NEW TECH FOODS

Dairy company Valio has partnered with precision fermentation start-up Melt&Marble, to create ‘next-generation’ food products.

Hochland has teamed up with Those Vegan Cowboys, to test the start-up’s cow-free casein in semi-hard and hard cheeses.

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The US Department of Defense has revealed the remaining nine winners of its Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP).

A joint venture between Migros, Givaudan and Bühler, The Cultured Hub opened its doors yesterday (3 December) in Kemptthal, Switzerland.

Imagindairy has received the greenlight from Israel’s Ministry of Health.

All G has become the ‘first in the world’ to receive regulatory approval to sell recombinant bovine lactoferrin in China.

Bon Vivant has conducted a peer-reviewed life cycle analysis (LCA) of its products with Lorie Hamelin, an independent expert from INRAE.

Big Idea Ventures has announced six new company investments through the Global Food Innovation Fund II (GFIF II).

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Austrian precision fermentation start-up Fermify has obtained self-GRAS status for its animal-free casein.

Pascual Innoventures has invested in Mylkcubator and welcomed the next cohort including Cultzyme, California Cultured and Onego Bio.

Helaina has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by investment firm Avidity Partners.

French precision-fermented protein start-up Standing Ovation has raised €3.75 million in a Series A+ funding round.

Earth First Food Ventures (EFFV) has launched a new $10 million Series A funding round via tokenisation.

German producer of animal-free cheese products, Formo, has raised $61 million in a Series B funding round.

The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore has launched with a $30m grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.

21st.BIO has earned self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented animal-free beta-lactoglobulin ingredient, BLG Essential+.

Zydus Lifesciences has acquired a 50% stake in Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, entering into a 50:50 JV with the animal-free dairy firm.

Alternative protein company Solar Foods has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status in the US for its Solein protein ingredient.