Fermentation-based palm oil maker NoPalm graduates to demo scale

In the Netherlands, biotech firm NoPalm Ingredients has signed an agreement with NIZO Food Research to set up a demonstration-scale factory for its fermentation-based...

Milk chocolate gets antioxidant help from peanut waste

In North Carolina, a new source of antioxidants to fortify milk chocolate with the health benefits of dark chocolate has been found in peanuts. ...

Äio raises €6.1 million to scale sawdust-to-palm oil technology

In Estonia, foodtech startup Äio has closed a €6.1 million ($6.8 million) funding round to build a demonstration-scale, fermentation-based production unit converting crop and...

Yield10 seeks green light for anchovy-free EPA/DHA

In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has filed for regulatory approval of Camelina sativa varieties that produce seed oil containing essential omega-3 fatty acids eicosatetraenoic...

Algae cooking oil from Algae Cooking Club debuts to great fanfare

In Delaware, a startup called Algae Cooking Club is set to launch sustainable algae-based cooking oil in the US by the end of February....

Cornell invents a low-cost, 15-minute iron and vitamin A deficiency test kit 

In New York, Cornell engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a challenging global health problem: a low-cost, rapid test to detect...

Gouda idea: Cali company raises cash for animal-free cheese

In San Francisco, animal-free cheesemaker Change Foods has raised $875,000 in an oversubscribed, pre-seed funding round, according to Green Queen.  The company had initially targeted...

Tyson backs Future Meat to make meat without growing animals

In Israel, Future Meat Technologies announced a $2.2 million seed investment co-led by Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. Future Meat...

Cow-free but cheesy: Microbial casein startup Standing Ovation raises $12 million

In France, animal-free dairy protein startup Standing Ovation has closed a an oversubscribed €12 million (US$12 million) Series A financing round, with participation from...

Lumen Bioscience scales Spirulina product development with $13 million in new capital

In Washington, Lumen Bioscience, a synthetic biotechnology company developing a novel bio-based product development platform, raised $13 million of new capital to scale up...

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