NEW TECH FOODS

The Government of Catalonia has announced plans to invest €12m in a pre-industrial facility to extract, produce and develop alt-proteins.

The UK Government’s national funding agency investing in science and research, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has funded the Microbial F

APAC-SCA has released a report revealing that 42.2% of consumers in Japan are open to trying cell-based meat or seafood products.

German start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised $3.3m in pre-seed funding for alt-seafood. The funding will be used to advance its tech.

Pureture, a US biotech specialising in the production of functional animal-free ingredients, has partnered with Namyang Dairy Products.

NGO ProVeg International has stated that the EU is "primed to become a new Silicon Valley” for cell-based meat companies.

The Japanese government plans to make changes and transfer powers to different organisations, to propel the country's food-tech sectors.

The University of California, Davis is leading the establishment of a new Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein (iCAMP).