Welldone·Jul 16, 2021Russian plant-based meat pioneer Welldone raises $1.5 million to fuel expansionFast-growing Russian plant-based meat startup Welldone announced today the close of a $1.5 million funding round to significantly expand production capacity to meet the company’s rapid growth in sales. The round was led by Phystech Ventures, an international fund investing in deep tech startups globally, with participation from Lever VC, a leading global investor in the alternative protein category.Plant-BasedBusiness
The Mills Fabrica·Jul 16, 2021The 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 issuesCell-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Provenance Bio·Jun 23, 2021Provenance Bio, an Alternative Protein Company, Creates Biomimetic, Animal-Free Gelatin Using Its Novel Microbial Protein Expression PlatformProvenance Bio, a San Francisco-based alternative proteins company, announced today that it has made animal-free gelatin using their proprietary protein expression platform.MicrobialBusiness
Future Food-Tech·Jun 22, 2021NotCo and Umiami are crowned the winners of Future Food-Tech's Innovation Challenges with Quorn Foods and RoquetteInnovators from around the world submitted their solutions to solve the challenges set by Quorn Foods and Roquette.Plant-BasedBusiness
Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute·Jun 22, 2021GDI 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.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
Eatable Adventures·Jun 22, 2021Hyper realistic 3D printed plant based steak, protein creation through fermentation and mycelium based burgers, among the startups selected for the first edition of Spain FoodTechEatable Adventures presents the 5 startups accelerated, whose value multiplied by a factor of 6.3 after the programPlant-BasedFungiBusiness
108Labs·Jun 21, 2021108labs 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.Cell-BasedBusiness
IntegriCulture·Jun 18, 2021CulNet Consortium Moves into Full Swing with IntegriCulture at the HelmCellular agriculture pioneer IntegriCulture announces the CulNet Consortium, an open innovation platform for cellular agriculture.Cell-BasedBusiness
Avant Meats·Jun 17, 2021Avant 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. Cell-BasedBusiness
IntegriCulture·Jun 15, 2021Biotech 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.Cell-BasedBusiness
AMPS Innovation·Jun 15, 2021Orbillion Bio Joins Alliance for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Innovation, Group Grows to Eight MembersOrbillion Bio to become the eighth member of the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation, a coalition of food companies dedicated to producing meat, poultry and seafood directly from animal cells.Cell-BasedBusiness
Orbillion Bio·Jun 15, 2021Orbillion Bio Joins AMPS Innovation“The potential of cell-cultured meat is only potential until eaters choose it again and again and again,” Orbillion Co-Founder and CEO, Patricia Bubner recently stated.As we look toward regulatory approval of cell cultured meat in the United States, we’re working back from our goal of more flavorful and sustainable meat that is accessible to all. To make this vision of better food a reality, consumers must decide to try, buy and eat it.Cell-BasedBusiness
Chromologics·Jun 1, 2021Chromologics successfully completes €6M seed round financingChromologics 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.MicrobialFungiBusiness
Future Food-Tech·May 28, 202121 Innovators Advancing Alternative ProteinsAt Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins on June 22-23, the summit will spotlight twenty one game-changing solutions in the summit’s Start-Up Arena, Innovation Challenge Finale with Quorn Foods and Roquette, Start-Up TechHub, Fireside Chats and Step-Up to the Plate cooking demonstrations.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
Meelunie·May 28, 2021Pioneering new Meelunie fava processing facility potential gamechanger in the protein transitionMeelunie, a leading global supplier of plant-based ingredients, has announced it will be opening a fava protein isolate manufacturing facility in Hedensted, Denmark in October 2022.Plant-BasedBusiness
Pascual Innoventures·May 25, 2021Pascual Innoventures launches first-ever global incubation program for cellular agriculture projects in the dairy spectrumPascual, a leading Spanish manufacturer of dairy products and beverages, has launched Mylkcubator, the first global incubation program for cellular agriculture technologies in the dairy industry.Cell-BasedBusiness
Marvelous Foods·May 20, 2021Marvelous Foods launches China’s first plant-based coconut yogurt store on TmallChina plant-based snacking company Marvelous Foods has launched a Tmall flagship store for its signature product Yeyo Coconut Yogurt.Plant-BasedBusiness
Vly Foods·May 20, 2021Vly Raises €6.1M Series A for its Plant-based Dairy of the FutureVly, provider of a pea-based milk alternative, has today announced an investment of €6.1M from FoodTech investors Five Seasons Ventures, alongside previous investors Global Founders Capital and Good Seed Ventures.Plant-BasedBusiness
Biocatalysts Ltd·May 19, 2021Biocatalysts Ltd First Commercial Production in New Enzyme Manufacturing FacilitySpecialty enzyme company, Biocatalysts Ltd, have delivered the first customer product that was fermented and processed in their state-of-the-art enzyme manufacturing facility.MicrobialBusiness
Herotein·May 18, 2021Ex-McDonald’s CMO Joins China Plant-Based Meat Brand HERO ProteinPlant-based meat company HERO Protein announced today that Vicky Lee, former CMO of McDonald’s Taiwan and former Group Vice President at major restaurant brand Xiabu Xiabu, has joined as CEO to help accelerate the company’s growth.Plant-BasedBusiness
Bluu Seafood·May 11, 2021Delivery Hero-backed DX Ventures invests in Bluu Biosciences to pave the way for cell-based fish in Europe’s kitchensSince its successful launch in January, Delivery Hero-backed DX Ventures has focused on becoming a trusted venture capital partner for innovative technology startups across a diverse range of industries. With its investment in Bluu Biosciences as part of the company’s seed funding round, DX Ventures continues to support efforts to create a more sustainable global food system. Cell-BasedBusiness
Enifer·May 6, 2021Novel protein ingredient, Pekilo by eniferBio, reaches Skretting ARCSkretting 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.FungiBusiness
Eat Just·Apr 29, 2021The best jianbings in Shanghai are now plant-basedEat Just is excited to announce the launch of the JUST Egg Jianbing Guide on the Future Food Studio WeChat Mini Program. Eat Just has teamed up with the best jianbing vendors in town to offer you 100% plant-based jianbing made with JUST Egg, an entirely plant-based egg alternative that cooks and looks like conventional chicken eggs. Use the guide to find your nearest JUST Egg jianbing and enjoy a healthier meal that is also better for the environment, getting us closer to the goal of reducing our individual animal protein consumption by 2030.Plant-BasedBusiness
Avant Meats·Apr 26, 2021Leading cultivated fish company Avant announces new R&D and pilot manufacturing facilities plan in SingaporeAvant, the first cultivated meat company in China and the first cultivated fish company in Asia, announced today it is establishing new Research & Development and pilot manufacturing facilities plan in Singapore, with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board.Cell-BasedBusiness
