Shiru

🌱 Join Shiru & Shape the Future of Sustainable Innovation! 🚀 At Shiru, we believe that nature holds the key to solving global challenges—and that AI-driven discovery can unlock these solutions faster than ever before. We are pioneering high-performance, sustainable proteins that are transforming food, agriculture, materials, and beyond. From next-generation food ingredients to bio-based materials and biopesticides, we’re not just innovating—we’re bringing real solutions to market through partnerships with industry leaders. And we’re looking for brilliant minds to join us on this mission. 🎯 We’re hiring for two key Research Associate roles in Alameda, CA! 🎯 🔬 Research Associate – Molecular Biology (https://lnkd.in/ggzuRR5q) 💡 Research Associate – Protein Chemistry  (https://lnkd.in/gsfVcctQ) Why Shiru? ✔ Work on cutting-edge AI-powered discovery 🌍 ✔ Shape the future of sustainable ingredients & materials 🔬 ✔ Join a passionate, cross-disciplinary team of experts 🚀 ✔ Be part of a mission-driven company that is creating real impact 💚 This is not just another research job—this is an opportunity to push the boundaries of what’s possible, working with a team that’s pushing innovation, sustainability, and scientific breakthroughs. 📢 If this excites you, apply today or share with your network!

⛳ A Milestone for Sweet Proteins & Ingredient Innovation ⛳ The food and beverage industry is at a turning point. While consumer demand for healthier, more sustainable ingredients is rising, the challenge has always been scalability, functionality, and environmental impact. For decades, synthetic solutions have aimed to replace sugar and other problematic ingredients, but many have fallen short—either in taste, cost, consumer acceptance, or sustainability. That’s why it’s exciting to see Oobli's partnership with Ingredion Incorporated, a move that reinforces the critical role of protein-based sweeteners in the future of sugar reduction. This isn’t just about one collaboration—it’s about the broader industry shift toward science-backed, functional ingredients that deliver on taste, health, and sustainability without compromise. For CPG brands and ingredient companies, the message is clear: the future of formulation can’t rely on single, isolated solutions. It requires a systems-based approach that ideally integrates breakthrough discovery, scalable production, and seamless ingredient integration—all while prioritizing planetary health and long-term viability. Companies that embrace this shift will define the next era of food and beverage innovation. At Shiru, we are accelerating this transformation by unlocking the full potential of nature’s functional proteins—not just in sweeteners, but across food, personal care, and agriculture. The breakthroughs happening now set the stage for a more sustainable, ingredient-rich future, and we’re eager to collaborate with those who are ready to lead. Congratulations again to Oobli and Ingredion on this milestone, and to everyone working to push the boundaries of what’s possible in food and beverage. The industry is evolving—are you evolving with it? https://lnkd.in/gKriXKjP

The quest for better sweeteners isn't just about replacing sugar – it's a prime example of how AI can systematically unlock nature's solutions to our biggest food and beverage challenges. Through our ProteinDiscovery.ai platform, we're not starting from scratch, but rather revealing what nature has already perfected. Our "Request for Partners" approach reflects a core truth we've learned: the most successful innovations happen when discovery and development are aligned from day one. When partners bring their deep expertise in formulation, manufacturing, and consumer needs to the table early, we can target our AI to find exactly the right molecule – one that's natural, scalable, and checks every box for functionality. While this RFP focuses on beverage sweeteners, it showcases a broader possibility. What if we could decode nature's vast library of proteins to solve any ingredient challenge? Whether you're looking to improve taste, texture, nutrition or sustainability, our approach can compress years of trial and error into months of focused discovery and ultimately, faster commercialization. Thank you Ryan Daily and FoodNavigator for working to capture how we're flipping the script on ingredient innovation partnerships. The future of food innovation is collaborative, and we're ready to explore new partnership opportunities across categories. Let's make food better, together. Interested in partnering? Reach out to partnerships@shiru.com or submit your information at https://lnkd.in/gVyQAhvF to start the conversation.

Announcing a breakthrough opportunity in beverage innovation! What if you could offer consumers exactly what they're asking for - beverages that taste delicious, without sugar? Today, we're announcing something unprecedented: a global search for a beverage partner ready to solve one of the industry's greatest challenges. Through our AI-powered platform, we've identified hundreds of promising natural sweetener candidates that could finally bridge the gap between consumer desires and reality. This isn't about compromising. It's about discovering nature's own answer to sugar – molecules that deliver the taste consumers love, without the downsides they don't. Through our ProteinDiscovery.ai platform, we're positioned to achieve what countless others have attempted: a truly natural sugar replacement that scales globally and satisfies even the most discerning palates. The ideal partner will have: - Global commercialization capabilities - Strong R&D expertise in beverage science - A shared commitment to health-driven progress - Vision to pioneer the future of natural sweeteners Why now? The beverage industry stands at a critical juncture. Global sugar reduction mandates are intensifying. Consumer demand for healthier options is at an all-time high. But the hard truth remains: people won't compromise on taste. Our AI-powered approach can compress years of development into months, finally delivering what consumers and brands have been waiting for. Ready to make history? Visit shiru.com/SweetenerRFP to learn more about this partnership opportunity. The future of beverages is natural, sustainable, and delicious. Join us in making it real.

Announcing a breakthrough opportunity in beverage innovation! What if you could offer consumers exactly what they're asking for - beverages that taste delicious, without sugar? Today, we're announcing something unprecedented: a global search for a beverage partner ready to solve one of the industry's greatest challenges. Through our AI-powered platform, we've identified hundreds of promising natural sweetener candidates that could finally bridge the gap between consumer desires and reality. This isn't about compromising. It's about discovering nature's own answer to sugar – molecules that deliver the taste consumers love, without the downsides they don't. Through our ProteinDiscovery.ai platform, we're positioned to achieve what countless others have attempted: a truly natural sugar replacement that scales globally and satisfies even the most discerning palates. The ideal partner will have: - Global commercialization capabilities - Strong R&D expertise in beverage science - A shared commitment to health-driven progress - Vision to pioneer the future of natural sweeteners Why now? The beverage industry stands at a critical juncture. Global sugar reduction mandates are intensifying. Consumer demand for healthier options is at an all-time high. But the hard truth remains: people won't compromise on taste. Our AI-powered approach can compress years of development into months, finally delivering what consumers and brands have been waiting for. Ready to make history? Visit shiru.com/SweetenerRFP to learn more about this partnership opportunity. The future of beverages is natural, sustainable, and delicious. Join us in making it real.

"Simple." That was our CEO Jasmin Hume, PhD Hume's one-word vision for how AI will transform food, shared during last week's #CES panel "FoodGPT: How To Build an AI-Powered Food Company." Alongside thought leaders Taous LASSEL from Danone and Raj Singh from GPT Food Cam, Jasmin explained how AI is driving us toward an elegantly simple future: While the past decades of food innovation focused on mass production and global accessibility, tomorrow's breakthrough will be about returning to simpler, better ingredients – without compromising on scale, cost, or taste. The food industry doesn't need more complexity. It needs sophisticated technology that enables simplicity: cleaner labels, improved nutrition, and consistently delicious products that are accessible to all. Thank you to Ethan Soloviev of HowGood for moderating this important conversation about AI's role in shaping the future of food, and thank you to The Spoon and Michael Wolf for creating the space for us to have the conversation. Watch this space – we're turning this vision of simplicity into reality through AI-powered ingredient innovation.

Who’s going to #CES this week? Catch our CEO Jasmin Hume, PhD Hume speaking alongside Taous LASSEL, Raj Singh, and Ethan Soloviev at The Spoon Food Tech Summit on January 9th discussing how AI is revolutionizing the discovery of natural ingredients. AI is not just a tool — it’s a fundamental shift in how we innovate. The food industry is standing at the edge of a transformation, and collaboration between AI leaders and CPG companies will drive the next generation of better-for-you products. We believe in partnerships that fuel progress because reimagining food systems for health and sustainability requires collective action and shared vision. We’re proud to play a leadership role in this journey.

If our product is going to work at the speed of AI, then our business model has to follow suit. We’ve created the discovery platform that saves millions of dollars and years of work. We provide this technology to ingredients and CPG business. And together, we can bring better, natural ingredients to market with a speed that’s revolutionizing the industry. Our founder and CEO Jasmin Hume, PhD dives into the details with Max Gilbert from Tiferet Consulting.

Healthier food systems require balancing nutrition with sustainable production. As our CEO Jasmin Hume, PhD says to Future Food-Tech, “This challenge demands ingredients deliver on performance while meeting health and environmental standards, as shown by growing demand for natural solutions. While traditional R&D can take decades with uncertain results, AI can accelerate ingredient discovery from many to just one or two years.”

How exactly does our technology fast-track ingredient discovery and scale-up, reducing the process from the typical 5-15 years to just 1-2 years? How can companies striving to bring disruptive ingredients solutions to the market leverage AI? How are we creating a solution for companies looking for better and more sustainable ingredients? Jasmin Hume, PhD answers it all in Food Dive.