BlueRock Therapeutics launches with $225 million from Bayer and Versant Ventures
In Canada, Bayer and Versant Ventures launched BlueRock Therapeutics with a $225 million investment to develop curative therapies based on the latest stem cell...
All about that (lab-grown) bass: Lisbon spin-out targets cultivated fish
In Portugal, University of Lisbon spinout Algae2Fish has received funding to advance cultivated seabass. The unspecified funds from the Good Food Institute will be...
Meek Mill, Emily Ratajkowski among investors in cultivated meat platform
In San Francisco, Prolific Machines has emerged from stealth mode and announced $42 million in funding for its scalable cultivated meat platform. Backers in...
Vivici achieves GRAS status for alternative whey protein
In the Netherlands, dairy proteins startup Vivici has achieved self-affirmed GRAS status in the United States for its fermentation-based whey protein, beta-lactoglobulin.
Vivici’s beta-lactoglobulin...
Experimental golden potato contains large amounts of vitamin A and E
In Ohio, an experimental golden potato could hold the power to prevent disease and death in developing countries where residents rely heavily upon the...
Brenntag and ADM expand soy-based ingredient pact
In Germany, Brenntag Specialties Food & Nutrition has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with ADM, covering key markets in Central and Eastern Europe and...
Pass the butter! Shiok showcases lab-grown lobster
In Singapore, Shiok Meats has unveiled the world’s first lab-grown lobster meat. In a private tasting showcase, Chef José Luis Del Amo of TheTasteLab...
Marsapet taps Calysta for vegan dog food
In California, Calysta and Marsapet have launched the first complete dog food featuring FeedKind Pet protein, a cultured protein fermented without using any arable...
Let them eat lab-grown caviar
In London, scientists at Caviar Biotec and University College London have grown sturgeon caviar in a lab using cells from a fish egg sac....
The Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes
In Oregon, scientists at Oregon State University proposed an Anna Karenina principle for microbiomes that effectively shows the bacterial communities that live inside everyone...