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$1.4B in Q1 Food Tech VC, AI-Powered Crop Immunity, and Gene Editing for Resilient Small Farms
Also: Everyone who tried Upside Foods’ product at a public tasting opposed cultivated meat bans regardless of political affiliation.
Jun 16
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Eshan Samaranayake
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$1.4B in Q1 Food Tech VC, AI-Powered Crop Immunity, and Gene Editing for Resilient Small Farms
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First US Cultivated Seafood Approval, Mycoprotein from Ethanol Waste, and Cocoa Biomanufacturing Scales Up
Also: University of Oxford and Wild Bio to receive £6.7M grant to improve potato and wheat yields using new synthetic biology approach.
Jun 9
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Eshan Samaranayake
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First US Cultivated Seafood Approval, Mycoprotein from Ethanol Waste, and Cocoa Biomanufacturing Scales Up
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Major Cultivated Meat Cost Breakthroughs, Lego Factory Becomes Fermentation Hub, and AI Smell Tech for Harvests
Also: Researchers turned spent coffee grounds into yeast-derived biostimulants for crops
Jun 2
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Major Cultivated Meat Cost Breakthroughs, Lego Factory Becomes Fermentation Hub, and AI Smell Tech for Harvests
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May 2025
Rebuilding Breast Milk With Biotech, First FDA Nod for Animal-Free Lactoferrin, and 3-In-1 Biopesticide
Also: Biotalys partners with AgroFresh to develop biological solutions to reduce post-harvest food waste
May 26
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Rebuilding Breast Milk With Biotech, First FDA Nod for Animal-Free Lactoferrin, and 3-In-1 Biopesticide
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Nestlé Goes Deep on Biotech, India's Push for AgriBiotech Investment, and Spearhead Bio's Crop Gene Editing Breakthrough
Also: Thailand’s first precision fermentation dairy startup lands strategic funding from VCs and a Japanese food giant
May 19
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Nestlé Goes Deep on Biotech, India's Push for AgriBiotech Investment, and Spearhead Bio's Crop Gene Editing Breakthrough
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World’s First Alt Protein Bond Criteria, Pureture Unveils Clean-Label Casein, and Syngenta Acquires Intrinsyx Bio
Also: Nearly half of consumers in four EU nations are willing to try cultivated meat if approved by the EFSA.
May 12
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Eshan Samaranayake
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World’s First Alt Protein Bond Criteria, Pureture Unveils Clean-Label Casein, and Syngenta Acquires Intrinsyx Bio
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Alt Proteins Raised $235M in Q1, Tetra Pak Supports Animal-Free Dairy Scale-Up, and UAE Grows the World’s Highest-Protein Wheat
Also: Phytolon and Ginkgo Bioworks have tripled the efficiency of colour-producing yeast for natural food colouring, amid synthetic dye phase-out.
May 5
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Eshan Samaranayake
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Alt Proteins Raised $235M in Q1, Tetra Pak Supports Animal-Free Dairy Scale-Up, and UAE Grows the World’s Highest-Protein Wheat
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April 2025
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.
Apr 28
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Food Biotech Heads to Space, Moolec’s Mega Merger, and $8M for Light-Activated Seed Traits
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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
Apr 21
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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
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March 2025
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.
Mar 31
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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
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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
Mar 24
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Fermented Protein’s $150B Potential, AI Decodes Soil Microbes, and Yeast Converts CO₂ to Starch-Rich Micrograins
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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.
Mar 17
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UK and Korea Accelerate Cultivated Meat, AI-Designed Proteins for Crops, and Chefs Back Precision-Fermented Mozzarella
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