BlueRock Therapeutics launches with $225 million from Bayer and Versant Ventures
In Canada, Bayer and Versant Ventures launched BlueRock Therapeutics with a $225 million investment to develop curative therapies based on the latest stem cell...
HGGC to acquire Nutraceutical International for $446 million
In Utah, HGGC, LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nutraceutical International Corporation, an integrated manufacturer, marketer, distributor...
Inside scoop: Unilever set to launch chocolate ice cream enabled by precision fermentation
In London, Breyers will soon introduce a chocolate ice cream that replaces lactose with a whey protein produced by precision fermentation. The new offering...
Mosa Meat raises €40 million as it prepares to introduce cultivated beef
In Isle of Man, Mosa Meat has raised €40 million (US$47 million) to scale and commercialize cultivated beef.
The oversubscribed round was led by Lowercarbon...
Amyris partners with DSM for Vitamin A development and production
In California, Amyris, Inc., the industrial bioscience company, entered into a product development and production agreement for Vitamin A with Koninklijke DSM N.V., the...
Hong Kong cell-based seafood firm raises $3.1 million
In Hong Kong, cultivated fish startup Avant Meats has raised $3.1 million for R&D and commercialization of its products, including Chinese delicacies fish maw...
Food giant Nestlé signs cultured meat exploration pact
In Switzerland, leading food company Nestlé has announced a partnership with Israeli startup Future Meat to evaluate how cultured meat can be incorporated into...
Curaleaf celebrates Dryuary with zero-proof hemp seltzer
In Connecticut, Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, has introduced Zero Proof 2.5 mg Hemp THC Seltzer just in...
Allrecipes.com and Amazon Fresh partner for home delivery of recipe ingredients
In Washington, Meredith Corporation announced that Allrecipes.com will feature AmazonFresh within the site's top recipes to enable home cooks to purchase a recipe's ingredients...
301 INC leads a $17 million investment in Urban Remedy
In California, Urban Remedy, the pioneering plant-based food company offering an organic, non-GMO and ultra-fresh product roster of ready-to-eat meals, snacks, and cold pressed...