News Summary

Moolec Science Limited, a science-based food ingredient company, has secured a U.S. patent for its groundbreaking Piggy Sooy™ technology. This innovative technology involves engineering soybean plants to express porcine hemeproteins, achieving up to 30% animal protein content directly in the seeds. The patent covers the plant and seed development methods and food compositions derived from this technology, marking a significant commercial milestone for Moolec. The USDA-APHIS has confirmed that Piggy Sooy™ poses no plant pest risk, facilitating its path toward commercialization. The technology offers substantial environmental benefits by reducing land, water, and CO2 emissions compared to traditional meat production. Moolec’s CEO, Alejandro Antalich, highlighted the importance of this patent in securing the company’s intellectual property and advancing their position in the food and feed ingredients business.