NEW TECH FOODS

Researchers from Tufts University have demonstrated the efficacy of edible mycelium as a scaffold for cells requiring attachment to grow.

Upside Foods is holding a one-night-only ‘Freedom of Food’ pop-up to taste its cultured chicken product in Miami, Florida, US.

US-based cultivated meat company Omeat has unveiled a whitepaper on its foetal bovine serum (FBS) replacement, Plenty.

Biotech Delft, an open innovation campus in the Netherlands focused on biotechnology, has opened an advanced course on cellular agriculture.

US-based hybrid cultivated meat start-up SciFi Foods has closed down, citing fundraising challenges as its reason.

The US Department of Defense has announced plans to provide $17.5m in funding for the research and development of novel protein sources.

Five new start-ups have joined the ProVeg Incubator for the 12th edition of its accelerator programme.

California, US-based photomolecular biology firm, Prolific Machines, has closed a $55 million Series B financing round.