New Zealand

19 June 2025

Australia approves cell-based meat for sale in regulatory milestone for start-up Vow

Australian biotech company Vow has announced that cultivated Japanese quail products under its brand, Forged, have been officially approved for sale in Australia and New Zealand.

12 June 2025

Nestlé enters aquaculture research partnerships in UK and New Zealand

Nestlé’s Institute of Agricultural Sciences has entered into research collaborations to explore the potential environmental benefits and scalability of innovative aquaculture approaches.

10 April 2025

Aimer launches AI-driven pasture measurement tool to enhance dairy farming in New Zealand

Agritech start-up Aimer Farming has officially launched Aimer Vision, a pioneering AI-driven toolset designed to transform pasture...

16 September 2024

New Zealand government invests NZD 9.6m in cultivated fish project

The New Zealand government has pledged NZD 9.6m towards a five-year project to develop and investigate cultivated seafood.

17 June 2024

Start-up spotlight: Opo Bio

In this instalment of The Cell Base's ‘Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Olivia Ogilvie, CEO and co-founder of New Zealand's Opo Bio.

7 May 2024

Jooules secures $1m investment to advance CO2-based protein production

Jooules has secured a $1 million investment from Sprout Agritech.

28 February 2024

Opo Bio launches porcine cell range, named Opo-Oink

New Zealand-based cell line start-up, Opo Bio, has launched Opo-Oink, a porcine cell range for cell-based pork production.

21 February 2024

New Zealand’s Miruku raises $5m in pre-Series A round

Miruku has raised $5m in pre-Series funding to support its development of dairy proteins and fats using molecular farming and oilseed crops.

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