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Ingredient Technology Investor Meeting

Stay tuned for details about the upcoming 2026 Ingredient Technology Investor Meeting

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The 2025 Meeting has Concluded

The NCN Ingredient Technology Investor Meeting 2025 brought together industry leaders, innovators, and investors to explore the future of ingredient technology. This event provided a platform to delve into transformative trends, showcase groundbreaking innovations, and foster strategic connections that drive growth in the thriving supplement category.

  • Attendees engaged in sessions that explored:

    • Advanced technologies revolutionizing the ingredient technology sector.
    • Sustainability initiatives shaping ingredient sourcing and development.
    • Evolving consumer preferences driving innovation across food, beverage, and nutrition industries.
  • Key highlights included:

    • An inspiring success story from ClostraBio, demonstrating how strategic connections can fuel growth.
    • A forward-looking session on the rise of clinically backed functional food and supplement brands, emphasizing their role in:
      • Building trust.
      • Driving consumer loyalty.
      • Differentiating brands in a competitive marketplace.

The event also featured dynamic company presentations, offering a glimpse into the visionary organizations shaping the future of ingredient technology. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the company snapshots and learn more about the innovative companies that presented at this year’s event!

See how our events create a professional yet approachable venue to foster opportunities between entrepreneurs, investors and mentors.

2025 Presenting Company Snapshots

These Company Snapshots are glimpses into the innovative companies that presented at the Ingredient Technology Meeting.

 

Innovative extractor of a portfolio of functional ingredients from a future-proof nutrition source, microalgae (spirulina).

Developer of innovative, functional seaweed ingredients for food, health and materials – driving systemic change.

Upcycles processed ‘waste’ grade New Zealand Hass avocados into high-value, plant-based ingredients – powder, skin extracts, and seed bioactives – for the global food, beverage, and supplement industries.

First company in the world to successfully lab cultivate a heretofore wild blue-green algae species, known as Klamath AFA, which allows us to unlock its full potential for scalable nutraceutical and bioscience applications.

Designer of advanced infrared drying systems which deliver precise, efficient, and scalable moisture removal for industries ranging from food and nutrition to pharmaceuticals.

New portfolio of mushroom based, highly potent and tolerable prebiotics to be tailored for each market segment, including a unique offering for middle aged women.

Zero-waste, micronized clean-label fiber ingredients from upcycled berry pomace, peanut/almond skins, and chickpea hulls that replace or dose-reduce gums/modified starches, stabilize formulations, and support prebiotic positioning; USDA-backed with paid U.S. CPG pilots.

First-of-its-kind CoQ10 for use in functional beverages and dry beverage mixes—whose technology enables the use of significant quantities of (+100 mg) of CoQ10 in beverages without negatively impacting flavor.

Novel and unique biological process for manufacturing natural melatonin and other related compounds for supplement, pharma food, and other applications.

Engineers optimized microbial cell factories using AI and precision fermentation to produce pure, nature-identical nutraceutical ingredients sustainably, securely, and at scale.

Producer of proteins and Enzymes in corn at a lower cost of goods with a lower cap x.

Developer of economical, low flavor, high protein cluster bean protein ingredients, upcycled from guar meal, an existing low-cost byproduct of guar gum production.

High-throughput, massively parallel innovation engine that compresses decades of traditional R&D and clinical testing into less than 12 months and at a fraction of the cost.

First company in the world to successfully lab cultivate a heretofore wild blue-green algae species, known as Klamath AFA, which allows us to unlock its full potential for scalable nutraceutical and bioscience applications.

Focused manufacturer of innovative, high-quality, science-backed specialty botanical extracts that deliver holistic, plant-based wellness solutions by combining traditional knowledge with modern science and technology.

Developer of specialty ingredients for better-for-you beverages utilizing patented micro-encapsulation technology that stabilizes sensitive bioactives such as creatine in liquid systems

2025 Agenda

Thank you to our distinguished speakers and participants for contributing to the valuable insights and discussions held at the Ingredient Technology Investor Meeting. Explore the agenda below. 

Presenter or Sponsorship Inquiries:

Mike Dovbish
[email protected]
(415) 254-1116

Investor Inquiries:

Jennifer Pfeifer
[email protected]

(303) 827-6816

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