
Ayana Bio signs JDA to develop saffron via plant cell culture, taps into interest in natural appetite suppressants
Ayana Bio has signed a deal with Wooree Green Science to develop saffron and other bioactives made via plant cell culture.
Ayana Bio has signed a deal with Wooree Green Science to develop saffron and other bioactives made via plant cell culture.
At a time when many alt protein companies are struggling to raise funds, Infinite Roots (formerly Mushlabs) has netted $58m from investors including German food retail giant (REWE) and the holding company behind Haribo (HRH).
The capital injection will also help advance work to develop Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating fungal disease Fusarium wilt.
Are GLP-1 drugs an ‘existential threat’ to the food industry or an opportunity for some creative thinking?
We’re kidding ourselves if we think we can make the unit economics add up for cultivated meat without deploying ‘much much larger’ bioreactors, says Ark Biotech.
Can money really grow on trees? Undoubtedly, says Ethan Steinberg at agroforestry startup Propagate. But it doesn’t happen overnight, so farmers looking to plant trees among their crops need support, and upfront capital.
Edete—which offers precision pollination as a service (PPaS)—helps Mother Nature by applying pollen directly to trees in a highly targeted manner.
California-based farm-ng aims to lower the adoption and innovation barriers for small and medium growers adopting robotics.
The startup’s enzymatic technology converts up to 80% of the sugars in juice into dietary fibers and non-digestible sugars without impacting the vitamins, minerals and organic acids in the final product.
The Israeli startup expects products containing its animal-free whey protein to launch in the US within the year.
Burro will use the new funds to broaden its product line and reach more areas of agriculture struggling with labor.
AgFunder partner Michael Dean on discovering the huge opportunity for new technology development and deployment across the food system.
We caught up with Dr. Flatt to discuss the gut barrier, the power of AI, and lessons learned after 30 years of working in biomanufacturing…
Funding in Novel Farming Systems—an AgFunder category spanning indoor farming, insect ag, aquaculture, and algae production—fell off a cliff last year.
Consumers will look for foods and dietary supplements that naturally mimic the effects of GLP-1 drugs, predicts Bharat Vasan.
MeliBio is rolling out its first products in partnership with Slovenian food maker Narayan in the UK, Switzerland, and Austria in the first part of a $10m deal to reach 75,000 stores across Europe.
Mush Foods is launching its 50CUT mycelium blends in the US market following a successful launch of its b2b ‘meat-plus’ concept in Israel.
Three of the top five venture capital deals in Indiana in 2022 were from agtech companies – a first for the state.
It also teased “a major CPG partner launch” with its whey from fermentation and said it would unveil “new molecules which will bring the impact of precision fermentation to more products and markets.”
Plus… Steakholder Foods unveils a 3D-printed eel, and carbon removal startup Standard Biocarbon secures $5m for a new biochar production facility.