Mermade Seafoods raises $3.3 million for lab-grown scallops
In Israel, cultivated seafood startup Mermade Seafoods says it has closed a $3.3-million seed funding to commercialize lab-grown scallops.
Founded in 2021 by navy veteran...
Edible cups from Red Bull target plastic waste and better digestion
In the United Kingdom, skincare brand Haeckels has partnered with Red Bull to develop edible cups in an effort to reduce plastic waste at...
Cruelty-free kebabs: Future Meat adds lamb to portfolio
In Israel, cultivated meat pioneer Future Meat Technologies has produced lab-grown lamb that looks, cooks and tastes like conventional ground lamb meat.
The company uses...
Dairy co-op and DSM to launch precision fermentation startup
In New Zealand and the Netherlands, dairy coop Fonterra and nutrition and health company DSM have partnered to commercialize dairy proteins produced using precision...
A pig deal: Steakholder Foods adds cultured pork
In Israel, Steakholder Foods Ltd., formerly MeaTech 3D, has announced it will begin developing cultured pork products from a new line of iPS porcine...
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...
Spent brewers’ yeast used to make vegan ribs
In California, food tech firm Planetarians is converting spent brewers’ yeast sourced from AB InBev—maker of popular beer brands like Budweiser and Stella Artois—into...
Cali startup claims world’s first cultivated pork loin
In California, cultivated meat maker Novel Farms has claimed production of the world’s first lab-grown, marbled pork loin.
Many cultivated meat companies focus on making...
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...
Show me the honey: Start up developing bee-free route
In the Netherlands, Fooditive has begun developing bee-free honey using DNA from honey and fermentation enzymes. The company says its faux honey has the...