Cow-free but cheesy: Microbial casein startup Standing Ovation raises $12 million

In France, animal-free dairy protein startup Standing Ovation has closed a an oversubscribed €12 million (US$12 million) Series A financing round, with participation from...

Fungi fix: Dutch designer Dierkx shows mycelium can convert waste plastic into protein bars

In the Netherlands, designer Odette Dierkx has envisioned a new concept for producing protein bars: dried mycelium that has been fed waste plastics. Dubbed...

NGO: Aubrey Plaza “Wood Milk” campaign from USDA violates federal law

In Washington, DC, health advocacy nonprofit Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine is alleging a new ad campaign from the USDA violates laws forbidding federal...

Department store becomes unlikely partner for cultivated Scotch egg 

In the United Kingdom, Ivy Farm Technologies is looking for regulatory approval to sell a cultivated meat Scotch egg developed in collaboration with Fortnum...

Meatiply unveils trio of lab-grown meat prototypes

In Singapore, Meatiply has unveiled three lab-grown meat prototypes—smoked duck breast, kampong chicken yakitori, and chicken katsu bites.  The prototypes are a mix of lab-grown...

Plant-based mono-unsaturated fats lower risk of death from heart disease

In Louisiana, diets rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids from plants were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes compared...

Mirai and Shiok partner on cultivated beef

In Singapore, two major cultivated meat companies have partnered to develop lab-grown beef and secure regulatory approval. Under the terms of the agreement, Switzerland’s...

Project converting chicken feathers into cultivated chicken meat concludes first phase

In Italy, a research project looking to grow cells from chicken feathers into chicken meat has concluded its first phase by generating a batch...

Re:meat raises $1.1 million in oversubscribed funding round for cultivated

In Sweden, cultivated meat startup Re:meat has successfully closed an oversubscribed funding round, raising €1 million (US$1.1 million) to establish Scandinavia’s first "Re:meatery," a...

IBM and global food companies use blockchain to increase food safety

In New York, a group of global food supply chain companies announced a blockchain collaboration with IBM intended to strengthen consumer confidence in the...

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