Tag: Phytolon

Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks report food colors milestone

Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks report food colors milestone

May 5, 2025 |

In Israel, Phytolon, a biotech-foodtech startup specializing in natural food colors, and Boston-based cell programming leader Ginkgo Bioworks have reached a milestone in their ongoing collaboration to produce natural food colors. Initiated in 2022, the partnership focuses on developing yeast strains to produce vibrant, natural colors as alternatives to synthetic dyes. The companies report that […]

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Rainbow of opportunity: Gingko and Phytolon advance natural food coloring pact

Rainbow of opportunity: Gingko and Phytolon advance natural food coloring pact

February 5, 2024 |

In Boston, biotech-based food coloring company Phytolon and strain engineering firm Ginkgo Bioworks have successfully completed the first development milestone of their multi-product collaboration effort. Ginkgo and Phytolon’s partnership, which began in February 2022, aims to produce vibrant betalain pigments spanning the entire yellow-to-purple spectrum using cell engineering. The successful completion of the project’s first […]

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