Me& is developing cell-based breast milk with cellular and molecular technology to create a world-first innovation. The cell-based fortified human milk is based at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, an institute that is recognized as a world leader in medical research on infant and child health and development.
This technology is poised to disrupt the infant formula category and it has the potential to address a global lack of supply for human milk to support preterm and newborn babies. "My inspiration for this business is to fill this much-needed gap, and reduce the reliance on cows’ milk that we know is not good for babies, the environment or the animals," said Esha Saxena, Me& co-founder.
Me&, Australia's first cell-based milk start-up, recently closed an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round led by Horizons Ventures and CSIRO Fund Main Sequence, and Better Bite Ventures is also participating.
Cell-Based Breast Milks
Me&'s Tech Brings Innovation to the Infant Formula Category
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