Dairy Without Cows: The Science Changing Food Forever
Mark Pavlyukovskyy and Hendrik Remigereau host TechMates, the NZVC podcast. The guest on this episode is Irina Miller, Founder of Daisy Lab, and it went out on 16 June 2025.
Irina Miller, founder of Daisy Lab, uses precision fermentation to make dairy-identical proteins without cows. Born in Soviet-era Moscow, she describes her initial reluctance toward entrepreneurship and how a concern for animal welfare led to the company. The episode covers precision fermentation, working with the traditional dairy industry, funding deep tech, and New Zealand's biotech opportunity.
- Precision fermentation technology.
- Disrupting traditional dairy production.
- Animal welfare and ethics.
- Collaborating with traditional industries.
Daisy Lab, precision fermentation, food tech, biotech, animal welfare, alternative protein