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March 2026
The hidden complexity of food: Mapping the Dark Matter of nutrition
Mapping the “nutritional dark matter” of food: scientists are uncovering thousands of hidden compounds in our food and connecting them to health using AI and knowledge graphs.
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February 2026
How AG1 is using AI to strengthen evidence-led innovation
Discover how AG1 leverages purpose-built AI to accelerate science-led innovation in nutrition, optimizing formulation, bioactivity, safety, and regulatory pathways.
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January 2026
Mars leverages LEAP™ to discover next-gen food ingredients
Mars leverages LEAP™ by PIPA to apply AI in food R&D, helping scientists prioritize next-generation ingredient discovery with evidence-based insights.
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December 2025
Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit 2025: Advancing F B Innovation
Discover key insights from the Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit 2025 on how AI, data, and innovation are transforming the F&B industry for sustainability and health.
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October 2025
PIPA and partners receive $2 million Bezos Earth Fund award for AI technology on sustainable food formulation
The Bezos Earth Fund awards $2M to PIPA and partners to advance AI that reimagines sustainable food design for human and planetary health.
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March 2025
MIT Technology Review: Powering the Food Industry with AI
Discover how PIPA is revolutionizing the food industry using AI, accelerating product development, and helping companies create innovative, sustainable, and nutritious food solutions faster and more cost-effectively.
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March 2025
PIPA unveils the Digital Extruder platform, a Gen-AI multi-physics simulation suite connecting the dots from formulation to production for healthier, tastier food products
PIPA's Digital Extruder platform combines generative AI with food science to help CPG companies create healthier, tastier products faster and more efficiently.
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February 2025
In the news: Using AI for healthier, more sustainable food systems
Discover how AI is transforming the multi-trillion-dollar food industry through Ilias Tagkopoulos', Ph.D., groundbreaking work at AIFS, bringing healthier and sustainable nutrition solutions through advanced technology and comprehensive food systems innovation.
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January 2025
In the news: How AI can revolutionize nutrition and boost productivity
PIPA founder Dr. Tagkopoulos discusses how machine learning algorithms are transforming food development cycles and advancing molecular-level nutrition innovation.
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January 2025
How PIPA Rivalz are transforming snacking with digital extrusion twins
Discover how PIPA’s groundbreaking digital extrusion twin technology is transforming the snack industry. Learn how Rivalz leverages AI to create healthier, affordable snacks in record time.
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November 2024
How is AI transforming agriculture? PIPA, featured on Fox News, showcases how AI is advancing productivity, sustainability, and collaboration in the food industry
How is AI reshaping the future of agriculture? PIPA founder Ilias Tagkopoulos, Ph.D., featured on Fox News, shares how AI is driving productivity, sustainability, and collaboration in the food industry.
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July 2024
In the news: Meat, dairy startups on the cutting edge
Thank you, Food Business News, for spotlighting Meati Foods' groundbreaking plant-based innovation. We're proud to support Meati with our AI-driven application.
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July 2024
In the news: AI Reveals Powerful Gut Health Benefits from Upcycled Chardonnay Wine Grapes
Discover how Sonomaceuticals and PIPA are revolutionizing gut health with AI-driven WellVine™ prebiotics. Explore groundbreaking research from the American Society for Nutrition's conference.
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May 2024
How AI is transforming agriculture for healthier, more sustainable food systems
Join industry experts on the Unfold podcast by UC Davis as they discuss AI's impact on food systems. Explore how AI is revolutionizing food production and sustainability.
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April 2024
PIPA Partners With Sonomaceuticals To Accelerate the Commercialization of WellVine™, the nutritious, tasty superfood from Chardonnay Marc
The PIPA and Sonomaceuticals teams employed PIPA's AI technology, including the R&D evidence synthesis and discovery app, LEAP, to map the molecular diversity and complexity of WellVine™, identify unknown health associations, and discover synergistic combinations with other ingredients for use in products targeting gut health.
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March 2024
From farm to fork: PIPA and Mars team up to improve food safety with new omics analysis platform
Press Release - News: PIPA and Mars team up to improve food safety with new omics analysis platform. Read the press statement
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February 2024
AI for Evidence Synthesis Generation in Food/Nutrition Science: National Academies Experts Meeting
AI/ML in Evidence Synthesis and Evidence Generation in Food and Nutrition: A National Academies Meeting of Experts
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February 2024
PIPA and Dairy Management Inc. Join Forces to Uncover Hidden Health Benefits of Dairy through Artificial Intelligence
We are happy to announce that PIPA and DMI are joining forces to uncover hidden health benefits of dairy through Artificial Intelligence.
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February 2024
Nalu Bio and PIPA Bring Cannabinoid Combinations To CPG Brands in First-Of-Its-Kind Partnership Powered by AI
Combining Cannabinoids and Bioactives Via Artificial Intelligence for the First Time
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January 2024
In the news: The Impact of AI Integration in Revolutionizing Nutrition and Sustainability
Bojana Ristic explores how AI reshapes nutrition, emphasizing PIPA's role in accelerating R&D and introducing sustainable ingredients 90% faster.
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December 2023
In the news: How AI Advances Product Development
Thanks to Dale Buss for highlighting the impact PIPA's AI is making in the functional food industry, and for featuring our exciting collaboration with Mars Inc.
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November 2023
PIPA, The AI Leader For R D Innovation Accelerates Growth with Addition of John Melo as CEO
John Melo as our Chief Executive Officer! PIPA is entering a new chapter of impact and accelerated growth. Read more.
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October 2023
LEAP AI identifies health-promoting compounds in MushroomRoot™
Our AI-driven research program on the health benefits enabled by MushroomRoot™ resulted in the identification of its impacts on cardiovascular health and its ability to address common nutritional deficiencies.
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August 2023
Transforming Food Innovation: IFT FIRST 2023 Highlights
IFT FIRST 2023 in Chicago: our CCO Eric Hamborg, emphasized that both individuals and companies are driven to offer consumers nutritious, delicious foods while prioritizing sustainability in their sourcing and support.
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August 2023
PIPA EverGrain™ at ASN 2023: Early findings from the AI-driven collaboration
PIPA and EverGrain™ are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discover potential new health benefits of the EverPro® protein isolate.
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July 2023
Meati Foods™ Partners with AI Leader PIPA to Accelerate Deeper Comprehension of Mushroom Root Health Benefits
PIPA will leverage its AI technology and know-how to enable a deep understanding of the nutritional and functional benefits of the MushroomRoot™ and as such, help unlock new commercialization opportunities for new products.
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July 2023
In the news: All the Cool Companies Use AI for Healthier and Tastier Vegan Meat and Cheese
Senior News Editor, Anna Starostinetskaya, explores how companies are converging AI and food for healthier and tastier plant-based meats and cheeses.
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June 2023
The Future of Food: Harnessing AI for Innovation
Eric Hamborg, our CCO, revealed the game-changing potential of AI during the webinar "Artificial Intelligence in the Center" at the Mista Fireside Chat Series.
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June 2023
The future of Nutraceuticals: 5 Key Takeaways from Vitafoods Europe 2023
Vitafoods Europe 2023! Discover five must-know takeaways from the event, the latest industry trends and insights that will shape the future of nutraceuticals.
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March 2023
EverGrain™, Partners with AI Pioneer PIPA to Advance Research on Upcycled Barley Protein’s Nutrition Potential
PIPA and Evergrain™ join forces to advance research on upcycled barley protein’s nutrition potential through Artificial Intelligence.
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December 2022
PIPA, Mars Petcare design early prediction model for canine chronic kidney disease
PIPA and Mars Petcare design an early prediction model for canine chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dogs using routine lab test data and machine learning.
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May 2022
In the news: PIPA featured in Food Dive
PIPA featured in Food Dive covered by senior reporter, Megan Poinski, regarding our multi-year agreement with MARS.
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April 2022
In the news: PIPA-MARS agreement featured in Food Ingredients First
Food Ingredients First and Marc Cervera, wrote on the PIPA-MARS multi-year agreement to leverage LEAP to discover novel bioactive compounds.
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April 2022
PIPA and Mars, Incorporated accelerate science discovery in food and health using Artificial Intelligence
PIPA has entered into a multi-year agreement with Mars Inc to accelerate the discovery of new, plant-based ingredients using AI
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March 2022
Food Processing and Distribution in the Era of AI
Dr. Ilias Tagkopoulos and Dr. Nitin Nitin discuss how we can harness Artificial Intelligence to transform the food system end-to-end on Inside Unmanned Systems.
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February 2022
Join us at the Future Food-Tech summit, 24-25 March 2022
Dr. Tagkopoulos, PIPA founder and USDA AIFS director, will lead the R&D 4.0: Leveraging AI and Machine Learning to Cut Time and Cost
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September 2021
Data: The fertilizer for next-gen AI products
Ilias Tagkopoulos talked with Jonathan Vanian, at Fortune, about the vision and challenges in transforming the food system at AIFS.
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September 2021
Ilias Tagkopoulos to lead the USDA AI Institute for Next-Gen Food Systems
UC Davis and Dr. Ilias Tagkopoulos to establish the AI Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems - $20 million grant by NSF
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October 2019
AI-driven diagnostic tool can predict chronic kidney disease in cats two years before onset
In collaboration with our partners, PIPA built and deployed an enterprise-level machine learning solution to enable early disease prediction and intervention - RenalTech® by Antech Diagnostics.
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