Food flex:  MyriaMeat achieves muscle contractions in lab-grown pork

In Munich, cultivated meat startup MyriaMeat has grown pig muscle tissue from pluripotent stem cells with the ability to contract—an industry first. The achievement could...

Valio and Melt&Marble to codevelop products using cell-based fats

In Finland, dairy major Valio has initiated a research collaboration with Melt&Marble, a Swedish company that produces fats for food applications using cellular agriculture....

Foodtech startup Pluri secures $6.5 million, enters cacao market via Kokomondo acquisition

In Israel Pluri Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in cell-based solutions, has received a strategic private investment of $6.5 million, led by global investor...

Mosa Meat raises $42 million

In Isle of Man, cultivated meat startup Mosa Meat has successfully raised €40 million (US$42 million) in a new funding round aimed at scaling...

Ginkgo Bioworks and Tender Foods win DOE grants for alt proteins

In Boston, foodtech startup Tender Foods and synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks are among more than 60 recipients of recent US Department of Energy...

Save the sturgeon with Umami Bioworks cultivated caviar

In Singapore, Umami Bioworks has unveiled cultivated caviar made from a mix of cultured sturgeon cells and plant-based ingredients. The caviar alternative addresses many...

Chipotle boosts venture fund for foodtech

In California, fast-casual burrito chain Chipotle has expanded its Cultivate Next venture fund by $50 million. The fund, which now totals $100 million, focuses...

Nebraska lawmaker moves to ban cultivated meat

In Nebraska, Senator Barry DeKay has moved to “preserve and protect” the state’s agriculture industry by preemptively banning cultivated meat from manufacture, distribution or...

Cow-free dairy company Standing Ovation taps Ajinomoto’s French biomanufacturing asset

In France, precision fermentation-based dairy proteins firm Standing Ovation has entered into a long-term partnership with Ajinomoto Foods Europe to produce animal-free proteins at...

Delicious Initiative looks to solve key vegan cheese challenge

In Sweden, an EU-funded project aims to combine precision fermentation, yeast biomass and fiber-producing microbes to achieve better-tasting vegan cheeses and kefir. The four-year...

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