Shiru creates an “Amazon for proteins”
In California, Shiru is launching the world’s first marketplace and discovery platform for proteins. Dubbed ProteinDiscovery.ai, the platform allows users to search, discover, pilot,...
Project converting chicken feathers into cultivated chicken meat concludes first phase
In Italy, a research project looking to grow cells from chicken feathers into chicken meat has concluded its first phase by generating a batch...
Meatable hosts distinguished guests for EU’s first cultivated meat tasting
In the Netherlands, Meatable has hosted the European Union’s first cultivated meat tasting. Michelin-starred chef Ron Blaauw; Constantijn van Oranje, Prince of the Netherlands...
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...
Onego Bio raises $40 million for animal-free egg protein
In Finland, Onego Bio has completed a $40-million Series A funding round to drive commercialization and manufacturing of egg protein via precision fermentation.
Founded...
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....
AQUA Cultured Foods taps Ginkgo Bioworks to accelerate alternative tuna and scallops
In Chicago, AQUA Cultured Foods has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to optimize production of alternative seafood. Specifically, the two companies will jointly optimize AQUA...
Innocent Meat raises €3 million
In Germany, a company developing an automated, end-to-end cultivated meat production concept has raised €3 million despite what it characterizes as a “challenging market...
Checkerspot and AAK partner on plant-based oils and fats
In California, Checkerspot, a biotechnology company developing renewable oils through fermentation of microalgae, has signed a joint development agreement with AAK aimed at structuring...
Meatable achieves “cell to sausage” in just 4 days
In the Netherlands, Meatable has reached an important milestone in its efforts to produce cultivated meat at scale—the transformation of pluripotent stem cells into...