NEW TECH FOODS

Mara Renewables has raised $9.1 million from S2G Investments to to expand its algae-based omega-3 platform, increase research and development and scale production to meet growing global demand for sustainable nutrition solutions.

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

The plan includes €350 million in funding to help scale up fermentation technologies that can support the development of sustainable food ingredients and alternative proteins.

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.

Tetra Pak has announced that its pilot New Food Technology Development Centre in Karlshamn, Sweden, is now open for business.

Two new open-access facilities in the Netherlands – Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) in Ede and Cultivate at Scale (CaS) in Maastricht – are set to strengthen the country’s position in cellular agriculture and precision fermentation.

Swedish food-tech start-up Millow has commissioned its first large-scale dry-state fermentation factory, supported by the European Innovation Council, to produce its clean label protein made from oats and mycelium.

Muu, an animal-free dairy start-up based in Bangkok, Thailand, has secured strategic investment from A2D Ventures, Leave a Nest Japan and...