NEW TECH FOODS

Scottish agri-tech firms Intelligent Dairy Solutions (IDS), a division of Peacock Technology, and Herd Advance have entered a strategic collaboration to accelerate development and commercialisation of next-generation livestock management systems.

A joint research team from Hosei University and the University of Tokyo has successfully grown edamame in an artificial-light plant factory for the first time, producing stable, high-quality yields using hydroponic cultivation.

AKA Foods has raised $17.2 million in seed funding to launch AKA Studio, a secure AI platform designed to accelerate food product development.

Ingredion has partnered with Swiss biotech start-up Cosaic, aiming to enhance the taste and texture of animal-free foods and beverages using Cosaic’s yeast ingredient.

Pluri has secured new international collaboration agreements across its cell-based food and agriculture subsidiaries, extending its commercial footprint in Asia, Europe and the US.

Kääpä Biotech, a Finnish start-up specialising in functional mushroom ingredients, has successfully secured a €9 million strategic investment.

GoodLeaf Farms has completed a CAD 52 million (approx. $37 million) equity financing round to scale production at its facilities in Alberta and Quebec and to build a new research and development centre in Ontario.

Finnish seafood tech company Hailia has released new data showing that fish products made from salmon filleting sidestreams – including heads, fins and frames – contain significantly higher levels of essential nutrients than conventional fillets.