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Fungiculture & Mycoprotein

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newswireJan 4, 2023

Mycorena Spearheading Hybrid Meat Segment With Mycoprotein Blend - First Commercial Product to Hit Shelves in Q4 2023

Gothenburg-based FoodTech company Mycorena endeavours to accelerate a new category of hybrid meat products alongside Swedish food industry actors Nybergs Deli and ICA.

newswireDec 21, 2022

Spanish Food Tech Keeps Growing in 2022

Eatable Adventures presents data from its annual report "The State of Foodtech in Spain 2022"

newswireDec 15, 2022

MAF Recruits Game-Changing Alt-Protein Startups for Better Plate Track

Modern Agriculture Foundation announces that it has begun accepting applications for the second cohort of its Better Plate alternative protein track within MassChallenge Israel’s 2023 Accelerator program.

newswireNov 30, 2022

New collaborative innovation hub for transfer and implementation of agri-food technology

CNTA (National Center for Food Technology and Safety) has created the Eatex Food Innovation Hub, the new collaborative innovation hub for the transfer and implementation of technology in the agri-food industry.

newswireNov 17, 2022

Mushlabs on Fast Company’s List of Next Big Things in Tech

Mushlabs, one of Europe’s leading companies in mycelium fermentation, has been included in Fast Company’s second annual Next Big Things in Tech list.

newswireSep 22, 2022

Adamo Foods bites into $620k to launch Europe’s first ultra-realistic “steak” alternative

London-based food-tech startup Adamo Foods has won triple backing in a boost to its mission to develop delicious, healthy and sustainable alternatives to meat whole-cuts from fungi.

newswireSep 22, 2022

Innomy raises €1.3 million in funding, thanks to its alternative proteins based on mushrooms

Spanish startup Innomy has raised 1,3 million euros in its Pre Series A funding round led by international investors as Corporación Cervino, Rockstart, Zubi Capital, Eatable Adventures and the National Center for Technology and Food Safety.

newswireAug 24, 2022

50 Game-Changing Innovators Revolutionising Agri-Food

The fifth annual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit presents 50 regional and international innovators who are pioneering breakthrough technologies in agri-food, to ensure food security and build capacity in Asia and beyond.

newswireJul 13, 2022

Bitburger Brewery Group and Mushlabs announce collaboration

Germany’s leading biotech startup Mushlabs will be working together with Bitburger BreweryGroup, one of the most significant private brewery groups in Germany.

articleJun 23, 2022

Chitin: Providing structure and biofunction to cell-cultured meat

Chitin- and chitosan-based scaffolds show promise for improving both the scalability and nutritional value of cell-cultured meat products.

newswireJun 13, 2022

German biotech startup Mushlabs receives millions in EIC funding

Hamburg-based biotech startup Mushlabs has been selected from more than 1,000 startups for the EU's prestigious EIC Accelerator program to receive up to €17.5 million of the program's €382 million in total capital.

newswireMay 20, 2022

Peace of Meat, MeaTech’s Wholly Owned Belgian Cultured Avian Subsidiary Signs Strategic Agreement with ENOUGH, a Leader in the Field of Mycoprotein, to Accelerate Commercialization

MeaTech 3D Ltd. (Nasdaq: MITC), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned Belgian subsidiary, Peace of Meat, has signed a joint development agreement with ENOUGH, a leader in the field of mycoprotein, a fungi-based fermented food ingredient.

newswireMay 2, 2022

Alternative protein investor Big Idea Ventures reveals latest accelerator cohort

Big Idea Ventures, global leader in early-stage investments in the alternative protein sector, revealed its latest accelerator cohort today.

articleMar 15, 2022

Reimagining global protein production for the 21st century

What options are on the food-tech menu for achieving long-term protein security? Cell culture, plants, microorganisms, algae, and fungi may all have roles to play. But from a sustainability and resilience perspective, is there a clear winner?

newswireFeb 24, 2022

55 Start-Ups You Will Want to Meet at Future Food-Tech

Food-tech start-ups are trailblazing the future of food. As talented innovators leverage new technologies to bring novel foods to consumers on a global scale, there has never been a more exciting time to touch, taste and smell the breakthrough novel foods.Future Food-Tech reveals 55 start-ups for your innovation radar, as they take the global summit spotlight in San Francisco on March 24-25.

newswireNov 5, 2021

First-of-Its-Kind Report Reveals Large & Lucrative Opportunities for Investors and Innovators

White space analysis shows next-gen materials set to follow alternative proteins in growth and profitability

newswireOct 19, 2021

Meet the Innovators Challenging and Changing Asia’s Agri-Food System

The Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit takes place on November 16-18, showcasing 30+ dynamic start-ups who will present breakthrough technologies to an international audience in-person in Singapore and globally on the virtual summit platform.

newswireOct 4, 2021

Eatable Adventures launches €50M fund for investing in early-stage food and agriculture tech startups

Eatable 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.

articleSep 14, 2021

Nurturing proteins with algae and mycelia

Much attention has been given to the innovators producing plant- and cell-based alternatives to traditionally animal-based foods, but less recognized are the ones developing serums and mixes in which those proteins can grow. Some of the most creative are using ancient and simple components—including algae and mycelia—to make the foundations for animal protein alternatives.

newswireSep 8, 2021

Student Essay Contest Calls for Future Food System Thought Leaders, Submissions Due Sept. 24

Open 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.

newswireJun 22, 2021

Hyper realistic 3D printed plant based steak, protein creation through fermentation and mycelium based burgers, among the startups selected for the first edition of Spain FoodTech

Eatable Adventures presents the 5 startups accelerated, whose value multiplied by a factor of 6.3 after the program

newswireJun 1, 2021

Chromologics successfully completes €6M seed round financing

Chromologics is developing a bio-based portfolio of natural colorants via a fungal biotech platform for the food market, tapping into a € 4.6B market opportunity. The company received an additional € 4M from Blue Horizon Ventures, Novo Seeds, Nordic Food Tech, and angel investor Giampaolo Cagnin. The total seed round, which also included Vækstfonden, was € 6M.

newswireMay 6, 2021

Novel protein ingredient, Pekilo by eniferBio, reaches Skretting ARC

Skretting is one step closer to validating a new novel ingredient and reaching our Sustainability RoadMap 2025 ambition. eniferBio, the Finnish biotech start-up and winner of the 2020 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge, today announced the successful completion of process piloting trials and the beginning of the next phase.

newswireMar 26, 2021

Future Food-Tech Announces Innovation Challenges in Partnership with Quorn Foods and Roquette

Future Food-Tech has announced two Innovation Challenges in partnership with Quorn Foods and Roquette to unlock new talent within the industry and enable opportunities for collaboration.