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ZBiotics takes GM probiotics mainstream with 15m+ ‘pre-alcohol’ shots sold

ZBiotics launched its pre-alcohol shots D2C in 2019, started selling on Amazon in 2023, and is now ramping up its presence in brick-and-mortar retail.

Biomanufacturing & biologicals

Deeptech

Dr Zachary Abbott cofounder ZBiotics Image credit ZBiotics

🎥 Can non thermal plasma seed treatment move from lab curiosity to broadacre reality?

Sylvarum is running seven active pilots and targeting 10 by the end of this year, says cofounder and CEO Guadalupe Murga.

Agtech

Deeptech

ZBiotics takes GM probiotics mainstream with 15m+ ‘pre-alcohol’ shots sold

🎥 Can non thermal plasma seed treatment move from lab curiosity to broadacre reality?

Deep innovation, limited capital define Argentina’s agrifoodtech opportunity

Spring Innovation Fund debuts as first venture philanthropy firm dedicated to animal welfare tech

Cultivated meat deep dive: After the crash, who’s still standing?

Exclusive: Bayou Best Foods acquires BettaF!sh to build global presence in plant-based seafood

The Protein Brewery says FDA GRAS setback won’t derail US plans as it raises $20.5m Series B extension

AgriFood Signals: Bayer wins roundup case, CEO change at Vow, Reservoir acquires Contain

Liberation Bioindustries pauses construction again as it seeks funds to complete US biomanufacturing site

The bioeconomy runs on sugar. Solarferm wants to run it on gas

Why smarter water management is critical for farmer returns

Goterra administrator seeks buyer as founder warns of insect ag sector ‘contagion’

Inside new company Landseed’s goal to ‘create a financial market’ for conservation projects

AgriFood Signals: Anthropic joins carbon removal coalition, Elanco launches venture arm, AeroFarms acquired

Solar Foods wins $89.2m backing for ‘protein from air’ factory, but final investment decision still pending

The food system needs a rewiring, not a reinvention, Anterra Capital says after $100m raise

Tech alone won’t future-proof the food system, experts warn

Vivici bags $14.4m EIC funding to scale precision-fermented dairy proteins

The Protein Brewery wins EU approval for Fermotein mycoprotein six years after novel foods filing

AI’s role in agrifood biotech comes into sharper focus

AI is everywhere in CPG R&D. But is it moving the needle? Turing Labs surveys the biggest players

Rainbow Crops raises $11.25m to scale AI-guided multiplex gene editing

From Taxol to cocoa: Can plant cell culture make the leap from drugs to food?

French alt meat whole cut specialist SWAP Food enters judicial liquidation, ceases operations

Picketa Systems raises $1.5m to bring crop nutrient testing to the field

Fertilizer… without Haber Bosch: Can AI-optimized plasma make green ammonia cost-competitive?

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