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Food Biotech Heads to Space, Moolec’s Mega Merger, and $8M for Light-Activated Seed Traits
Also: Checkerspot developed ‘world’s first’ non-GMO algal oil closely matching the fatty acid profile and performance of high-oleic palm oil.
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Developing Market Agrifood Funding Up 63%, Saudi Invests in Fermentation for Food Security, and Turning Dairy Waste to Casein
Also: Biokraft Foods unveiled India’s first cultivated trout fillet prototype in government-backed collaboration
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Eshan Samaranayake
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World's First High-Function Recombinant Whey, $29M for Whole-Cut Cultivated Steaks, and China Calls for Alt Protein Acceleration
Also: Engineered oleaginous yeast increased lipid yield by 230%, offering a platform for sustainable palm oil alternatives.
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Eshan Samaranayake
Fermented Protein’s $150B Potential, AI Decodes Soil Microbes, and Yeast Converts CO₂ to Starch-Rich Micrograins
Also: South Korea’s largest Muslim organisation issued a fatwa saying cultivated meat can be Halal
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Eshan Samaranayake
UK and Korea Accelerate Cultivated Meat, AI-Designed Proteins for Crops, and Chefs Back Precision-Fermented Mozzarella
Also: Cellva Ingredients developed a cocoa alternative made from coffee husks.
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Agrifood Tech Hits $16B in 2024, First FDA-Cleared Cultivated Pork Fat, and $20M+ for AI-Driven Crop Development
Also: China signals support for alternative proteins in two key policy documents released before the Two Sessions summit
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Eshan Samaranayake
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€32.5M for Precision-Fermented Dairy, AI-Driven Biomanufacturing Lands €9.5M, and Cultivated Meat Aroma Breakthrough
Also: European alt protein patent publications increased by 960% over the past decade
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Eshan Samaranayake
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€22M for AI-Driven Food Safety, Lindt Invests in Alt Chocolate, and 3D-Printed Cultivated Fish Breakthrough
Also: Efforts in Nebraska and South Dakota to ban cultivated meat are facing resistance from farmers
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Eshan Samaranayake
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$115M for Vertical Farm’s Biotech Leap, World’s First Microbial Oil Milestone, and $18M for Sweet Proteins
Also: Alt proteins could contribute €65B to the German economy and create up to 250,000 new jobs by 2045
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Eshan Samaranayake
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