About PIPA

Making the planet and people healthier, one product at a time.

PIPA is the AI systems company for food intelligence. We build the platforms that global food, ingredient, and nutrition teams use to develop better products — from discovery through manufacturing and commercialization.

Chairman statement

A decade of discovery. A future of possibility.

A vision realized. A new era begins.

A decade ago, we set out with a simple but radical belief: by combining data, biology, and artificial intelligence, we could reinvent how the world understands the relationship between food and health. What began as a hypothesis is now a living, evolving platform — used by global CPG and ingredient leaders, scientists, and creators to accelerate discovery, design better products, and make decisions rooted in evidence.

We've built more than AI tools; we've built trust, impact, and a vibrant network of thinkers and doers who believe in the power of science to solve real problems.

Charting the next frontier of AI innovation.

To all who have been part of this journey — partners, scientists, operators, customers — thank you for helping PIPA make data intelligent for a healthier planet.

"At PIPA, we are passionate about accelerating the AI-driven discovery, formulation, and manufacturing of healthy ingredients, supplements, and foods by unleashing the transformative power of AI to advance evidence-driven innovation across health and nutrition."
Ilias Tagkopoulos, PhD · Executive Chairman & Founder

Mission

AI that makes food systems healthier, more sustainable, and more accessible.

The food industry has more data than ever — recipes, ingredient specifications, production logs, scientific literature, consumer research, regulatory filings. What it doesn't have is a way to connect all of that information into decisions that get products to market faster, with better nutrition, lower cost, and stronger evidence.

PIPA builds the AI systems that turn that fragmented data into product decisions. Our FIOS platform powers product development — from first concept through manufacturing and launch. Our LEAP platform powers the science — evidence synthesis, bioactive discovery, and claims substantiation.

We work with companies that take food seriously: global CPG enterprises, ingredient innovators, nutraceutical brands, and the R&D teams behind them. Our platforms are deployed inside some of the most demanding enterprise environments in the industry.

How we work

Principles behind the platforms.

Science-first

Every output our platforms produce is traceable to primary evidence. No synthesis without citation. No prediction without mechanism. Scientific rigor is the product, not a feature.

Hybrid models

Pure ML breaks on novel formulations. Pure physics is too slow. We combine AI, CFD, chemistry, and omics into a single architecture — because that's what real food-systems problems require.

Built with customers

Our capabilities come from Voice-of-Customer work with the teams that use them. We don't ship features nobody asked for. The product roadmap is shaped by the problems our customers are actually trying to solve.

Customer data stays customer data

Proprietary recipes, production data, and research belong to the teams that created them. Our platforms are architected so customer IP stays isolated — by default, by design.

Enterprise-grade

SaaS or on-premise deployment. Role-based access, versioning, and full audit trails. Integrates with PLM systems, ERP platforms, and your R&D infrastructure.

Research-connected

PIPA is affiliated with the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS) at UC Davis. Fundamental research informs commercial platforms; commercial deployments inform research priorities.

Our values

What we believe.

Efficiency

We deliver maximum value through lean operations, driving impact and business sustainability.

Excellence

We strive for greatness, from humble beginnings, raising the bar on quality and performance.

Responsibility

We hold ourselves accountable to our commitments, with a key goal to have a positive impact on our world.

Integrity

Upholding an uncompromising moral compass and a commitment to both our clients and employees.

Equity

We believe in equal opportunities, fairness, and merit in whatever we do.

Where we come from

Ten years of AI for food systems.

PIPA was founded to bring AI systems thinking to food. Over the past decade, that mission has evolved from research partnerships to commercial platforms — through patents, peer-reviewed publications, and production deployments with some of the world's largest food companies.

The throughline hasn't changed: AI should make food better, safer, more sustainable, and more accessible. Everything we build serves that.

Read the full journey

Get to know the team building the future of food intelligence.

Meet the scientists, engineers, and industry veterans behind FIOS and LEAP.