NEW TECH FOODS

Swedish start-up Ironic Biotech has successfully closed a pre-seed funding round of €1 million, led by Nordic Foodtech VC.

MeliBio is expanding its technology platform to enhance its precision fermentation capabilities, partnering with Pow.Bio.

Finnish biotech company Onego Bio has raised €27m in its Series A financing round, with a further €9.5m in non-dilutive funding.

The Precision Fermentation Alliance and Food Fermentation Europe have announced a refined definition of the term ‘precision fermentation'.

Bioproduction company 21st.Bio is granting access to its precision fermentation platform to food and beverage ingredient manufacturers.

Israeli start-up Mediterranean Food Lab has raised $17m in a Series A funding round to scale-up its novel solid-state fermentation tech.

Liberation Labs and Ivy Tech Community College are partnering to develop a new biomanufacturing workforce training programme.

The Every Company has debuted its Every Egg, made using yeast fermentation, claimed to be the world’s first liquid egg made without the hen.

Vivici has entered into a partnership with Ginkgo to advance the production of its sustainable dairy proteins with precision fermentation.

LF+ is TurtleTree's precision fermentation-derived lactoferrin

Shanghai-based cultivated meat start-up CellX has ventured into mycelium fermentation to expand its portfolio of alt-proteins.

Fermentation specialists Cauldron and Boston Bioprocess have partnered to help fermentation companies scale from lab to manufacturing.

Nourish Ingredients has unveiled what it says could be the “world’s first” animal-free fat, Tastilux, made through precision fermentation.

Vivici has announced that it has successfully closed its seed funding round, with support from founding investors DSM-Firmenich and Fonterra

Clean Food Group has raised an additional £2.3m in funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its sustainable oils and fats technology.

Novozymes and Arla Foods Ingredients have partnered to develop advanced protein ingredients using precision fermentation.

Two alt-protein start-ups – Oshi and The Better Meat Co – have jointly been awarded a $1 million grant from the BIRD Foundation.

Brevel, a microalgae-based alt-protein company, has announced that it has completed a seed funding round of $18.5 million.

Willow and Kalsec to advance functional ingredient development programme for a large volume savoury foods opportunity.

Cellular agriculture investor Agronomics has announced that it has hosted a UK tasting in partnership with its portfolio company Formo Bio.