Novozymes and Chr. Hansen announce “perfect match” merger

In Denmark, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen have agreed to merge in a deal that would create a bioscience giant with over €3.5 billion ($3.7...

Unilever eyes 2023 for precision-fermented dairy launch

In London, Unilever executives have publicly called dairy “problematic” as it invests in R&D to produce alternatives via precision fermentation. The consumer goods giant,...

Cultivated and cultured: Hybrid yoghurt unveiled in Israel   

In Israel, foodtech startup Wilk has developed the world’s first yoghurt using both cell-cultured and conventional milk fat. The hybrid product has been validated...

Oatly offers Thanksgiving emotional support hotline for vegans

In New York, alternative dairy major Oatly has announced the “Oatly Emotional Support Hotline for Plant-Based Eaters Attending Traditional Meat and Dairy-based Thanksgiving Dinners.”...

UPSIDE secures FDA approval for cultivated chicken

In California, cultivated meat maker UPSIDE Foods has received a “No Questions” letter from the US FDA, which amounts to confirmation that UPSIDE’s cell-based...

Modern-age cookbook includes whisky from pee, 3D-printed tiger penis

In Massachusetts, MIT Press has published the Anthropocene Cookbook, replete with cutting-edge—if not always palatable—food tech innovations for sustainably feeding a growing world population...

Steak in space: Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly sign cultivated meat pact

In Mexico, cultivated meat producer Micro Meat has partnered with Orbital Assembly to evaluate lab-grown meat production in space.  OA, which develops space stations with...

Vegan Scots rejoice! Prototype haggis expected by Burns Night

In Scotland, cultivated meat startup Roslin Technologies is targeting haggis—a dish comprised of minced sheep organs baked in the animal’s stomach—as its first product.  The...

Meatable taps ESCO Aster for cultivated pork production

In the Netherlands, Meatable has partnered with ESCO Aster—the only commercially licensed cultivated meat contract manufacturer in the world—to launch cultivated pork in Singapore....

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...

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Mercedes-Benz taps Modern Meadow for 80% plant-based leather

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