Intense pulsed light kills 99.99999 percent of harmful bacteria in powdered food
In Minnesota, University of Minnesota researchers are using intense pulsed light to kill bacteria in powdered foods and prevent the potentially deadly risks of...
Breaking nugget news: Japanese scientists create lab-growth chicken with circulatory system
In Tokyo, researchers have created the world’s largest, and most advanced, lab-growth chicken nugget.
Featuring “veins” that deliver nutrients and oxygen, the new nugget...
Everstone Group invests in Indian nutraceuticals leader
In India, The Everstone Group has invested $35 million to acquire a “significant minority stake” in nutraceuticals maker OmniActive Health Technologies.
The shift in the...
Delicious data: Shiru uses machine learning to identify food-friendly proteins
In California, alternative protein startup Shiru has closed a $17 million Series A funding round and says it will use the funds to build...
Coldplay-backed cultivated meat startup rebrands and raises $22 million
In San Francisco, a cultivated meat startup that counts rock group Coldplay among its investors has changed its name from Artemys Foods to SCiFi...
Hawaii algae innovator Kuehnle AgroSystems wins prize for dark fermentation fish food
In Hawaii, algae-based technology company Kuehnle AgroSystems has won an award at the National Atlantic Seafood Forum’s Seafood Innovation Day for its astaxanthin fermentation...
Bono-backed Nuritas raises $42 million
In Ireland, Nuritas, an AI-powered peptide discovery firm, has successfully closed an oversubscribed $42 million Series C funding round. The round was led by...
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...
DoD yields to livestock lobby, cancels military cultivated meat funding program
In the US, lobbying from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has prompted the Department of Defense to cancel plans to fund research into cultivated...
New Flexi diet includes intermittent fasting to lose weight and stay healthy
In Australia, based on research that fasting can be an effective way to lose weight and stay healthy, CSIRO introduced a diet that includes...