NEW TECH FOODS

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.

Cellular Agriculture has completed multiple runs of what it claims is the world’s longest hollow fibre bioreactor for any cell culture application,

UK biotech company CellRev has ceased trading after failing to secure Series A investment, CEO Chris Green confirmed this week.

Discovery Park, Kent’s life sciences hub, has added two high-growth biotech start-ups to its CoLab innovation space.

India has inaugurated its first Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) in Hyderabad, a facility aimed at advancing regenerative medicine and cellular therapies for livestock.

Danish bioproduction company 21st.Bio has launched a new development programme to commercialise bovine alpha-lactalbumin using precision fermentation.

The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including a £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.

Arkeon, an Austrian biotech company developing sustainable protein via gas fermentation, has formally filed for insolvency.