3D-printed steak startup invests in lab-grown fat
In Israel, 3-D printed steak startup Meat-Tech 3D Ltd. is planning to buy an unnamed cultured fat company for $17.5 million and plans to...
Fonterra Ventures teams with foodspring to tap into the active nutrition market
In New Zealand, Fonterra Ventures has entered into its first strategic partnership, teaming up with German active nutrition start-up foodspring, Germany’s fastest-growing food start-up. The...
Swiss startup Nectariss recreates bougie fungi with fermentation
In Switzerland, a startup is recreating the intensely umami flavor of truffles, a pricey fungi that is impossible to cultivate and so difficult to...
Valensa and Algal Scientific commercialize microalgae for human immune support nutrients
In Florida, Valensa International announced an agreement with Algal Scientific Corporation to commercialize Algal's PureAlgal branded ingredients – whole dried Euglena gracilis microalgae and...
TerraVia receives FDA generally recognized as safe letter for Algae Butter
In California, TerraVia Holdings, Inc. received a generally recognized as safe no questions letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Algae...
BASF selects Corbion for North American sales and marketing of Spongolit and Lamequick
In New Jersey, BASF's Human Nutrition business selected Corbion for sales and marketing of BASF's Spongolit aerating emulsifiers and Lamequick whipping agents in North...
Nebraska’s Governor moves to ban lab-grown meat
In Nebraska, Governor Jim Pillen has signed an executive order “creating strict guidelines” for state agencies and its contractors to “protect the state’s agriculture...
World’s first plant-based Zika vaccine developed at Arizona Sate
In Arizona, the world’s first plant-based Zika vaccine that could be more potent, safer and cheaper to produce than any other efforts to date...
Steakholder Foods takes key step toward 3D printed eel
In Israel, food tech firm Steakholder Foods has produced 3D-printed vegan eel, a concept it hopes will one day help address overfishing. The prototype...
Cell-based milk maker raises $6.2 million
In Vancouver, cell-based milk firm TurtleTree Labs Pte. Ltd. has raised $6.2 million in an oversubscribed $6.2 million Pre-A round.
TurtleTree, a portfolio company of...