NEW TECH FOODS

Vital Meat has submitted its novel food dossier to the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS).

Standing Ovation, a French company that specialises in the production of non-animal caseins by precision fermentation, has received €3m.

The Republicans party of France has introduced a bill in the National Assembly to prohibit the production and marketing of cell-based meat.

French start-up Nūmi has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its R&D and recruit new scientists.

French bio-tech company Bon Vivant has completed a new oversubscribed round of equity financing totalling €15 million.

Cargill is opening its first European Protein Innovation Hub in France, to meet customer demands for inspiration, innovation and faster NPD.

French-American agricultural bio-tech company Arbiom, has announced the beginning of its European collaborative project, Sylplant.