NEW TECH FOODS

Protein Industries Canada, Maia Farms and Phytokana Ingredients are collaborating on a CAD 32.5 million (approx. $23.5 million) project to turn Canadian-grown fava beans into nutritious, sustainable ingredients for plant-based foods.

Berlin-based start-up Nosh.bio has unveiled its first koji-based hybrid mince in a public foodservice trial with Speisemanufaktur Adlershof, aiming to demonstrate its potential for large-scale commercial use.

Icelandic biotech company ORF Genetics has raised €5 million to expand production of its MESOkine growth-factor portfolio for the cultivated meat sector.

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has released a new report calling for urgent EU action to accelerate the shift towards sustainable meat alternatives.

New Zealand-based Leaft Foods has entered a strategic partnership with Lacto Japan Co to bring its Rubisco Protein Isolate to Japan’s food manufacturing sector.

A new Innovate UK–funded collaboration will give food and biotech companies access to Cellular Agriculture’s next-generation bioreactor system without the need for upfront investment.

Food Founders Studio has closed its initial funding round of CHF 1.2 million (approx. $1.5 million) and unveiled its first venture, a plant-based flavour improvement technology developed with a European university partner.

Dutch biotech company NoPalm Ingredients has announced plans to establish its first demonstration factory at the Food Innovation Campus operated by NIZO Food Research in Ede.