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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein
The latest fermentation biotech news including precision fermentation and recombinant protein dna technology, biomass fermentation and traditional fermented foods.
MeliBio Scoops $5.7 Seed Funding To Keep The Buzz Going For Real Honey Made Without Bees
California’s MeliBio has closed a successful seed round with $5.7 million invested for its bee-less honey made without bees led by Astanor Ventures, with some existing backers doubling down and new names coming on board. Funding will be!-->…
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2021 Record Year For Alt Protein Investment, With APAC Showing Significant Funding Growth
Non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC has released a report documenting the alt-protein sector’s growth within the APAC region and globally over the past year. Highlights include a 60 percent increase in funding into the!-->…
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Mycorena Scoops $26.8 Million In Largest-Ever Nordic Vegan Protein Series A
Swedish startup Mycorena has announced the closure of a successful €24 million Series A funding round, which represents the biggest investment into alternative protein in the Nordic sector. The raise will support taking a proprietary plant!-->…
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Betterland Foods Launches Cow-Free Milk Powered By Perfect Day Dairy
Betterland foods, a brand new Californian company from Think! Founder Liz Falsetto, has launched Betterland cow-free milk made using Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein. The product was developed using precision fermentation and the!-->…
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Fermented Mycelium Startup Keen 4 Greens Secures $2 Million For Clean Label Vegan Meat
Germany startup Keen 4 Greens, which makes vegan meat products including nuggets and burgers has announced a €1.8 million seed in funding to pursue whole meat cuts made using fermented mycelium. The round was led by Berlin-based FoodLabs,!-->…
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Geltor Announces First Successful Production Run Of Animal-Free Bioidentical Collagen
Biodesign startup Geltor has revealed completion of the first commercial run of its animal-free collagen product, PrimaColl. The vegan collagen was produced in partnership with Arxada, over a five-month period that ended in Autumn 2021.!-->…
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Onego Bio Scoops $11.1 Million For Commercialisation Of Chickenless Fungi-Based Egg Whites
Finnish VTT Technical Research Centre offshoot Onego Bio has closed a €10 million seed funding round. Agronomics Limited and Maki VC participated in the round, which was opened to secure funding for commercial scale-up. The startup’s!-->…
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Regulatory Approval For Alt-Protein, Report: The EU Faces ‘A Barrier,’ The US Is ‘Winning’
A new report neatly summarizes the state of regulatory approvals for alternative protein products around the world in just a few pages.
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Solar Foods Nets €10 Million Investment For World’s “Most Sustainable Protein” Production Facility
Finnish food tech Solar Foods has scooped a €10 million investment from the Pharmacy Pension Fund of Finland to create, amongst other things, a commercial production line for the company’s proprietary “thin air” Solein protein. Solar!-->…
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Better Bite Ventures Announces $15 Million Alt Protein Fund To Back Asia’s Future Food Unicorns
Better Bite Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on backing early stage Asia Pacific (APAC) startups in the alternative protein sector, has announced the launch of a $15 million fund. Better Bite's mission is to support!-->…
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Animal-Free Dairy Startup Change Foods Closes Record $12 Million Seed Extension To Disrupt Cheese
Australian-Californian animal-free dairy startup Change Foods has secured $12 million in a seed extension fundraising round, bringing the company's total company seed funding to more than $15.3 million. This represents a first for the!-->…
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Daisy Lab Receives NZ$250,000 Funding Injection To Continue Disrupting New Zealand’s Dairy Industry
Auckland-based animal free dairy startup Daisy Lab has announced a NZ$250,000 capital injection from Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 and Icehouse Ventures. The funding will be used to continue developing cow-free products, particularly cheese.!-->…
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Formo and Brain Biotech Announce New Alliance To Bring Animal-Free Milk Proteins To Market
Formo and Brain Biotech are working collaboratively to bring bioidentical milk proteins to commercial viability. The move will see the two German natives bringing their expertise together, while using shared platforms for scaled!-->…
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Consumers Are Ready For Animal-Free Dairy, New Study Finds
Attitudes towards precision fermentation dairy are being put under the spotlight. A joint study carried out by Formo, Mercy For Animals, and the University of Bath, has reported positive feelings about the sector and its impact on animals.!-->…
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Breaking Down Fermentation Shaping The Alt Protein Industry: From Precision To Biomass
It’s everywhere. Impossible Foods, Perfect Day, MeliBio, Nature’s Fynd, Mighty Drinks — these are just a few of the dozens of companies championing fermentation to make greater strides in the alternative protein sector, particular when it!-->…
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12 Alt Protein Trends To Watch: Green Queen’s 2022 Industry Predictions
Another year, another set of Green Queen trend predictions. 2021 was a bumper year for the global alternative protein industry and less than three weeks into 2022, it's looking even more wild. The raises are getting bigger, the launches!-->…
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Finnish Researchers Develop Fungi-Based Egg White Alternative
As innovators and scientists race to develop animal-free alternatives to chicken eggs, a research team in Finland has created a new egg white alternative made from fungi; the development could represent the first of its kind. Like The!-->…
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Cow-Free Dairy Startup Remilk Secures Fresh Backing Of $120 Million
As investors pour money into animal-free dairy, Israeli food tech startup Remilk has announced completion of its latest fundraising effort, a Series B round that saw $120 million raised. Hanaco Ventures led the round with Rage Capital, CPT!-->…
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Kernel Mycofoods Secures $15 Million To Support Delivery Of $250 Million In Reported Pre-Sale Orders
Buenos Aires food tech startup Kernel Mycofoods has announced an ambitious 2022 roadmap for its fungi-based meat alternative following a successful funding round. Led by Union Group Ventures, the round brings $15 million into the company.!-->…
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Ex Chipotle Exec Debuts Chef-Driven, Science-Backed Vegan Cheese Brand
Co-founded by chef/restauranteur Margaux Riccio and ex-Chipotle executive Tim Wildin, Vertage is the latest vegan cheese brand to debut in the US market. The dairy-free range has launched across select foodservice channels in Washington!-->…
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Singapore Scientists Create Plant-Based Emulsifier To Supersede Eggs And Dairy
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has announced a plant-based breakthrough. A team of its scientists has successfully developed a protein and antioxidant-rich emulsifier. It is free from traditional eggs and!-->…
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