NEW TECH FOODS

Chicago-based biotech start-up Clever Carnivore has announced the successful closing of its $7 million seed round funding.

Tufts University, based in Boston, Massachusetts, US, has launched the “world’s first” undergraduate degree in cellular agriculture.

Clean Food Group has been awarded £1m in funding by the UK Government and has partnered with UK bakery brand Roberts Bakery.

Liberation Labs announced that the USDA has awarded a $25 million ‘business and Industry’ loan guarantee for Liberation Labs’ manufacturing.

MycoTechnology has appointed Michael Leonard as its new chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO and co-founder Alan Hahn.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has published a webpage to guide businesses on the authorisation process for cell-based food products in UK.

Solar Foods has successfully closed its first funding round, raising €8 million from retail investors in Finland.

The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag have announced €38 million in funding in 2024 for the sustainable protein transition.

The Italian Chamber of Deputies has passed a law banning the production and marketing of cell-based meat in the country.

Meatable has opened a new 3300-square-metre facility at the Bio Science Park in Leiden, the Netherlands, to scale-up its cultivated pork.

Florida Republican Sirois introduced a new bill to make it illegal to manufacture, sell, hold or distribute cell-based meat in Florida.

French start-up Nūmi has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its R&D and recruit new scientists.

Czech start-up Bene Meat Technologies is the “first company in the world” to be licensed to make and sell cell-based meat as food for pets.

Newform Foods has partnered with Project Assignments to develop a scalable demonstration facility for cell-based meat products.

Exciting news! The World Cell-based Innovation Awards has just announced its first winners for this year's competition

Singapore-based CDMO ScaleUp Bio has announced an initial list of customers, aiding them in scaling up to pilot-scale commercial production.

UK cell-based meat start-up Ivy Farm has announced the appointment of Harsh Amin as its new CSO, supporting its R&D and scale-up plans.

Cellular agriculture platform Cult Food Science has appointed Mitchell Scott as chief executive officer, effective from 1 November 2023.

Singapore is working on a food safety and security bill designed to offer greater clarity on regulatory frameworks for cell-based meat.

Biotech company Triplebar has announced its raise of $20m in new financing to expand its product portfolio in food and biopharmaceuticals.