Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

US sweet protein startup Oobli has co-developed a sugar replacement system for chocolate with Cosun Ingredients, while expanding access to its monellin ingredient and consumer-facing platform. As Americans look to cut back on sugar, US…
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Indian sugar giant Dhampur Bio Organics has partnered with Swiss fermentation startup Planetary to produce mycoprotein products through the latter's BioBlocks platform. Months after they began exploring a tech licensing partnership to…
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US supplements giant Herbalife and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have established a Phyto Innovation accelerator programme to translate plant biotechnology research into scalable solutions. Months after opening a plant cell…
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Israeli startup Brevel and Indian conglomerate The Wave Group are building an illuminated fermentation factory in Uttar Pradesh to make microalgae ingredients and help plant cell culture firms scale up production. Brevel, an Israeli…
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Finnish startup Enifer's Pekilo mycoprotein is making its European debut as the main ingredient in Dutch premium pet brand HenArt's new semi-moist baked biscuit for dogs. The pet food industry continues to embrace mycelium protein, with…
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Ahead of a new funding round, UK precision fermentation startup Better Dairy has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for lactopontin, a human-identical milk protein for supplements and nutrition products, in the US. Better Dairy, a…
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Canadian firm Pinnacle Food Group's Hong Kong subsidiary has confirmed the expression of recombinant human lactoferrin protein through its yeast strain in a bench-scale fermenter. Months after developing a breakthrough methanol-free…
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Danish startup Cellugy has scaled production of its fermentation-derived skincare ingredients 10-fold, bringing bio-based skincare to industrial manufacturing levels. In a major milestone for the fossil-free cosmetics space, Cellugy has…
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Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, known for its gas-derived Solein protein, has joined the Deep Space Food Consortium as a foundational member, two years after winning the Nasa-backed challenge that spawned the alliance. In 2024,…
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Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have developed a mycelium fermentation process to transform okara, the leftover pulp from soy milk and tofu production, into an umami-rich ingredient. At Singapore's Nanyang…
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Netherlands-based think tank the Ministry of Future Affairs has established a novel food regulatory sandbox to help startups gain insight into pre-submission advice for the approval of innovations like cultivated meat. If the EU won't…
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New Zealand's Daisy Lab, known for its cow-free whey proteins like lactoferrin, has been acquired by UK fermentation firm Mycofeast. British fermentation specialist Mycofeast, which makes functional ingredients for human and animal…
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The Abu Dhabi government has developed a framework for companies to conduct public tastings of novel foods, such as cultivated meat and precision-fermented proteins, before securing full UAE approval. The UAE's capital has taken a major…
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Onego Bio's patent lawsuit against The Every Company has been dismissed by a judge in Delaware, marking the end of their bitter legal spat over animal-free egg proteins. The legal dispute between the two leading precision-fermented egg…
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The European Food Safety Authority has highlighted the need to sustain scientific expertise and ensure regulatory clarity to avoid approval delays for novel foods like cultivated meat. The EU must strengthen its regulatory readiness…
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A Dutch public-private partnership has led to the formation of the EcoFerm Consortium, which aims to develop continuous precision fermentation technologies to scale up alternative proteins economically. Cost-effective scale-up is the…
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US startup BMC Ingredients has published a paper highlighting the presence of longevity-linked compounds in its fibre-rich Rhiza mycoprotein. With healthy ageing joining protein and fibre as a core influencer of consumers' food choices,…
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A research team at the UK's University of Sheffield is pairing a Darwinian evolution approach with artificial intelligence to speed up the development of precision-fermented and next-gen plant proteins. Fermentation, evolution, and…
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Japanese biotech startup Spiber has launched a contract service for strain development and fermentation manufacturing, targeting next-gen proteins for use as food ingredients, industrial enzymes, and more. Spiber, a firm known for its…
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Danish biotech startup Bactolife has teamed up with Healthgevity to bring its Helm line of binding proteins to the US, starting with a Gutgevity supplement for gut wellness. Months after securing €30M to bring its binding proteins to…
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France's Biotech Open Platform, established by Danone, Michelin and others with over €20M in initial funding, has opened an advanced fermentation facility to help companies scale up to industrial production. Two years after its…
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