Dublin-based Nuritas is a start-up that combines AI and genomics to discover and unlock natural bioactive peptides that can possess beneficial health and wellness properties. Founded by Dr Nora Khaldi in 2014 with a team of four people, the start-up has gone on to secure €53m in funding from investors including NDRC, Enterprise Ireland, the European Investment Bank and Cultivian Sandbox Ventures. Now headquartered on Dawson Street, with a team of 60 employees, the company partners with industry, identifies bioactives and develops consumer products (such as ingredients for functional and health foods) for the likes of Nestlé and BASF.