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The Japanese cell agriculture platform has added Niigata Venture Capital to a planned ¥700 million Series A extension. It will fund cosmetics launches, B2B sales and regional production that uses brewing water and sake lees as cell-culture inputs.
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A Food Research International study by Vivici, dsm-firmenich and Fonterra researchers found precision-fermented BLG showed no detectable aggregation at 140…
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Precision fermentation company Oobli and Cosun Ingredients have co-developed a sugar replacement system for chocolate that pairs Oobli’s sweet proteins…
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Israeli biotech Brevel has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Indian conglomerate The Wave Group to build a 300,000-litre illuminated…
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Tokyo-based Kinish has raised ¥490 million (about US$3.1 million) in the first close of its Series A, backed by Shimadzu’s…
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London- and Chicago-based Opply has raised $7.5 million, led by Chalfen Ventures with Index Ventures and Anthemis participating, after growing…
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Silgan Holdings and private equity firm American Industrial Partners will combine Silgan's metal containers and food and beverage closures businesses…
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Indian sugar producer Dhampur Bio Organics has signed a technology licensing agreement with Swiss fermentation company Planetary for exclusive mycoprotein…
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand has approved Paris-based Gourmey’s cell-cultured duck biomass as a wholesale and foodservice ingredient for products…
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Paris-based CarbonFarm has closed an oversubscribed €7 million Series A led by Colam Impact to expand its AI- and satellite-based…
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