NEW TECH FOODS

German producer of animal-free cheese products, Formo, has raised $61 million in a Series B funding round.

Japanese start-up IntegriCulture has announced five new projects under its open innovation platform for cultivated meat, the CulNet...

An Illinois House Representative has introduced a bill to make the sale, manufacture or distribution of cultivated meat a Class C felony.

The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein at the National University of Singapore has launched with a $30m grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.

Denmark-based biotech start-up Meat Tomorrow has raised DKK 4.1 million (approx. $607,200) to accelerate the development of cultivated meat.

21st.BIO has earned self-affirmed GRAS status for its precision-fermented animal-free beta-lactoglobulin ingredient, BLG Essential+.

Zydus Lifesciences has acquired a 50% stake in Sterling Biotech from Perfect Day, entering into a 50:50 JV with the animal-free dairy firm.

Alternative protein company Solar Foods has obtained self-affirmed GRAS status in the US for its Solein protein ingredient.