Nutrition from Water (NXW)·May 31, 2024New Zealand’s Nutrition from Water showcases nutrition applications with MISTA Foods partnership after winning Cargill Nutrition for Tomorrow Award 2024Nutrition from Water (NXW), a leading New Zealand and Indie Bio-backed nutrition company developing natural nutrition from pristine waters, is joining MISTA as a startup member.AlgaeMicrobialBusiness
Enifer·May 23, 2024Enifer Secures €36M to Solve World’s Protein Needs with Proprietary MycoproteinFinnish mycoprotein company Enifer has today announced the completion of a funding package that enables it to start constructing a unique food-grade mycoprotein factory in Kirkkonummi, Finland.FungiMicrobialBusiness
Provenance Bio·May 22, 2024Provenance Bio Announces Results for Recombinant Protein Demonstrating Cell Adhesion Functionality that Can Replace Animal-Derived ProteinsProvenance Bio, an alternative protein company, announced today that its hydroxylated type I collagen protein demonstrates proof of function by matching the cell adhesion strength of fibronectin, providing promising scalable and sustainable protein solutions across various sectors, including pharmaceuticals.MicrobialCell-BasedBusiness
PoLoPo·May 22, 2024PoLoPo Submits SuperAA Platform Potato Plant to U.S. Department of AgriculturePoLoPo, a molecular farming pioneer, today announced it has submitted its application for Regulatory Status Review (RSR) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the first step towards regulatory approval for its SuperAA platform, turning the potato plant into a micro-biofactory derived from proprietary metabolic engineering techniquesMolecular FarmingBusiness
Gelatex·May 21, 2024Estonia to Hold One of the First Public Novel Food Tastings in EuropeAccelerate Estonia, in collaboration with ÄIO and Gelatex, is pleased to announce one of Europe's first public novel food tastings, which will take place on May 23rd during the region's top startup and tech event Latitude59.Cell-BasedPlant-BasedBusiness
ScaleUp Bio·May 21, 2024ScaleUp Bio Secures Food Manufacturing Licence from Singapore Food Agency for Commercial Pilot Production FacilityScaleUp Bio, a pioneering CDMO service provider based in Singapore, today announced it has secured a food manufacturing license from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for its Commercial Pilot Production facility located in Tuas, western Singapore.MicrobialBusiness
Nutrition from Water (NXW)·May 17, 2024Nutrition from Water Wins Prestigious 'Nutrition For Tomorrow' Award Sponsored by CargillNutrition from Water™ (NXW), a pioneering biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking the nutritional potential of our planet's pristine waters, proudly announces its recent achievement of winning the esteemed 'Nutrition For Tomorrow' Award, sponsored by Cargill. The award was announced yesterday afternoon in Singapore during the Future Food Asia conference.AlgaeBusiness
Hydrosome Labs·May 16, 2024Innovative Hydrosome Labs Technology Poised to Usher in New Era of Precision FermentationAccording to new research, an innovative technology from Chicago-based Hydrosome Labs is poised to solve multiple problems faced in precision fermentation, a process that involves the customization of yeast and/or bacteria to produce specific molecules for use in a wide variety of applications including food, ingredients, biofuels, industrial enzymes, and pharmaceuticals.MicrobialSci-Tech
Nosh.bio·May 9, 2024Nosh.bio confirms capacity to produce thousands of tons of mycelium protein per year at new Dresden plantNosh.bio has announced it will reach a mycelium protein production capacity of thousands of tons per year at its new German plant.FungiBusiness
Nutrition from Water (NXW)·May 8, 2024NewFish rebrands as Nutrition from Water (NXW) building global nutrition category, Olympian sailor investsNewFish, a biotechnology venture developing natural nutrition from pristine water for everyday and sports nutrition industries, rebrands to Nutrition from Water (NXW)AlgaeBusiness
Mewery·Apr 30, 2024Mewery Advances Cultivated Meat Development with Establishment of Stable Cell LineMewery, a company developing innovative cultivated meat solutions, announced today a key advancement in its product development process. The company has successfully established a stable cell line, a significant step towards enabling large-scale production of cultivated meat.Cell-BasedBusiness
Bluu Seafood·Apr 11, 2024BLUU Seafood opens new headquarters in Hamburg with Europe’s first pilot plant for cultivated fish, prepares for market entryBLUU Seafood, Europe’s leading food biotech company in the production of cultivated fish, today officially opened the doors to the first pilot plant in EuropeCell-BasedBusiness
Ironic Biotech·Apr 4, 2024Swedish startup Ironic Biotech raises €1M to help 2 billion people suffering from iron deficiency and anemiaSwedish biotech startup Ironic Biotech has successfully closed a pre-seed funding round of €1M, led by Nordic Foodtech VC. Ironic Biotech has discovered a new generation of plant-derived proteins that contain iron, which are highly bioavailable with no side effects. The proteins are produced through precision fermentation and may be used as ingredients in food or food supplements.Plant-BasedMicrobialBusiness
PoLoPo·Mar 27, 2024PoLoPo Unveils SuperAA Platform: Protein Biofactory in PotatoPoLoPo, a molecular farming pioneer, today announced its SuperAA platform, the first step to producing proteins in common plant crops. The platform is currently deployed in potatoes at greenhouse scale to generate both a native protein (patatin) as well as egg protein (ovalbumin) through proprietary metabolic engineering techniques.Molecular FarmingBusiness
ScaleUp Bio·Mar 20, 2024ScaleUp Bio Announces New Customers, Allozymes and Algrow Biosciences, LOIs with Terra Bioindustries and Argento LabsScaleUp Bio, a pioneering CDMO service provider based in Singapore, today announced new strategic customer partnerships with Allozymes and Algrow Biosciences, which among others, underscore a growing global reach and appeal for the company’s lab-to-market value propositionMicrobialBusiness
Nutrition from Water (NXW)·Mar 13, 2024NewFish enters IndieBio Batch 15 and receives funding from SOSV, sets up HQ office and labs in San FranciscoNewFish, a leading New Zealand biotechnology venture developing natural nutrition from water for sports and advanced nutrition industries, has received funding from SOSV as part of entering IndieBio’s Batch 15 cohort in San Francisco.AlgaeMicrobialBusiness
Melt&Marble·Mar 13, 2024Melt&Marble expands with new state-of-the-art HQ, hits scalability milestones and eyes US for 2025 market launchMelt&Marble announces move to a new Gothenburg HQ, featuring pilot-scale bioreactor and food application facilitiesMicrobialBusiness
Marvelous Foods·Mar 12, 2024Marvelous Foods launches Yeyo plant-based coconut yogurt in China’s biggest premium supermarket chain OleMarvelous Foods kicked off the year of the dragon with the launch of its Yeyo plant-based coconut yogurt products in Ole supermarketsPlant-BasedBusiness
Kynda·Mar 8, 2024Biotech company Kynda introduces zero-waste mycelium-based food solutions to European market, starts with Germany product launchKynda, a pioneering B2B biotech company announces the first ever zero-waste mycelium-based food solution to the European market, starting with its launch in GermanyFungiBusiness
Protein Distillery·Mar 7, 2024ProteinDistillery announces Seed financing of more than €15M to fund further company growth and launch Europe’s first protein-competence center in GermanyGerman startup ProteinDistillery, headquartered in Esslingen and Berlin, began the construction of its mid-scale production facility in collaboration with industry partners at the end of last year. It also publicly discloses its cumulative seed funding today, which includes contributions from venture capital investors, financial banking institutions, and government programs.MicrobialBusiness
MicroHarvest·Mar 7, 2024MicroHarvest becomes first biomass fermentation company to join Food Fermentation EuropeMicroHarvest, a biotechnology company pioneering the production of sustainable protein ingredients through microorganisms, has become the first biomass fermentation player to join Food Fermentation EuropeMicrobialBusiness
New School Foods·Feb 29, 2024Trailblazing Chef and Entrepreneur Matthew Kenney Joins New School Foods Culinary Council, Leading to US Commercial LaunchToday, plant-based seafood innovator New School Foods announced a partnership with renowned chef Matthew Kenney, who joins the New School Culinary CouncilPlant-BasedBusiness
Synonym·Feb 27, 2024New report lays out roadmap to biomanufacturing ‘moment’—predicts explosion to $200 billion market over next decadeIn a newly released report published in collaboration with Synonym, Boston Consulting Group names next-generation biofoundries as key catalyst for the coming wave of superior, sustainable products.MicrobialBusiness
Eatable Adventures·Feb 15, 2024The rise of agri-foodtech in Italy: €167 million of investments in 2023Eatable Adventures unveiled the first Italian Report on the state of Foodtech. The report is promoted by the Verona Agrifood Innovation Hub, the first development hub of the Italian Agrifoodtech ecosystem supported by Fondazione Cariverona, UniCredit, Eatable Adventures, Municipality of Verona, Veronafiere, Confindustria Verona and University of Verona.Plant-BasedBusiness