As the world’s population continues to grow, the need to be able to feed everyone is something a number of entities are working on. Paris-based Edonia, is one […]
Why TikTok is obsessed with Donghua Jinlong’s industrial grade glycine
A TikTok meme has users praising industrial and food grade glycine from Chinese chemical manufacturer Donghua Jinlong.
Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market
In 2023, higher egg prices provided an opportunity for alternative protein companies to show they could compete with traditional egg manufacturers. A year later, prices have calmed down, […]
Profluent, spurred by Salesforce research and backed by Jeff Dean, uses AI to discover medicines
Last year, Salesforce, the company best known for its cloud sales support software (and Slack), spearheaded a project called ProGen to design proteins using generative AI. A research […]
Poseidona is removing invasive algae from oceans and turning it into food
Invasive algae is a problem all over the world. Different species of seaweed pose a threat to the oceanic environment by smothering and killing coral, which has an […]
Tierra Biosciences nabs $11 million to create new AI-guided proteins
Scientific breakthroughs have accelerated the pace at which new pharmaceuticals are being developed. Tierra Biosciences thinks that pace can go faster. The San Leandro-based company has developed a […]
Cultivated Biosciences poised to take its plant-based cream to market in 2025
Products derived from animals have that familiar taste and texture, and replicating that with plant-based alternatives has been a challenge for some companies. Dairy, in particular, is an […]
Ingrediome believes it can solve the lab grown protein taste problem
One of the challenges for alternative proteins, particularly plant-based, is developing a product that mimics the taste of traditional meat. Many startups have taken on this challenge. But […]
Miruku grabs more capital as its plant-based dairy tech reaches proof of concept
While the food tech investment sector figured itself out last year, Miruku, a New Zealand-based food tech company, was busy getting ahead of molecular farming technology. That proactive […]
Pacifico Biolabs emerges from stealth with fermentation process for alternative seafood
In the quest to replace traditional seafood with alternatives, Berlin-based Pacifico Biolabs believes it has a unique approach to making whole muscle structures using fermentation. While fermentation, the […]