eniferBio
Fungi-based mycoprotein ingredients made from food side streams, sold to food, pet food and aquafeed producers
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About eniferBio
eniferBio produces PEKILO® mycoprotein, a fungi-based protein ingredient with neutral taste and colour. The fungus is grown in tanks through fermentation, using agri-food industry side streams as raw material. Product variants are offered for food, pet food and aquafeed.
Customers are manufacturers in the food, pet food and aquafeed industries, who use PEKILO® as a drop-in ingredient. Recent announcements include a dry pet food with PEKILO® developed with Prima Pet in Finland (April 2026) and a plant-based dog food from HenArt in the Netherlands that uses PEKILO® (October 2026). Investors include Nordic Foodtech VC, Aqua Spark, Voima Ventures, Tesi, VTT Holding, Valio and Taaleri Bioindustry.
The company was founded in 2020 by scientists from the Technical Research Centre of Finland to revive PEKILO® production, which had run in Finland from 1975 to 1991. It is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and reported a team of 35. Commissioning of its factory in Kantvik started in September 2026.
Product: PEKILO® mycoprotein, a fungi-based protein and fibre ingredient for food, pet food and aquafeed.
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Leadership
- Anssi Rantasalo · Chief Scientific OfficerSource: company website
- Heikki Keskitalo · Business Development ManagerSource: company website
- Joosu Kuivanen · Chief Innovation OfficerSource: company website
- Simo Ellilä · CEOSource: company website
- Ville Pihlajaniemi · Chief Technology OfficerSource: company website
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