About Us
Why Biokeys
Biokeys for Flavors LLC is a contract research company. It provides entrepreneurial, out-of-the-box thinking to complement internal teams, ideas and expertise servicing small and medium size flavor and food companies. Biokeys develops research strategy and innovation programs, develops unique bio-based patentable technologies, and designs and delivers technical presentations to support marketing and sales.
Experience the Difference
Ingenuity meets professionalism at Biokeys for Flavors. Your team can expect both technical and business acumen when you partner with us. With a long history in the biotech space, we make flavors our business.
Meet the Founder & President
Ivica M. Labuda, PhD
Ivica M. Labuda, PhD
Ivica M. Labuda, PhD
Dr. Labuda has twenty-five years of research, management and teaching
experience. She employs her expertise in biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, food safety and fermentation to advance the food and flavor industries.
Ivica M. Labuda, PhD
Ivica M. Labuda, PhD
Ivica’s experience in the industry began as senior scientist at Kraft Foods, focusing on Flavor Biotechnology and Food Safety. Subsequently, she held leadership positions at Givaudan and Danisco/Cultor, focusing on natural flavor ingredients, taste, antioxidants and antimicrobials. As an Executive Senior Manager at Pepsi-Cola she managed a research group on food ingredients, emulsions and taste. In her career as a researcher, Ivica’s work has been published in 25 peer-reviewed publications and is described in 13 patents. She has been invited to speak on her work at conferences such as the Wuerman Symposium, ASM, SIM, ACCS and ACS and Gordon Conferences. She is the founder of Biokeys for Flavors, LLC.