Growth factors
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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