Savory foods help your brain manage appetite
In Massachusetts, researchers have found that consuming a broth rich in umami – savory taste – can cause subtle changes in the brain that...
Äio raises €6.1 million to scale sawdust-to-palm oil technology
In Estonia, foodtech startup Äio has closed a €6.1 million ($6.8 million) funding round to build a demonstration-scale, fermentation-based production unit converting crop and...
Good boy doggos deserve cultivated goodness from Good Dog Food
In London, venture capital firm Agronomics has invested £1 million ($1.3 million) in cultivated pet food maker Good Dog Food. The veteran cellular ag...
Nestlé begins piloting animal-free dairy proteins
In Switzerland, food and beverage giant Nestlé will begin piloting production of animal-free dairy proteins at a recently inaugurated R&D Accelerator. Using precision fermentation...
Meat-Tech invests in cultured fat firm Peace of Meat
In Israel, cell-based meat production firm Meat-Tech 3D Ltd has invested €1 million (USD$1.2 million) in Peace of Meat, a cultured fat developer, and,...
Future Meat Technologies raises $26 million, lowers production costs
In Israel, cultured meat start-up Future Meat Technologies has raised $26.75 million and reduced the cost of its chicken breast to $7.50 per quarter...
World’s first plant-based Zika vaccine developed at Arizona Sate
In Arizona, the world’s first plant-based Zika vaccine that could be more potent, safer and cheaper to produce than any other efforts to date...
Ginkgo Bioworks and Kerry develop specialty enzymes for the food industry
In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks and Kerry partnered to work on more efficient production of specialty enzymes used in food. This partnership marks Ginkgo's expansion...
Faux pas-free foie gras firm nabs government grant
In Japan, cell culture products company IntegriCulture has been awarded a ¥240 million ($2.2 million) government grant to build a commercial bioreactor facility.
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ÄIO wins $1.4M for animal-free fats and oils
In Estonia, ÄIO, a biotechnology company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and oils via fermentation, has been awarded a €1.2 million (US$1.4 million) grant from...