The future is now for precision fermentation
With precision fermentation, bioengineering techniques are used to program microorganisms by giving them a specific genetic code to produce a…
Hamburg-based biotech Infinite Roots bags €53 million Series B to mushroom up production
Infinite Roots, formerly Mushlabs, a leading German biotech company, announced the closing of its €53 million Series B funding round.…
The rise of plant-based meat: reshaping retail in Australia – Food Frontier
In major retail in Australia, the plant-based meat category has gone from fewer than five brands made by Australian/NZ businesses…
R.I.P. to RIP Foods
“Unfortunately, despite our collective efforts, the challenges our space is facing are insurmountable, and we have reached the point where…
Liberation Labs to Launch Biomanufacturing Workforce Program with Ivy Tech Community College in Richmond, Indiana
Liberation Labs, a large-scale precision fermentation contract manufacturer, and Ivy Tech Community College-Richmond have joined forces to create a novel…
EU to invest €50m in supporting precision fermentation start-ups
The EU has announced that it will invest €50 million in 2024 to help start-ups scale up the production of…
2023 in review: Beyond Meat’s ‘existential’ woes, AI everywhere
2023 has been a tough year for agrifoodtech startups, with high interest rates, inflation, fundraising challenges, banking scares, and souring…
What’s Cooking? An assessment of potential impacts of selected novel alternatives to conventional animal products
The food systems are responsible for about 30% of the current anthropogenic GHG emissions, and animal products account for almost…
Plenty Foundation Champions Alt-Protein to Tackle Africa’s Food System
Launched last week, the Plenty Foundation is a new non-profit aiming to address the challenges in Africa’s food system through…
Impossible Foods CEO: ‘I feel good about where we are, I do not feel good about where the category is’
Speaking to AgFunderNews after Impossible Beef Lite secured certification from the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program (more on…