NEW TECH FOODS

Canadian tech company Miraterra has acquired the assets of California-based ag-tech firm Trace Genomics, including its intellectual property, product portfolio and analytical laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Alberta Innovates has committed $500,000 to support the Cellular Agriculture Prairie Ecosystem (CAPE) Project, a $2.4 million initiative led by Edmonton-based New Harvest Canada.

French foodtech start-up Fungu’it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate industrial-scale production of its natural flavourings made from agricultural by-products.

BioMara, in collaboration with ingredient supplier Macphie and Abertay University, has completed a government-funded project to incorporate a new seaweed-based ingredient into mainstream food products.

A new study launched by the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA), funded by EIT Food, has found that farmers can produce ‘significantly more food for less’ by transitioning to regenerative practices.

Sandra Perletti, global head of food and beverage at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, believes change is still possible – but it all starts with a shift in mindset.

FrieslandCampina has initiated a three-year pilot project involving 30 dairy farms across the Netherlands, with financial backing from...

Sun Chemical has unveiled a new edible algae cultivation facility in California, US, operated by its subsidiary Earthrise Nutritionals....