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.