Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

US food tech startup MycoTechnology has teamed up with Adorvia Biotechnology, pairing its honey truffle sweet protein with the latter's Reb M stevia to offer manufacturers a new tool for sugar reduction. With sugar reduction top of mind…
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German biomaterials firm AMSilk has extended its collaboration with Ajinomoto Foods Europe to enable industrial-scale manufacturing of its bioengineered spider silk proteins. Three years after forming their strategic collaboration,…
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Californian precision fermentation leader The Every Company has partnered with ADM to expand the production of its animal-free egg white protein to the US. Weeks after extending a deal to quadruple the production of its…
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New York-based plant-based meat startup Chunk Foods expects to double its sales and reach profitability next year. Its CEO explains why demand isn’t the main problem facing this sector. Despite repeated declines in US sales of…
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Dutch-Belgian precision fermentation startup Those Vegan Cowboys has established Margaret's Finest, a collaborative discovery programme to explore the potential of animal-free casein proteins. Ahead of the launch of its cow-free casein…
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NFX UK, a dedicated network of experts backing the novel foods sector, has secured $650,000 in funding to accelerate regulatory approvals in the UK and expand its work into Europe. Just as the UK government publishes its latest set of…
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Californian precision fermentation startup New Culture has secured another patent for its recombinant casein protein, covering its flagship mozzarella product in the US. Ahead of its expected launch in pizza restaurants in California,…
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Danish biotech giant Novonesis has signed an exclusive deal to scale up and commercialise TurtleTree’s precision-fermented lactoferrin protein, following investment in the Singaporean startup. Singapore’s TurtleTree has taken a giant…
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The EU has published its long-awaited Protein Plan, acknowledging the importance of plant-based proteins but failing to set concrete targets to increase production for human use. Europe’s policymakers have embraced plant proteins as a…
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The Better Meat Co, known for its Rhiza mycoprotein, has changed its name to BMC Ingredients as it expands its ingredient portfolio beyond meat alternatives. In its regulatory dossier submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, US…
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Quorn's foodservice arm has supplied its mycoprotein to William White Meats for the launch of UltiMeat, a lineup of blended meat products for UK restaurants, caterers, and retailers. As blended meat continues to gain steam across…
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Food tech startup Nutrition From Water has agreed to make an equity investment in Portugal's PhycoFerm, formalising a joint R&D collaboration to accelerate microalgae strain generation. New Zealand-Portuguese startup Nutrition From…
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German engineering company GEA is relocating its Application and Technology Center for future food from Hildesheim to Sarstedt with a €4M ($4.6M) investment. Three years after opening its first novel food scale-up facility, Germany’s…
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US biomanufacturing firm Biosphere has acquired fellow gas fermentation specialist NovoNutrients, a year after the latter put its assets up for sale. Fresh off a $9M Department of Defense grant for its gas fermentation technology,…
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Beyond Meat is finally bringing its whole-cut mycelium steak to retail shelves in the US, starting with Wegmans and H-E-B. A year after introducing its whole-cut steak in US restaurants, alternative protein pioneer Beyond Meat is…
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Protein Industries Canada has funded a new project to create an AI platform that can make fermentation cheaper and more efficient, and "unlock new value" from agricultural byproducts. The Canadian government has announced its latest…
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Dutch food tech startup The Protein Brewery has closed an €18M ($20.5M) extension of its Series B round to expand production of its Fermotein mycoprotein and support its EU launch. Days after securing the first novel food approval for…
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Portuguese firm GRA Nutra has released a new fermentation-derived beta-carotene colour for food and beverages in the US, where clean-label dyes are all the rage. As food manufacturers race to get artificial dyes out of their supply…
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US supplements corporation Herbalife and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have launched a plant cell fermentation hub to advance biomanufacturing and next-gen health products. India's bid to become a global biomanufacturing hub…
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US startup FerrinX, which makes precision-fermented lactoferrin, has signed a deal with Palmer Holland to distribute the ingredient to cosmetics and beauty brands in North America. Legacy ingredients distributor Palmer Holland has…
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Israel's Coffeesai has partnered with Brevel to produce cell-cultured coffee using the latter's illuminated fermentation technology. Israeli food tech startups Coffeesai and Brevel have teamed up to accelerate the production of…
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