Biosyntia raises €11.5 million for biobased biotin
In Denmark, precision fermentation firm Biosyntia has closed an €11.5 million (US$11.6 million) Series B funding round that it will use to launch the...
“Eat a Swede” satirically promotes cultivated human meat
In France, a playfully macabre short film encouraging the consumption of people—specifically, Swedish people, going by the film’s title “Eat a Swede” and tagline...
Moolec targets first molecular farming Nasdaq listing
In the UK, molecular farming pioneer Moolec Science plans to list on the Nasdaq through a business combination with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...
Coldplay-backed cultivated meat startup rebrands and raises $22 million
In San Francisco, a cultivated meat startup that counts rock group Coldplay among its investors has changed its name from Artemys Foods to SCiFi...
GOOD Meat breaks ground on cultivated meat mega-facility
In Singapore, GOOD Meat has broken ground on Asia’s largest cultivated meat production facility.
The complex, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023...
Beyond Meat adds Kim Kardashian to stable of A-list brand ambassadors
In California, leading plant-based meat maker has tapped Kim Kardashian as its first chief taste consultant. In a press statement, the company calls Kardashian...
Iron Man’s Robert Downey Jr. invests in Motif FoodWorks
In Boston, foodtech company Motif FoodWorks says it has received unspecified funding from Footprint Coalition Ventures, an investment firm founded by Marvel star Robert...
Bee-free honey maker celebrates World Bee Day at bougie NYC eatery
In New York, plant-based honey producer MeliBio partnered with Eleven Madison Park, a pricey plant-based restaurant in Manhattan boasting three Michelin stars, to offer...
Actor James Cromwell glues hand to Starbucks counter to protest plant-based milk upcharge
In New York, actor James Cromwell briefly disrupted a Manhattan Starbucks by gluing his hand to the counter in protest of the popular chain’s...
Cow-free milk maker Remilk plans massive facility in Denmark
In Denmark, foodtech startup Remilk has announced plans to build the world’s largest cow-free milk plant. The 750,000-square-foot facility will be built in Kalundborg...