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newswireMar 29, 2023

Sisterhood of Israeli Food-Tech Leaders Celebrates, Forges Community

On Sunday, March 26, the 26 women selected as the top leaders driving Israel’s food-tech revolution gathered to celebrate their accomplishments and forge a unified community of entrepreneurs, scientists, and investment experts.

newswireMar 20, 2023

Molecular Farming startup PoLoPo secures $1.75m Pre-seed round to double down on its unique approach for animal-based proteins, growing in plants

Israeli molecular farming company PoLoPo has closed a $1.75m funding round to double down on developing its proprietary technology to grow egg proteins in potatoes

newswireFeb 13, 2023

MAF Honors Women Leading Israel’s FoodTech Revolution

In anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Modern Agriculture Foundation (MAF), an Israeli non-profit dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship and innovation within the alternative protein industry in Israel and globally, together with Tnuva Ventures, Tnuva Group's foodtech venture capital fund, announce a new initiative honoring Israel’s leading female figures in the nation’s thriving foodtech industry.

newswireJan 5, 2023

Hebrew University Study, Led By Believer Meats Founder, Unveils a Highly Efficient Process for the GMO-Free Production of Cultured Meat, Setting New Standards for Transparency in the Field

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced today the publication of a groundbreaking study in the prestigious journal Nature Foods, demonstrating a comprehensive cost efficient production method of cultured chicken.

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 16, 2022

In World First, Israeli FoodTech Company Wilk Presents First Cell-based Yogurt Produced with Cultured Milk Fat

Wilk, a developer of authentic, cell-cultured human and animal milk and milk components, has announced the successful development of the world’s first yogurt developed with cell-cultured milk fat.

newswireOct 31, 2022

Bio-Tech Startup BioRaptor Raises $3M Seed Round To Put AI-Insights In The Hands of Scientists

Today BioRaptor announces a $3M funding round to innovate the biotech industry by putting the power of AI-generated insights into the hands of every scientist

newswireOct 20, 2022

Change Foods Making Big Moves in UAE

Change Foods has signed an agreement with KEZAD Group to design a dedicated commercial manufacturing plant for production of its animal-free dairy in Abu Dhabi, with the support of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE under the NextGen FDI initiative. The company also shared it is in the final stages of closing a bridge funding round.

newswireSep 7, 2022

Brevel and Yotvata Partner to Build Commercial-Scale Microalgae Manufacturing Facility

Kibbutz Yotvata and Brevel sign a Memorandum Of Understanding agreeing to build a commercial-scale manufacturing facility for the cultivation and production of microalgae-based protein and related products for the food and beverage industry. The facility will be home to the largest fermentation reactors of their kind, sized at 30,000L, which will have the capacity to produce 900,000L per year when fully operational in order to support the rising demand in the EU and Middle Eastern markets.

newswireJul 23, 2022

Modern Agriculture Foundation Celebrates Success of Alt-Protein Cohorts in MassChallenge Israel Accelerator

The Modern Agriculture Foundation, an Israeli non-profit which promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in the alternative protein industry in Israel and globally, celebrates the sweeping success of its Better Plate alternative protein track within MassChallenge Israel’s 2022 Accelerator program.

newswireJul 6, 2022

Wilk Launches Project to Produce World’s First Yogurt Developed Using Cell-Cultured Milk Fat

Wilk, a developer of authentic, cell-cultured human and animal milk and milk components, has announced the launch of a new project to develop the first yogurt using cell-cultured milk fat. In its first stage, the product will be used as a concept product.

newswireJun 13, 2022

Israeli Bio-FoodTech Company Wilk Announces Technological Breakthrough: Human Lactoferrin Proteins Successfully Produced in Laboratory Setting

Wilk , a developer of authentic, cell-based human and animal milk and milk components, today announced it was able to successfully produce the breast milk protein, lactoferrin, in internal testing in its laboratories.

newswireJun 2, 2022

Brevel Raises $8.4M Seed Round on Their Path to Become the Leading Alternative Protein

Brevel, the leading microalgae-based alternative protein company, today announced it has raised $8.4M in a Seed funding round. The funding will be utilized to build a commercial pilot factory which will serve as the basis for scaling Brevel’s proprietary technology and enhancing R&D capabilities.

newswireMar 18, 2021

World's First: SuperMeat’s Production-To-Fork Meat Manufacturing Facility Puts Transparency on the Menu

Food tech company SuperMeat has launched the world’s first production-to-fork cultured meat manufacturing facility. The facility was introduced at a live event at the Future Food-Tech conference, where the cultured meat manufacturing process was demonstrated from chicken cell to chicken burger for the first time. During the event, the company announced that they have cut down their production cost by 50%, bringing a 100% cultured meat burger down to $30.