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.
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.
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.
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.
Ecovative is one of several startups attempting to harness the magic of mycelium—the filament-like roots of mushrooms—to make more sustainable foods and materials. But what progress has it made to date?
Technology that eliminates the earthy color, flavor and aroma of crickets could unlock new opportunities in human food markets, claims US-based startup Hoppy Planet Foods.
Bioreactor specialist ABEC claims it is owed $100m in cash and stock for work done on Eat Just’s GOOD Meat cultivated meat business.
When it comes to farming, says Verdant Robotics cofounder Dr. Gabe Sibley, the biggest pain points are typically labor and input costs. “We squarely address both.”
The continuous processing system will finally enable meat alternatives to reach cost parity with their animal-based counterparts, claims the Seattle-based startup.
A month into his new role as CEO at fungi-fueled startup MycoTechnology, Dr. Mike Leonard caught up with AgFunderNews to talk about his new role.
