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UK government commits £184m to scaling up engineering biology infrastructure, including alt-protein development
The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including a £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.
Melissa Bradshaw
Jun 252 min read
Rival Foods raises €10m in Series B funding round to scale up plant-based whole cuts
Dutch food-tech company Rival Foods has raised €10m in Series B growth financing, supporting the scale-up of its plant-based whole cut meat alternatives.
Melissa Bradshaw
Jun 242 min read
Australia approves cell-based meat for sale in regulatory milestone for start-up Vow
Australian biotech company Vow has announced that cultivated Japanese quail products under its brand, Forged, have been officially approved for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
Leah Smith
Jun 192 min read
Efishient Protein unveils plant-based grouper fillet prototype
Alt-seafood start-up Efishient Protein has successfully developed its first plant-based prototype of a grouper fish fillet.
Melissa Bradshaw
Jun 61 min read
Cultivated proteins could hit beef and dairy hardest, research finds
A new study by the James Hutton Institute and Norway’s Ruralis Institute for Rural and Regional Research has found that beef, lamb, milk and eggs are more exposed to market competition from lab-grown protein alternatives than pork and chicken.
Rafaela Sousa
Jun 22 min read
Volare secures €26m funding to transform insect protein production in Europe
Finnish biotech company Volare has announced the successful closing of a €26 million funding round aimed at establishing what it claims will be the world's most energy-efficient protein production facility.
Siân Yates
May 282 min read
Thai animal-free dairy start-up Muu celebrates funding milestone
Muu, an animal-free dairy start-up based in Bangkok, Thailand, has secured strategic investment from A2D Ventures, Leave a Nest Japan and...
Melissa Bradshaw
May 221 min read
Mini lab to grow precision-fermented proteins in space launches into orbit
A miniature laboratory containing yeast microbes, designed to produce proteins and other food ingredients in space, has been launched...
Melissa Bradshaw
Apr 242 min read
Opinion: With so many ‘flavours’ of AI, food and beverage brands must choose wisely
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi – it’s in your warehouse, your supply chain and maybe even your cheese. As...
Guest
Apr 214 min read
BASF Aroma Ingredients brings two new innovations to the flavour market
BASF Aroma Ingredients’ Isobionics biotech brand is bringing two new natural ingredients to the flavour market. Isobionics Natural...
Melissa Bradshaw
Mar 312 min read
Hoxton Farms and Sumitomo team up to advance cultivated fat market in Asia
Hoxton Farms has partnered with Sumitomo Corporation aimed at introducing Hoxton Fat, a cultivated pork fat, to the Asia-Pacific market.
Siân Yates
Mar 283 min read
Bon Vivant rebrands to Verley, unveils precision-fermented functional dairy protein portfolio
The company has created stable, versatile cow-free whey proteins with complete amino acid profiles, designed for 'demanding' applications.
Siân Yates
Mar 282 min read
Ajinomoto expands solein-powered ice cream line in Singapore
Ajinomoto Group launches Solein-powered ice creams in Singapore under Atlr.72, meeting demand for healthier, sustainable products.
Siân Yates
Mar 272 min read
BioCraft gets greenlight to sell cell-cultured ingredients in EU
BioCraft has announced that it has been approved by Austrian authorities to use Category 3 Animal Byproducts within the European Union.
Leah Smith
Mar 262 min read
GEA introduces ‘world’s smallest’ single-use disc stack centrifuge for separating bacteria, cell cultures and yeasts
GEA has introduced Kytero 10, claimed to be the ‘world’s smallest’ single-use disc stack centrifuge, for use in food product development...
Melissa Bradshaw
Mar 262 min read
Savor debuts animal- and plant-free butter
Savor has announced the commercial launch of an animal- and plant-free butter.
Leah Smith
Mar 252 min read
Fazer teams up with Solar Foods on Solein-powered protein snacks
Finnish food experience company, Fazer, has introduced a new line of protein snacks powered by Solar Foods' fermented protein Solein.
Siân Yates
Mar 242 min read
Brevel secures $25m in seed round expansion to advance microalgae protein production
Brevel, a climate food-tech company specialising in microalgae protein, has successfully expanded its seed funding round to a total of...
Siân Yates
Mar 242 min read
PoLoPo increases lab capacity to supply hundreds of grams per month of functional proteins
PoLoPo has increased its lab capacity to produce hundreds of grams of functional proteins per month for food industry partners.
Siân Yates
Mar 212 min read
Simple Planet eyes Halal certification for cell-based food products
South Korean start-up Simple Planet has announced its strategic initiative to pursue Halal certification for its cell-based food products.
Siân Yates
Mar 202 min read
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