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Global agri-food-tech investment shrinks as sector enters new growth phase

30 March 2025

Global agri-food-tech investment shrinks as sector enters new growth phase

The global agri-food-tech sector has seen a steep decline in investment, with funding plummeting by 73% from its 2021 peak, according to...

Start-up spotlight: Bright Biotech

19 March 2025

Start-up spotlight: Bright Biotech

In this ‘Start-up Spotlight,’ we speak with Mohammad Khalil El Hajj, CEO of Bright Biotech, a firm pioneering the use of plant chloroplasts.

Discovery of synthetic growth factor offers promising alternative for cell culture applications

7 March 2025

Discovery of synthetic growth factor offers promising alternative for cell culture applications

Researchers have found that guanylhydrazone-based small molecule TCB-32 could serve as an alternative to basic fibroblast growth factors.

The Cultivated B unveils cost-effective FGFR1 agonists to enhance cell growth

18 February 2025

The Cultivated B unveils cost-effective FGFR1 agonists to enhance cell growth

The Cultivated B has advanced cell culture tech by discovering a new class of FGFR1 agonists that mimic bFGF effects on cell proliferation.

Multus launches animal component-free FBS alternative

9 December 2024

Multus launches animal component-free FBS alternative

British start-up Multus has introduced Proliferum B, a new animal component-free cell culture media designed for the cultivated meat sector.

Cocoon Bioscience opens plant to produce recombinant proteins in cocoons

3 October 2024

Cocoon Bioscience opens plant to produce recombinant proteins in cocoons

Spanish biotech firm Cocoon Bioscience has inaugurated its new plant at the Bizkaia Technology Park in Derio, Spain.

Cult Food Science's Unicorn Biotechnologies unveils non-GMO cell line, secures commercial partnership

16 July 2024

Cult Food Science's Unicorn Biotechnologies unveils non-GMO cell line, secures commercial partnership

Cult Food Science is celebrating the recent achievements of its venture arm company, Unicorn Biotechnologies.

Finnish researchers develop tech to produce cultured meat without growth factors

4 June 2024

Finnish researchers develop tech to produce cultured meat without growth factors

Researchers at the University of Helsinki’s HiLIFE have developed a method to produce cultivated meat that does not rely on growth factors.

Wheat protein could act as scaffold for cell-based meat, study finds

2 February 2024

Wheat protein could act as scaffold for cell-based meat, study finds

A study has investigated the potential of non-allergenic wheat protein glutenin to act as a scaffold in the production of cell-based meat.

Cell-based meat production costs could fall significantly with new tech

29 January 2024

Cell-based meat production costs could fall significantly with new tech

Researchers at TUCCAhave created bovine muscle cells that produce their own growth factors, a step that can significantly cut costs.

Multus opens “world’s first” FSSC-22000-certified growth media production facility

19 January 2024

Multus opens “world’s first” FSSC-22000-certified growth media production facility

Multus opens “world’s first” growth media production facility, capable of supporting the annual production of 500,000 kg of cell-based meat.

ProFuse Technology unveils new media supplement ProFuse-S1

18 January 2024

ProFuse Technology unveils new media supplement ProFuse-S1

ProFuse has launched a media supplement engineered to accelerate and enhance skeletal muscle research across the cell-based meat sector.

New Wave Biotech and Multus collaborate using AI to transform food production

13 December 2023

New Wave Biotech and Multus collaborate using AI to transform food production

New Wave Biotech and Multus are partnering to scale the production of cell-based meat more quickly and effectively using AI technology.

Steakholder Foods reduces cost of growth media by 75% in two years

2 November 2023

Steakholder Foods reduces cost of growth media by 75% in two years

Steakholder Foods has reduced the cost of its in-house growth media for bovine cell cultivation in suspension by more than 75% in 2 years.

BioBetter opens food-grade pilot facility in northern Israel, FoodBev takes a tour

14 September 2023

BioBetter opens food-grade pilot facility in northern Israel, FoodBev takes a tour

The Cell Base had the privilege of attending the opening of BioBetter’s first food-grade pilot facility located in northern Israel.

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