Food tech: Why Europeans are slow to embrace innovation
European consumers are hesitant to adopt food technology due to a preference for traditional, natural foods and a general distrust…
Cultivated meat faces uphill climb in the EU
A new report by the EIT Food agency’s Consumer Observatory indicates that while Europeans are generally receptive to meat alternatives,…
FlyBlast files for bankruptcy: ‘It became clear that the focus on cultivated meat was going to kill us’
FlyBlast, a Belgian startup that used genetically engineered black soldier flies to produce insulin and other proteins, has filed for…
Can Cultivated Meat Succeed? One Company Turns to Quail Foie Gras and Woolly Mammoth Meatballs to Stay in the Game
Ines Lizaur, CTO at Australian cultivated meat company Vow, is leveraging her background in aerospace and automotive industries to tackle…
Nordic Foodtech VC announces first close of second fund at $45m
Nordic Foodtech VC has announced the first close of its second fund at €40 million, targeting a final size of…
Modelling the effect of a carbon tax on the development of a cultivated protein industry: a Norwegian case study
This study examines how a carbon tax could influence the cultivated protein industry’s development in Norway using agent-based modeling. Cultivated…
Is Europe leading in alternative proteins?
Europe is emerging as a leader in alternative protein investments, defying global AgriFoodTech funding declines. DigitalFoodLab’s report highlights Europe’s surge,…
‘Recreating the whole cow’: Price parity still king in cultivated meat industry
The cultivated meat industry continues to prioritize price parity with conventional proteins as a critical milestone for mass adoption, particularly…
Malaysia Entering Cultured Meat Revolution
Dr. Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar, a bioprocess technology lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia, sampled lab-grown unagi (eel) produced by Cell…
VC predictions for developing markets: Climate resilience, agrifintech, and ‘super-specialized’ startups
Agrifoodtech investment surged in India, Mexico, and Vietnam in 2024 despite a 4% global funding decline, but 2025 faces uncertainty…