Quantum BioWorks
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Fundamental science.
Therapeutic foods.

Our science transforms waste into wellness — unlocking the potential within 300+ million tonnes of undervalued agricultural co-products to create therapeutic, palatable, shelf-stable foods and clean-tasting proteins.

Addressable Global Market: USD30B therapeutic foods + USD20B protein ingredients

Rebuild. Fortify. Fuel.

Who we are

Quantum BioWorks is a science-first food company with a patent-protected platform that transforms agricultural co-products into high-value therapeutic foods and functional proteins. Our integrated approach combines biochemical optimization, precision bioprocessing, controlled thermal processing, and advanced separation & flavour technologies.

We target high-impact applications: cost effective delivery of high impact nutrition: Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) for humanitarian markets, global food insecurity, protein insecurity for the elderly, nutritionally superior commercial kitchen solutions for millions of meals per year, and clean protein ingredients for food manufacturers. Our scalable platform processes diverse feedstocks through a unique choreography of operations—maximizing capital efficiency while maintaining pharmaceutical-grade quality standards.

What we stand for

  • Evidence before hype
  • Upcycling as default input
  • Safety and quality by design
  • Patent-protected innovation

Our science (validated, not revealed)

We publish the principles and validate outcomes with partners. The specific sequences, parameters and proprietary processes remain protected by our patent portfolio.

Upstream Conditioning

Biochemical optimization enhances palatability while maintaining nutritional integrity.

Directed Bioprocessing

Precision systems develop complex flavour profiles and improve functional characteristics.

Molecular Transformation

Controlled processes optimize molecular development, creating bright, clean ingredient first flavours.

Smart Separation

Advanced separation and particle engineering achieve targeted stability, texture and shelf-life specifications.

Market Opportunity

We address massive, underserved markets where conventional solutions fail to deliver acceptable taste, stability, or cost-effectiveness.

149M
Children with acute malnutrition
$2.8B therapeutic food market growing 8.5% annually
300M+
Tonnes agricultural co-products annually
Nutrient-rich byproducts originating from major agricultural and food processing industries • 90% underutilized for human food
$45B
Plant protein ingredients market
14.8% CAGR • Quality and flavour remain key barriers • More sustainable manufacturing methods required
864M
People globally with severe food insecurity
At times going without food for whole days • 3.4M Australians affected
$25B
Global elderly nutrition market
6.9% CAGR • Protein deficiency & cost effective delivery of adequate nutrition a key concern for aging populations

Market Failures We Address

  • Agricultural co-products undervalued and wasted as a food source due to palatability
  • RUTF products largely limited to peanut & dairy-based formulations, high carbon, higher cost, allergen centric
  • Commercial kitchen costs rising, SKU complexity, using multiple separate ingredients, rising nutritional demands
  • Need credible replacements for nutritionally compromised products currently sitting in the pantries of modern Australian seniors
  • Traditional plant proteins requiring aggressive, energy intensive processing and extensive flavour masking agents

Our Competitive Advantage

  • Our IP fortress protects the entire innovation stack: the unique product composition, the core bioprocessing method, and the adaptive AI that ensures its quality and efficiency
  • Unique patent-protected flavour development choreography
  • Single platform serves multiple markets & processes multiple co-products
  • Significant cost & carbon advantage through upcycled inputs
  • Safety and shelf-stability by design

People

We're innovators at heart, driven by passion for the future and a relentless commitment to change. Science is central to everything we do. We are united by the belief that breakthrough innovation can reshape how the world approaches nutrition and sustainability.

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Greg Bywater
Founder / CEO

The innovator, driver of change.

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Neil Watson
Chief Technical Officer

Project management, scale-up engineering, QA/CCP systems, supply chain optimization.

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Nean Pillay
Food Science & Technology Advisor

Process & technology optimization, product validation, research partnerships.

Partner with Quantum BioWorks

Interested in what we are doing? Let's explore how we can work together to transform the future of nutrition.

Current Initiatives

Ongoing safety, science & sensory testing
SA manufacturing facility design & costing
UNICEF innovation pathway initiatives
Partner & Supplier collaboration

Share our values, want to know more?

Simplify your commercial kitchen, upcycle your nutrition per dollar spent
How we can help solve food insecurity locally & globally
Meet your co-product upcycling challenges
Need pure, clean flavour protein, sustainably produced
Aged care solution to deliver more nutrition at a lower delivered cost
Just like to know more!

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