Tatton Consulting supported Tower Hamlets-based precision fermentation company Better Dairy in its successful application to Diet and health innovation: Early stage feasibility projects, awarded £196,647 by Innovate UK for the project Milk-free production of recombinant Osteopontin to enable supplementation in baby, elderly, and sports nutrition.
About the funded R&D project
Osteopontin is a protein present at high concentration in human milk and in bone, skin and kidney tissue, with roles in immune development, wound healing and bone formation. Sourcing it currently means dairy. This project develops milk-free recombinant production for supplementation in infant, elderly and clinical nutrition.
Award details
- Total project grant: £196,647
- Of which to Better Dairy: £122,467
- Competition: Diet and health innovation: Early stage feasibility projects
- Competition year: 2024/25
- Project: Milk-free production of recombinant Osteopontin to enable supplementation in baby, elderly, and sports nutrition
- Sector: Precision fermentation / nutrition
- UKRI project record: Gateway to Research, project 10123152
- Dataset: Innovate UK funded projects, published 10 August 2026
Tatton Consulting supported the competitive grant application. The award value, competition and project title are taken from UKRI’s published record for this project.
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