Sean Leighton has 20-plus years of experience in the food and beverage industry, and is Cargill's global VP of food safety, quality and regulatory.

Scholarships worth $3,500 apiece went to college students working toward degrees within dairy and food science disciplines.

The company said it will be able to produce approximately 25,000 pizzas’ worth of cheese per run.

The funding round had support from DSM-Firmenich Venturing and Fonterra.

Alicia Enciso, Pedro Padierna and Floris Wesseling are joining the company's board of directors.

The company said it replicated casein using plant ingredients aided by AI.

Key scientific sessions will focus on food waste, technical innovations, a growing global population and more.

A strategic priority for the group includes investing in academia.

Liberation Labs secured $30 million in equipment financing.

James Jones will direct technical aspects of product research and development and commercialization.