Opalia

Founded in 2020, Opalia is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Montreal, Canada selling ingredients & cultures.

Opalia is a Montreal-based foodtech company developing a patent-pending platform that produces real cow milk without cows, using bovine mammary epithelial cells grown in a bioreactor. The company positions itself as a B2B supplier and licensor of cell-based milk and milk ingredients to dairy processors and food companies, rather than a consumer brand. Its milk is intended to be a ready-to-use end product that partners can process into cheese, butter, ice cream and other dairy products without reformulation. Opalia has a commercial agreement with the Dutch dairy ingredient supplier Hoogwegt, which is also an investor, and it is working toward regulatory approval in North America, followed by Asia and Europe. The company has replaced fetal bovine serum in its process with an FDA-approved substrate and has raised CAD 3.2 million in its seed round, with commercialization targeted for 2028.