Dr Leah Bessa
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer |
DeNovo Foodlabs |
South Africa
2019 GoGettaz
Finalist
In 2019 Leah pitched Gourmet Grubb, a high impact, innovative insect ingredient company, focusing on creating dairy alternatives made from ethically farmed black soldier fly larvae. The company has since evolved into DeNovo Foodlabs.

About DeNovo Foodlabs

https://denovofoodlabs.com/
Gourmet Grubb was a high impact, innovative insect ingredient company, focusing on creating dairy alternatives made from ethically farmed black soldier fly larvae. They aim to modernise insects as a food source and change the way insects are perceived. The company has since evolved into DeNovo Foodlabs They are creating the next generation of nutritional solutions to elevate human health. Their proprietary precision fermentation technology allows them to create valuable compounds and nutrients that are naturally difficult to obtain through traditional means. They can produce the nutrients the body needs, from rare proteins to isolated peptides, and they can do it anywhere without the need for animal agriculture.
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