Bountica harnesses ‘nutritional immunity’ to disrupt food preservatives market
May 29, 2024
Bountica takes a novel approach to food preservation with proteins deployed by the immune system to fight off pathogens.
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Mattson probes Ozempic effect on food innovation, from mini-bites and hydrating pops to lighter protein drinks
May 6, 2024
New consumer research from Mattson into users of GLP-1 drugs indicates they want more protein, smaller portion sizes, and foods that soothe nausea and digestive discomfort.
Biological progress or bathtub brews? The state of US crop biologicals in 2024
March 21, 2024
Time to hunker down, startups.
GFI highlights chicken-and-egg conundrum facing cultivated meat industry
March 14, 2024
How will cultivated meat transition from a loss-making novelty served at a handful of restaurants to a viable alternative to animal ag?
From ‘GLP-1 companion foods’ to ‘Nature’s Ozempic…’ What the new breed of weight loss drugs means for the food industry
January 23, 2024
Are GLP-1 drugs an ‘existential threat’ to the food industry or an opportunity for some creative thinking?
With a fresh $25m in hand, AgroSpheres aims to build ‘unprecedented stability’ in crop biologicals
December 4, 2023
US-based AgroSpheres has a novel delivery system that both encapsulates and delivers pesticides to plants in a more targeted approach.
Aanika Biosciences woos growers by bundling its bio barcodes with insurance: ‘We’re putting our money where our mouth is’
October 4, 2023
Aanika Biosciences makes invisible, edible tags from inactivated bacterial spores that can be digitally encoded with ‘DNA watermarks’ that can be read like barcodes with PCR tests.
NutrEvent probes AI in food, personalized nutrition and next gen petfood Oct 17-18
October 2, 2023
What’s new in food supplements for cognitive health? How can AI be deployed in the product development process? And how are health and wellness trends in human foods impacting the petfood industry?
Brightseed forms coalition to raise awareness of bioactives’ role in human health, disease prevention
July 20, 2023
A mix of researchers and scientists will work together to promote the role of bioactives in health and dietary guidelines.
Data snapshot: VC funding for ag biotech increases thanks to mega-rounds from the US, China & India
May 17, 2023
The Americas and Asia tied as regions with the most ag biotech funding in 2022, with each raising $1.3 billion.
Food tech investment in China fell off a cliff in 2022: what can we expect in 2023?
May 1, 2023
2022 was a grim year for agrifoodtech investment, with funding down 44% year-on-year globally, in part driven by an 81% drop in funding in China. So why did funding fall off a cliff and what can we expect in 2023 and beyond?
Meet the founder: Arkeon CEO Gregor Tegel on creating food ingredients out of air
February 11, 2023
Arkeon claims that ingredients are a bottleneck in the alternative proteins and is out to produce ingredients combined with vital amino acids.
Director, mRNA-based Antigen Design – Vaccines Research
September 28, 2022
At GreenLight we are working to solve two of the world’s greatest problems: global food insecurity and equal access to vaccines and the associated health
Startup profile: Peptyde Bio targets high costs and chemical-resistant pests with new bio-fungicide platform
August 25, 2022
St. Louis-based Peptyde Bio hopes to strengthen the power of bio-fungicides with its platform that designs and discovers anti-microbial peptides.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Cruising Kitchens nets $100m, foodtech layoffs & shutdowns continue
July 14, 2022
While foodtech startups feel the crunch of the current downturn, fundraising in agtech and alternative protein keeps coming.
The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s FootPrint backs Motif; Unilever joins $1bn regen ag fund
May 19, 2022
Alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds for meat and dairy alternatives, while two more countries approved the sale of GMO wheat.
How Anuvia aims to spend $66m advancing biofertilizer for large-scale agriculture
May 11, 2022
It’ll expand manufacturing capacity at its Florida facility to bring its ag biofertilizer product to more farmers across North America.
EXCLUSIVE: Aanika Biosciences raises $12m to boost food traceability with edible microbial tags
November 30, 2021
The New York-based startup will use the Series A funding to scale up its platform that provides traceability and food preservation tools in then form of spray-on microbes.
Midweek Digest: Big-money B rounds for alt-protein as Aleph Farms nets $105m, Meati raises $50m
July 7, 2021
The Israeli company secured the mega-funding from L Catteron and agrifood corporates BRF, Cargill, CJ CheilJedang, and Thai Union.
Invaio raises $89m to accelerate commercialization of its injectable bio-inputs
May 25, 2021
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup combines active ingredients, a 3D-printed delivery system, and motor-function tech to combat pests and disease in orchards.
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