NEW TECH FOODS

Swedish precision fermentation company Melt&Marble has announced its move to a new headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Bezos Earth Fund has announced an initial $60m investment to establish the Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein. Announced by Bezos...

The FSSAI is in the process of establishing regulatory guidelines for the approval of cell-based foods.

Abu Dhabi-based company Novel Foods Group has announced plans to build a new $500m biotech production hub in the United Arab Emirates.

Ivo Boscarol, the founder of ultra-light aircraft maker Pipistrel, has set up a new cell-based meat company in Slovenia, named Tech4Meat.

Governer Pritzker and Innovate Illinois have announced $680m to create the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing hub.

Biotech company Van Heron Labs has announced the successful completion of its seed round, raising $1.1m, led by FoodLabs.

US-based food-tech company Cauldron Ferm has had its hyper-fermentation technology approved by regulators in a “first-of-its-kind" move.

On 29 February, the Florida Senate approved a bill banning the sale and consumption of cell-based meat within the US state.

Bene Meat Technologies has sent an open letter to the European Commission, urging it to review Italy’s ban on cell-based meat.

Upside Foods recently announced a significant adjustment to its expansion strategy, pausing construction of its new Illinois plant.

The Government of Catalonia has announced plans to invest €12m in a pre-industrial facility to extract, produce and develop alt-proteins.

Innovate UK has awarded around £500,000 in grant funding to three cell-based meat companies based in the North-East of England.

70/30 Food Tech has closed its seed-extension round of fundraising and will use the funds to launch a new research lab to develop its fungi.

The UK Government’s national funding agency investing in science and research, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has funded the Microbial F

Aleph Farms has partnered with BBGI and Fermbox Bio on a new manufacturing facility in Thailand, to increase Southeast Asian cell-ag.

South Korean cell-based meat start-up Simple Planet has raised $6m in pre-Series A funding to speed up R&D of its cultured meat powder.

German start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised $3.3m in pre-seed funding for alt-seafood. The funding will be used to advance its tech.

Meiji has announced it is making its second investment in cell-based cocoa start-up California Cultured, following its original investment.

Believer Meats has announced three new executive leadership appointments, effective immediately, as it prepares for commercialisation.