, texture, and nutrition across a variety of food categories.

Committed to addressing global challenges related to health, nutrition, and food resources, Fuji Oil Asia collaborates with customers to create food ingredients that bring joy and satisfaction, while contributing to a sustainable and healthier future.

Dassault Systèmes is a catalyst for human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By creating ‘virtual experience twins’ of the real world with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers push the boundaries of innovation, learning and production.

Dassault Systèmes’ 20,000 employees are bringing value to more than 270,000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries.

Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm, inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers. We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders realize their true being and purpose. We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. Our more than 600 consultants across 67 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time.

Allium Bio is a synbio + foodtech startup building a platform for better ingredients.

Using their unique co-culture fermentation technology and proprietary data platform, Allium Bio combines symbiotic microorganisms to produce high-quality, sustainable, and GMO-free functional ingredients.  Their current portfolio includes everything from plant-proteins and fats, to fiber supplements and bioactive ingredients.

Toyo Seikan Group is one of the largest comprehensive packaging manufactures in the world, delivering a wide range of packaging containers that utilize features of various materials such as metal, plastic, paper and glass.

Food Harbour Hamburg (FHH) is a full-service food accelerator offering end-to-end support for established producers and start-ups. From product concept to recipe development, small-scale production, and multi-channel marketing, FHH helps accelerate innovation. The Harbour provides flexible, cost-efficient resources, and fosters collaboration among food pioneers. Located at the Foodboom Campus, FHH is a central player in the Hamburg Food Cluster, supported by the Ministry of Economics and Innovation.

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency. Through open innovation, we collaborate with our partners in both the public and private sectors to benefit the economy and society. As a Science and Technology Organisation, A*STAR bridges the gap between academia and industry. Our research creates economic growth and jobs for Singapore, and enhances lives by improving societal outcomes in healthcare, urban living, and sustainability. A*STAR plays a key role in nurturing scientific talent and leaders for the wider research community and industry. A*STAR’s R&D activities span biomedical sciences to physical sciences and engineering, with research entities primarily located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis.

SIFBI brings together end-to-end research capabilities encompassing biotechnology (discovery of producing strains, genetic engineering, biotransformation), nutrition, food process engineering and cutting-edge analytics under one roof. It collaborates with a wide range of industry partners as well as local and international universities to undertake research in alternative foods and the circular bioeconomy. The institute also drives the development of high value-added ingredients, future foods and new food systems to deliver value in organoleptic qualities and nutrition in a sustainable manner.

A joint alliance by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Future Ready Food Safety Hub, or FRESH (未来食品安全中心), presents a unique partnership between regulators, public researchers and industry to collectively and proactively build capabilities in food safety and risk assessment science.

Our key focus is on the integration of food safety assessment into the R&D process to ensure “safety by design” and accelerate the time-to-market of novel foods and agri-food technology and processes.

Little Farms has been Singapore’s trusted neighbourhood market and café since 2016, specializing in top-quality all-natural, organic, and free-range produce, meats, and seafood, offering over 4,000 unique and nutrient-dense products. Each item undergoes rigorous checks against our banned ingredient list, which excludes over 200 harmful chemicals, artificial additives, and preservatives. We source from ethical suppliers and ensure full traceability throughout the supply chain. Loved by health-conscious consumers, we are committed to providing safe, delicious, and nutritionally rich options. Little Farms proudly supports independent farmers and suppliers, offering curated selections through six retail stores, five restaurants, and online at littlefarms.com.

Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products – from sourcing and processing cocoa beans to producing the finest chocolates, including chocolate fillings, decorations and compounds. The Group runs 66 production facilities worldwide and employs a diverse and dedicated global workforce of more than 13,000 people. The Barry Callebaut Group serves the entire food industry, from industrial food manufacturers to artisanal and professional users of chocolate, such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants or caterers.