newswireOct 27, 2021SaveMylkcubator kicks off its first edition with four startups to shape the future of dairyMylkcubator, the first global incubator specialized in the advancement of innovation projects for the dairy sector, launches its first edition with four amazing startups selected from across the world.
newswireOct 6, 2021SaveStudents Launch First US Cellular Agriculture Hackathon, Registration Open Until Nov. 1Students from MIT, UC Davis, Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Northwestern University, and numerous other academic institutions have launched Cultivate Tomorrow, a cellular agriculture hackathon to connect academia with industry.
newswireOct 4, 2021SaveEatable Adventures launches €50M fund for investing in early-stage food and agriculture tech startupsEatable Adventures has just announced the launch of its first €50 million fund: Eatable Evolution Fund FCR I. The vehicle will make early and growth-stage investments targeting the most disruptive startups in food and agriculture tech across Europe and Latin America. This will be the biggest fund of its kind in Spain and one of the top 3 in Europe.
newswireSep 30, 2021SaveChina’s HEROTEIN Launches 16 Ready-To-Eat Plant-Based Meat Meals with Iconic Specialty Foods Brand Butler & White’sShanghai-based HEROTEIN and prominent food producer Butler & White’s launch co-branded ready-to-eat range; HEROTEIN also enters joint development agreement to launch hybrid plant-based/cultivated meat products in China
articleSep 21, 2021SaveCellular agriculture's rising star: A conversation with Avery ParkinsonEvery now and again a young person comes along whose intellect and wisdom seem to defy their age. Over the past year, we’ve had the privilege of working closely with one such individual. If you haven’t yet heard of her, you probably soon will. Meet cellular agriculture’s rising star, Avery Parkinson.
newswireSep 20, 2021SaveGOOD Meat, a Division of Eat Just, Inc., Raises $267 Million, Adds Former USDA Secretary to Advisory BoardEat Just, Inc., a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, announced today that its GOOD Meat division has secured $97 million in new funding, adding to the initial $170 million publicized in May.
newswireSep 15, 2021SaveAlternative Protein Investors Lever VC Announce USD $80 Million Final Close of Lever VC Fund IAlternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC announced today it has completed final close of Lever VC Fund I with USD $80 million raised to back early stage plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy companies around the world.
newswireSep 8, 2021SaveStudent Essay Contest Calls for Future Food System Thought Leaders, Submissions Due Sept. 24Open to undergraduate and graduate students from around the world, the Student Essay Contest supports emerging thought leadership and excellence in communication around the world's most complex food system challenges. Submissions due September 24.
articleSep 7, 2021SaveThe Shojinmeat Project inside storyJapan’s cellular-agriculture sector did not emerge only from startups and laboratories. The Shojinmeat Project shows how citizen scientists, open-source experimentation, and policy engagement helped shape a national development path.
newswireSep 5, 2021SaveChinese cellular agriculture startup CellX closes $4.3M seed funding in early 2021Led by ZhenFund, a close partner of Sequoia Capital China, Chinese cellular agriculture startup CellX just closed its second funding round of $4.3 million. The fundraising came half a year after the Shanghai-based cultivated meat startup’s initial pre-seed round in late 2020. Other investors participating include Sky9 capital, K2VC, Lever VC, Better Bite Ventures, and others.
articleSep 1, 2021SaveInterview with Michael Aucoin, CEO of Eat Beyond Global HoldingsBrave New Meat podcast host Doug Grant talks with Michael Aucoin, CEO of investment firm Eat Beyond Global Holdings. As a publicly traded stock on the Canadian Securities Exchange, Eat Beyond (CSE: EATS) is currently one of the only options available offering retail investors early exposure to emerging protein tech startups.
newswireAug 19, 2021SaveBluu Biosciences appoints Chris Dammann as inaugural Chief Operating OfficerEurope's first company for cultivated fish onboards renowned expert to speed up large-scale production of cultivated fish products.
newswireAug 18, 2021SaveChina Alternative Protein News Media Platform, NewProtein.cn, Launched by Lever ChinaComprehensive news portal covers product launches, investments, and other developments for the plant-based and cultivated meat sectors in China
newswireAug 12, 2021SaveSingapore To Host Major Multi-Stakeholder Virtual Event On Food Security & Sustainability In Partnership With UNDP & APECTo address the potential impact to the global food system from the twin effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, government officials and top-level executives from the Asia Pacific region will be attending the Global Food Security & Sustainability Virtual Summit 2021 on 17 September 2021.
articleAug 11, 2021SaveClosing the loop: Cellular agriculture meets the circular economyMost industries inherit wasteful supply chains and struggle to reconfigure them later. Cellular agriculture may have a chance to avoid that trap by designing circularity into its inputs, outputs, and production systems from the start.
newswireJul 21, 2021SaveFuture Food Enthusiasts Release Children’s Book Dedicated to Cellular Agriculture TechnologyThe children’s book, entitled “Where do Hot Dogs Come From? A Children’s Book About Cellular Agriculture” aims to educate children in the age 3 to 7 about cell-cultured meat technology and inspire young readers to develop a love for STEM.
newswireJul 16, 2021SaveThe Mills Fabrica releases “Synthetic Biology Opportunities in Fashion and Food”The report explores the synthetic biology sector, discussing how the technology is incorporated into the fashion and food sectors to solve global sustainability issues
articleJul 6, 2021SaveInvesting in the cultured meat industry: An independent analysis of AgronomicsRarely do retail investors have the opportunity to gain exposure and access to a new technology this early. That’s partly because Agronomics — which bills itself as “a thematic investment play into the clean meat sector” — is one of the only publicly traded options available to those who see the potential in cell-cultured meat.
newswireJun 22, 2021SaveGDI to launch International Food Innovation ConferenceSwiss think tank Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute announces the launch of their new International Food Innovation Conference, an annual gathering on the future of nutrition covering technical innovation as well as societal changes in the ecosystem of food.
newswireJun 21, 2021Save108labs Building World’s First Cell-Cultured Human Milk Factory in Hillsborough, NCToday, 108Labs is building Earth’s first autonomous Cellufacturing® facility to enable continuously scalable, cost-effective, automated food scale production of cell cultured human milk.
newswireJun 18, 2021SaveCulNet Consortium Moves into Full Swing with IntegriCulture at the HelmCellular agriculture pioneer IntegriCulture announces the CulNet Consortium, an open innovation platform for cellular agriculture.
newswireJun 17, 2021SaveAvant Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 - companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more.This year’s cohort includes representation from 26 economies on six continents with reach far beyond traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley. Avant, a cultivated fish technology company, made it to the selection for its contributions in the field of Global Public Goods.
articleJun 16, 2021SaveCellular agriculture finds its true northThough perhaps not thought of as immediately as startup magnets like Silicon Valley, Singapore, or Israel, it would be a mistake to overlook the innovation culture of Canada — the outlook for cellular agriculture there is highly optimistic.
newswireJun 15, 2021SaveBiotech Trailblazers Integriculture Launch First Cell-Cultured Skincare IngredientIntegriCulture Inc., the Japanese biotechnology startup pioneering revolutionary advancements in cellular agriculture, today announced the launch of Cellament®️, the first in a new generation of bioactive skincare ingredients based on cutting-edge cell-culture technology.
