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...
Researchers at Yonsei University develop rice with cultivated beef cells
In South Korea, scientists have combined cultivated bovine muscle and fat cells to cooked rice, creating an umami flavor profile and adding protein to...
Department store becomes unlikely partner for cultivated Scotch egg
In the United Kingdom, Ivy Farm Technologies is looking for regulatory approval to sell a cultivated meat Scotch egg developed in collaboration with Fortnum...
Fish funds: Pacifico Biolabs raises $3.3 million for seafood alternative
In Berlin, Pacifico Biolabs has emerged from stealth mode with a $3.3 million pre-seed funding. The company will use the cash to advance its...
Novel Foods Group bets big on precision fermentation to produce elusive sweetener
In Dubai, Novel Foods Group is planning a $500-million precision fermentation production hub to scale production of brazzein, a sweeter-than-sugar protein found in the...
Yali Bio achieves first yeast-based human breast milk fat
In South San Francisco, scientists at a food tech startup called Yali Bio have produced a critical component of human breast milk using engineered...
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...
Bezos Earth Fund invests $60 million in Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein
In Miami, Bezos Earth Fund has committed an initial $60 million to establish the Bezos Centers for Sustainable Protein. The centers, which are part...
Meatly makes cultivated cat food, sees good growth paw-tential in pet food
In London, cultivated meat company Meatly has produced the world’s first can of cultivated cat food.
Made in collaboration with Omni, a novel protein...
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...