Vivici Debuts Precision-Fermented Lactoferrin in the US Market
Dutch precision fermentation specialist Vivici has announced the U.S. launch of its lactoferrin ingredient, Vivitein™ LF. The company will showcase its portfolio of functional protein ingredients at Expo West 2026 in Anaheim. According to a company statement, Vivitein™ offers nutrition innovators a lactoferrin ingredient that overcomes the supply and cost constraints of traditional lactoferrin production: “Vivitein™ LF is produced through precision fermentation, unlocking access to one of dairy’s most valuable …
EU Project Fabulose Scales Biotech-Derived Cellulose into Circular Vegan Leather Alternatives
Fabulose is an EU funded project coordinated by the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF). Its consortium consists of leading research institutes, biotech innovators, and industry stakeholders who aim to create high-performance, biobased and recyclable leather-like fabrics, using efficient biotech production routes for bacterial cellulose, cyanophycin and bacterial pigments. Current leather alternatives are either made from petrol-based plastics and non-recyclable, or they are (partly) biobased, but difficult to …
Investment Climate Podcast: Bodil Sidén of Kost Capital Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Verley Secures $38 Million Series A to Commercialize Precision-Fermented Dairy Proteins
French precision fermentation company Verley has secured an oversubscribed $38 million Series A financing round, four years after its inception. The round brings together top European players: new investors, including Alven leading the round, Blast and the French Tech Seed fund managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of France 2030, and historical investors Sofinnova, Sparkfood, Captech and Founders Future. With additional non-dilutive support from Bpifrance, …
Study: Altered Levels of Known Allergens in Cultured Primary Bovine Myoblasts for Cultivated Meat
As cultured meat moves toward commercialization, people want to understand how it impacts health compared to conventional animal meat. So, researchers publishing in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry conducted an initial food safety study to identify potential allergens in cultured beef cells. They report mixed hazard results: Cultured cells contained relatively fewer traditional protein allergens than regular steak but provoked stronger immune reactions in blood samples from people with an …
Those Vegan Cowboys Raise €2.5 Million in One Day for ‘Cow-Free Cheese’ via Crowdfunding
One day before the official launch of their crowdfunding campaign, Those Vegan Cowboys, the ‘stainless steel cow’ company by the founders of The Vegetarian Butcher, have already raised €2.5 million by 600 new shareholders. “The level of support for this systemic change says it all,” said CEO Hille van der Kaa. The company states that it opened the crowdfunding campaign to a select group of pre-registrants 24 hours ahead of …
Investment Climate Podcast: Kristian Bennetsen of V5 Verde Equity Shares How to Get Funded in 2026
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2026 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
CellTec Systems Unveils New Research to Optimize Flavor and Nutrition in Cultivated Meat Production
The industrial scaling of cultivated meat faces a key challenge: the economical production of tasty and nutritious cell mass, particularly in terms of quantity and quality. CellTec Systems is now presenting research results that point to new approaches. By exploiting the natural plasticity of primary cells, it is possible to produce both the nutritional profile and the flavor-giving fat components efficiently and without genetic modification, the company states. Muscle Similarity …
Data & Insights on New Production Facilities in the Alternative Protein Industry Globally
The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant expansion in the alternative protein infrastructure, with ten new production and innovation facilities. The data in this article, compiled by Nicholas Dahl, founder and CEO of Alternative Proteins Global, showcases 10 new production facilities in the alternative protein industry in Q4 2025 detailing technology (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated, other), and geography (city, country), and provides links to further reporting. In the plant-based sector, dsm-firmenich unveiled its …
MicroHarvest Selects Germany for First Large-Scale Production Plant
German biotech MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients via biomass fermentation, has selected Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the location for its future production plant. The company utilizes regional agri-food side streams for its process. Federal grant of €5.46M awarded for industrial energy efficiency The planned facility is designed for an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes, with a planned mid-range double-digit million EUR investment in the region and the creation …