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...
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...
Enifer secures €12 million to build mycoprotein ingredient factory
In Finland, Business Finland has conditionally approved a grant of more than €12 million (US$13.6 million) to biotech startup Enifer to fund its first...
TurtleTree lactoferrin receives Vegan Action certification
In California, lactoferrin produced by cell-based dairy company TurtleTree has received vegan certification from Vegan Action. TurtleTree is the first precision fermentation dairy company...
Natufia offers fresh produce grown automatically in your kitchen
In the United Kingdom, Natufia Labs, a startup developing machine-learning technology that grows plants right in your kitchen, closed a $1.2 million seed round...
Potatoes: Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew… or use them to...
In Israel, PoLoPo has unveiled SuperAA, a plant molecular farming platform to grow egg protein ovalbumin in potatoes, after raising $2.3 million in 2023....
Ginkgo Bioworks and Prospect Bio work together to make strain development cost 40
In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks and Prospect Bio are accelerating biological strain development. Prospect will develop a number of biosensors for Ginkgo products and the biosensors...
Perfect Day gets $24.7 million and a new patent
In California, Perfect Day, a global leader in the science, research, and production of animal-free dairy, raised $24.7 million in funding and received its...
Upgrade your cocktail experience with… cabbage?
In Israel, a “marketing tech” machine that deposits colorful designs on cocktails—think latte art, but boozy—can now use entirely plant-based pods.
Manufactured by Ripples, a...
Caveman diet: Wooly mammoth burgers could soon be on the menu
In Belgium, a meat alternative startup is expanding its product R&D efforts from the more conventional beef, chicken, pork and lamb varieties to wooly...