Cargill·Feb 15, 2024Cargill and ENOUGH expand partnership to provide consumers with innovative, sustainable protein optionsCargill and food tech leader ENOUGH, which produces fermented protein sustainably, are expanding their current partnership to further innovate nutritious and sustainable alternative meat and dairy solutions consumers crave. Cargill is investing in ENOUGH’s most recent (Series C) growth funding campaign and has signed a commercial agreement to use and market its fermented protein.FungiPlant-BasedBusiness
ORF Genetics·Feb 14, 2024Milestone Tasting of Cultured Meat in EuropeIcelandic biotechnology company, ORF Genetics, and Australian novel food innovators, Vow, are proud to announce the success of its first of a kind cultured meat tasting in Europe on February 12th, 2024, featuring gourmet dishes created from the cells of Japanese quail. Among those attending was the Prime Minister and acting Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who had her first taste of cultivated meat at the event, which she enjoyed.Cell-BasedMolecular FarmingBusiness
Bond Pet Foods·Feb 5, 2024Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Bond Pet Foods Reach Milestone Toward Development of More Sustainable Protein for Pet FoodsBond Pet Foods has shipped its first two metric tons of an animal protein created through fermentation to Hill’s Pet Nutrition, which will begin to formulate test products using the innovative, more sustainable ingredient for regulatory review and market evaluation.MicrobialBusiness
EIT Food·Jan 29, 2024FEASTS launched: a research project on cultivated meat and seafood explores the future of proteinFEASTS is a groundbreaking, collaborative research programme funded by the EU, with the goal to deliver a comprehensive, unbiased knowledge base about cultivated meat and seafood, and their place in the food system.Cell-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Mewery·Jan 26, 2024Mewery Powers Up with Czech Government SupportMewery, a Czech startup pioneering the development of cultivated meat using a groundbreaking bio-hybrid culture system, announced that it had received nearly 200k€ grant from the Czech government via the CzechInvest (Government Business and Investment Development Agency) Technological Incubator.Cell-BasedBusiness
Eatable Adventures·Dec 21, 2023Spanish Foodtech Ecosystem Achieves €226 Million in 2023 InvestmentsEatable Adventures has presented the data from its annual study “The State of Foodtech in Spain 2023”. The Foodtech accelerator has presented the fourth edition of this report, which reflects the reality of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in this area and the evolution of the investment received throughout 2023.Plant-BasedCell-BasedBusiness
IntegriCulture·Dec 18, 2023IntegriCulture Hosts 3rd CulNet Consortium Steering Committee MeetingIntegriCulture Inc., a pioneer in cellular agriculture infrastructure, proudly announces its successful hosting of the 2023 steering committee meeting of the CulNet Consortium, the dynamic open innovation platform dedicated to cellular agriculture.Cell-BasedBusiness
Cellular Agriculture Australia·Dec 13, 2023Cellular Agriculture Australia Releases Pioneering Food Safety Regulation Resources for Cellular Agriculture Companies Targeting AustraliaCellular Agriculture Australia’s new cellular agriculture Regulation Resource Hub provides companies with a suite of tailored online learning materials, dossier templates, and step-by-step guidance on Australia’s food safety regulation framework for novel foods and food produced using gene technology.Cell-BasedMicrobialPolicy
Improved Nature·Dec 6, 2023Improved Nature Launches Program to Deliver 15 Million Plant-Based Meals a Week in IndonesiaImproved Nature® LLC, a leading plant-based protein company, has entered into a joint venture with Nutricell, a Singapore-based health and nutrition company, to tackle food insecurity in Indonesia.Plant-BasedBusiness
Synonym·Dec 6, 2023Synonym Enables Companies to Accelerate Bioproduct Adoption with Introduction of Life Cycle Assessments in Scaler PlatformSynonym, the data-driven infrastructure development, and management platform for the bioeconomy, today announces the integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations into its next-gen techno-economic calculator, Scaler.Cell-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Appleyard Lees·Dec 5, 2023Meat and dairy replacement technologies continue to evolve – latest reportThe leading intellectual property firm’s third annual edition of the Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report, has analysed the latest patent filings across several, alternative food-related technologies.Plant-BasedCell-BasedBusiness
Clever Carnivore·Dec 4, 2023Clever Carnivore Raises $7M to Expand Operations and Scale Up Production of Cultivated MeatClever Carnivore, a Chicago biotech startup producing low-cost, top-quality cultivated meat, today announced the successful closing of its $7 million seed round funding. The round was led by Lever VC, a globally renowned investor in the alternative protein industry.Cell-BasedBusiness
GoodMills Innovation·Dec 4, 2023GoodMills Innovation highlights increasing demand for plant-based solutions at Food Ingredients Europe in FrankfurtGoodMills Innovation's presentation at Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt successfully highlighted the increasing interest in plant-based texturates, mirroring a broader industry trend. Their exhibit attracted a diverse audience from various sectors, all showing keen interest in discussing plant-based solutions with the experts from GoodMills Innovation.Plant-BasedBusiness
Planetarians·Nov 30, 2023Planetarians Brings Plant-Based Meat to COP28 UAEPlanetarians, a waste-to-food climate tech company, announced today it will bring its nutritious and affordable meats to COP28 UAE at Expo City Dubai, November 30-December 12, to showcase the potential of creating sustainable proteins from industrial and commercial waste/side streams.Plant-BasedBusiness
Cellular Agriculture Australia·Nov 30, 2023Cellular Agriculture Australia launches Language Guide in response to calls for consistent and clear terminologyLeading not-for-profit Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) has released a Cellular Agriculture Language Guide developed in consultation with the Australian ecosystem.Cell-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Hi-Food·Nov 29, 2023Hi-Food and Alianza Team Europe Win 'Plant-Based Innovation Award' for MirrorTissue, a Clean-Label and Allergen-Free Protein EmulsionOn the occasion of the Food Ingredients Europe 2023 exhibition, HIFOOD – a CSM Ingredients company specialized in the research, development, and production of natural ingredients – was awarded together with Alianza Team Europe – the European division of the Colombian multinational company that has been in the vegetable fats and oils business for more than 7 decades – as the winners of the Fi "Plant-based Innovation Award" for MirrorTissue, Alianza Team's all-plant-based fatty lipid solution further enhanced with HIFOOD's proprietary proteins, plant fibers and technologies.Plant-BasedBusiness
Informa Markets·Nov 29, 2023Winners of 2023 Fi Innovation Awards and Startup Innovation Challenge RevealedInforma Markets, organiser of the Fi events portfolio, announced the winners of this year’s Fi Innovation Awards last night at a glittering ceremony held at the Panorama Hall, Messe Frankfurt. Finalists waited with bated breath for the judging panel’s verdict on which nominations were worthy of the top accolades. Earlier in the day, the Startup Innovation Challenge winners were revealed after a gripping round of live pitches at the Innovation Hub.Plant-BasedMicrobialBusiness
Gelatex·Nov 28, 2023Profuse and Gelatex Announce Significant Advances in Cultivated Meat ProductionProfuse Technology Ltd. and Gelatex Technologies announce substantial progress in cultivated meat production resulting from their collaborative efforts. This partnership has yielded significant improvements in the growth of chicken muscle tissue, facilitated by the utilization of Profuse's media supplement and Gelatex's edible scaffolds.Cell-BasedSci-Tech
Givaudan·Nov 28, 2023Givaudan and Berkeley unveil transformative new research on redefining efficiency in alternative proteinIn their fifth annual collaboration, Givaudan and the University of California Berkeley have released transformative research paving the way for enhanced efficiency in alternative protein. The latest white paper entitled ‘10 Alternative Protein Pathways: Opportunities for Greater Efficiency’ outlines key challenges and opportunities on the journey to co-create delicious and nutritious alt-protein experiences that delight consumers.Plant-BasedCell-BasedBusiness
MicroHarvest·Nov 17, 2023MicroHarvest launches pilot plant, accelerating path to commercialization of single-cell protein ingredientsMicroHarvest, a leading industrial biotechnology company dedicated to advancing sustainable protein production, has just launched its cutting-edge pilot plant in Lisbon – enabling the company to produce single-cell protein samples.MicrobialBusiness
Eatable Adventures·Nov 14, 2023FoodSeed Accelerator: Unveiling Seven 'Made in Italy' Startups Ready to Revolutionize the Italian Agri-Foodtech SectorFoodSeed was launched in March 2023 to promote excellence and innovation in the Italian agri-food industry, with the support of promoting partners and co-investors such as Fondazione Cariverona, UniCredit and Eatable Adventures, among the main foodtech accelerators on a global scale, with the contribution of corporate partners Amadori, Cattolica Business Unit of Generali Italia, Axxelera, Veronafiere and the scientific partner University of Verona.MicrobialAlgaeBusiness
Animal Industry Data Korea·Nov 13, 2023Animal Industry Data Korea to Solve Antibiotic Resistance with the World Organization for Animal Health as a Project Pilot OrganizationAnimal Industry Data Korea (AIDKOREA) announced its participation as a validating institution in the 'Economic Impact Study of Antibiotic Resistance' project conducted by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), aiming to represent data on antibiotic resistance issues that affect both livestock and humans in livestock farms.AlgaeHealth
Tupu·Oct 31, 2023Revolutionizing Food Production: AgTech startup Tupu Raises $3.2M Seed Round to Redefine Mushroom CultivationTupu, a Berlin-based AgTech company, has secured a $3.2M Seed round to revolutionize food production through its decentralized farming system. The round was co-led by FoodLabs and Zubi Capital, alongside Clear Current Capital, FoodHack, IT-Farm, Coast Cap, and prominent business angels in the food & tech industry such as Roger Hassan and Gil Horsky.FungiBusiness
ScaleUp Bio·Oct 31, 2023ScaleUp Bio Announces Initial Customers from USA, Australia and Asia, Supporting Global Food InnovationsNourish Ingredients, C16 Biosciences, Ultimeat, and Allium Bio – amongst other prospective customers – each leverage submerged microbial and precision fermentation to develop sustainably produced ingredients for novel foods. ScaleUp Bio is playing a vital role in providing these innovators in the food tech space with a bench-to-market pipeline, aiding them in scaling up to pilot-scale commercial production, breaking into Asian markets and beyond.MicrobialPlant-BasedBusiness
