NEW TECH FOODS

Singapore-based Umami Bioworks has expanded its Alkemyst AI platform with a new computational feed biology capability designed to predict how fish cells metabolise nutrients and lipids before physical feed trials begin.

PepsiCo unveiled a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA aimed at enhancing its manufacturing and supply chain operations through advanced digital twin technology and AI.

Food-tech start-up TissenBioFarm has announced a major breakthrough for the cell-based F&B category: the production of cultivated meat with cell density equivalent to that of conventional meat.

EvodiaBio has raised €6 million (DKK 45 million) in a new funding round to accelerate expansion across European, North American and Asian markets, as well as to broaden applications of its fermentation-based aroma technology within the beverage sector.

Simona Fehlmann, CEO and co-founder of Sallea, explains how scaffold innovation is enabling manufacturers to produce structured whole cuts like steaks and fillets, overcoming key technical challenges in lab-grown meat production.

Annick Verween, head of Biotope by VIB, told FoodBev and our sister site, New Tech Foods, more about the important role of incubators.

The Good Food Institute Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s new Biotech Act, but said it marks a ‘missed opportunity’ for food innovation due to its exclusion of novel foods from its regulatory sandbox scheme.

Arevo has introduced a new crop nutrition system designed to reduce reliance on mineral fertilisers and improve yield consistency.