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Melibio’s Bee-Free Honey to Launch in Europe Next Year
MeliBio's novel vegan honey will launch in Europe next year through organic food producer Narayan Foods.
Melibio's honey will see its retail launch in European stores next year; Narayan's products are available in more than 75,000!-->!-->!-->…
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BioFluff Closes a $500,000 Pre-Seed Funding Round for Plant-Based Fur
BioFluff, the San Francisco-based company producing plant-based fur, has closed a pre-seed funding round of $500,000, with funding from SOSV/IndieBio fund, Joyance partners, and Ataraxia Partners Limited, among others.
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Bill Gates-Backed C16 Biosciences Will Bring Its First Palm Oil Alternative to Market Next Year
A sustainable alternative to palm oil can't come soon enough. C16 Biosciences says it's ready to make it happen with its first commercial product line launching next year.
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This Engineered Houseplant Removes More Indoor Air Pollutants Than 30 Other Plants
Following more than four years of research, Neoplants has revealed Neo P1: a bioengineered houseplant that's capable of removing more in-home air pollution than common houseplants.
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Cresilon Closes $25 Million Series A for Biotech Hemostatic Gel That Works Instantly
Brooklyn-based Cresilon has developed an innovative hemostatic gel for wound treatment in animals. With its $25 million Series A funding, the company is working to bring the life-saving tech to humans.
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Nourish Ingredients Closes USD$28.6 Million Series A for Microbial Fermentation Fats
With backing led by Hong Kong-based billionaire Li Ka Shing's VC Horizon Ventures, Australian food tech startup, Nourish Ingredients, has raised more than AUD$45 million (USD$28.6 million) in a Series A.
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WNWN Launches Cacao and Palm Oil-Free Daim-Style Candy Bars
From the first company to make chocolate without both cacao and palm oil, WNWN has introduced its second product, called the Waim! Bar—a knock-off of the popular European Mondelez Daim bar.
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Kombucha-Based Leather and Plastic Manufacturer Bucha Bio Closes $1.1 Million Seed Round
Texas-based Bucha Bio says it has closed an oversubscribed Seed funding round, raising $1.1 million for its biobased materials produced by a kombucha-based bacterial nanocellulose along with plant-based materials to replace leather and!-->…
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Perfect Day’s Latest Precision Fermentation Product? It’s the Technology Itself
Perfect Day, the pioneer in animal-free whey created through precision fermentation, has launched Nth Bio—a spin-off platform that will leverage its expertise and technology services for collaboration and hire.
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Mark Cuban and Emily Ratajkowski Back Prolific Machines’ $42 Million Raise to Scale (Cheap) Cultivated Meat
Emerging from stealth mode, the celebrity-backed Prolific Machines is about to bring down the price of cultivated meat significantly.
Profilic Machines' $42 million was raised a year ago and comes from a long list of seed and an!-->!-->!-->…
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With Greenwashing Crackdowns, H&M, Decathlon Retract Eco Statements
As authorities crack down on greenwashing, frequent offenders H&M and Decathlon say they're adjusting or removing sustainability claims.
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These 8 Material Science & Circular Tech Startups Are Innovating For A Plastic-Free World
Our planet is suffering from the deluge of plastics polluting our ocean and environment, harming biodiversity, animals and fuelling climate change. Even if we slashed plastic consumption by 80%, we’re still looking at dealing with an!-->…
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Biden’s Biotech Moonshot Lights the Way for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat
Biotech is a priority for the Biden Administration, as the President signed an executive order earlier this week implementing support for the emergent category. Funding amounts were not disclosed but Biden says biotech holds the potential!-->…
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Compostable Seaweed-Coated Coffee Balls Are Coming for Your Nespresso
Your coffee habit is on notice. Swiss retail giant Migros says it is launching a proprietary coffeemaking system aimed at replacing single-use coffee pods.
Launching in Switzerland and France, Migros' CoffeeB Coffee Balls were five!-->!-->!-->…
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South Korea Mycelium Materials and Meat Company Mycel Lands $10 Million In Pre-Series A
South Korea's Mycel is poised for rapid expansion with the closing of its $10 million Pre-Series A funding round.
The mycelium wave has been sweeping food and fashion in recent years, and South Korea's Mycel is the latest to tap into!-->!-->!-->…
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Huue Closes a $14.6 Million Series A to Disrupt Denim Dyeing
Synthetic bio startup Huue has raised $14.6 million in a Series A funding round for what it says is the world's first clean and scalable indigo dye for denim.
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AlgiKnit Closes $13 Million Series A For Kelp-Based Fashion Revolution
New York sustainable materials startup AlgiKnit has closed a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Collaborative Fund. Other participants include H&M CO:LAB, Starlight Ventures, Third Nature Ventures, and existing backers Horizons!-->…
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Your Wardrobe Staples Could Be Made From Fermented Protein Fibres
Alternative material innovator and casual wear brand Pangaia Lab has announced the launch of a capsule collection powered by Brewed Protein, a biomaterial made by Spiber. The collection includes the NXT GEN Hoodie, a sweater that contains!-->…
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Modern Synthesis Bags $4.1 Million For Sustainable Microbial Textile Platform
Modern Synthesis has closed a $4.1 million seed funding round. The U.K.-based biomaterials startup scooped investment from AgFunder, Collaborative Fund, Acequia Capital and Petri Bio, amongst numerous others. Funding will be used to!-->…
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‘World’s First’ Lab Grown Leather Backed By Kering Bags $46 Million Series A
French-based luxury fashion corporation Kering has announced it has backed San Francisco's VitroLabs, a biotech startup that has created a platform for growing highly scalable, cultivated animal-derived leather that is environmentally!-->…
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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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