While we tend to think of pasta, potato, and rice when talking about carbohydrates, there is more to carbs than the delicious side dishes. Infants get their daily dose of carbohydrates, among other macro- and micro- nutrients, from breastmilk or infant formula. Breastmilk delivers carbohydrates mainly in the form of…

Lactation is a remarkably dynamic process. Interwoven genetic and environmental factors activate different biological signals over time so that mothers produce breast milk perfectly suited to meet their growing babies’ changing dietary needs. Yet, most women stop breastfeeding well before the guidelines recommend (1–3). Now, results from a new study…

New data has important implications for working mothers As BIOMILQ conducts research to develop mammary biotechnology in North Carolina, we want to highlight and ‘cell’ebrate other mammary biology research in the greater field. Tara Fernandez, Ph.D. helped us learn from a peer-reviewed paper that was published in August 2021. Tara…

by Michelle Egger, BIOMILQ’s Co-Founder and CEO 2021 represented a year of bravery for myself, Leila and our whole BIOMILQ team. On January 8th, 2021 (our 1st Birthday) we made the decision to grow fast enough that we would run out of cash in 1 year, unsure if we could…

As scientists, we are absolutely fascinated by what our bodies and the millions of cells that we’re made of are capable of doing to keep us healthy. But, sometimes, our bodies don’t work as we might expect them to. …

Community in motherhood and parenting has sustained our society since humans first evolved; however, a recent study found that 51% of new mothers feel lonely (1). Parenting was never meant to be done in isolation. In fact, anthropologists believe that from our earliest pre-historic times, children were raised under the…

North Carolina-based mammary biotechnology company BIOMILQ, Inc., proudly announces the successful close of $21 million in Series A financing, which will enable their acceleration of bringing cell-cultured human milk to market. Leading the fundraise are Danish life science investor Novo Holdings and clean tech leader Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Additional support…

With every month having some sort of theme attached to it, it’s more than easy to go through your everyday life without considering what’s being celebrated. Did you know that July is National Hot Dog Month, November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and August is National Breastfeeding Month? National Breastfeeding Month…

After we shared about our ‘cell’ebrity lifestyle, we received lots of questions from our fans about what our journey is like from breast to bottle — it’s quite the trip. If you’re a true fan, you probably already know that we mammary epithelial cells value being prolific, committed, secure, discerning…