The Impossible Burger debuts in Hong Kong, its first international destination
In Hong Kong, Impossible Foods launched its award-winning plant-based meat in Hong Kong at some of the city's most beloved restaurants: Little Bao, Happy...
Kickstart Food launches with one billion dollars from Rabobank
In The Netherlands, Rabobank announced Kickstart Food, its global activation program to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food supply. In partnership with UN Environment,...
TerraVia Taps Univar to Distribute Algae-Based Food Ingredients in Europe
In Europe, food ingredients distributor Univar has agreed to distribute TerraVia’s AlgaVia brand of Whole Algae Ingredients.
TerraVia’s product lines include Lipid-Rich Whole Algae, which...
Remote-controlled biodegradable nanorobots are here
In the United Kingdom, scientists created remote-controlled nanorobots made from biodegradable spirulina algae that can be remotely controlled within complex biological fluids with high...
Tyson backs Future Meat to make meat without growing animals
In Israel, Future Meat Technologies announced a $2.2 million seed investment co-led by Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. Future Meat...
Skip the salad with vitamin-enriched cultured beef
In Massachusetts, researchers at Tufts University are demonstrating that cultured meat can be made healthier than conventional meat by genetically engineering cow cells to...
NIH awards $2.9 million for New York diabetes translation research center
In New York, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System researchers received a five-year, $2.9-million grant from the National Institutes of Health...
Israel’s Herzog claims first president to try cultivated meat
In Israel, Isaac Herzog has become the first president to try cultivated meat. At a National Climate Strategy hype event ahead of Herzog’s departure to...
Third Wave Bioactives taps Biorigin for natural alternatives to synthetic food ingredients
In Wisconsin, Third Wave Bioactives, a research company specializing in microbial technology, formed a strategic alliance with Biorigin, an ingredient company specializing in yeast,...
Fin-ished, for now: Aqua Cultured Foods shutters as funding dries up
In Chicago, a fermentation startup converting cellulose into seafood alternatives has wound down operations after failing to raise funds necessary to reach commercialization.
Established...