Op Ed: Harsh Amin – How Cultivated Meat Can Bolster British Food Security and Tackle Price Rise
Harsh Amin, CEO of Ivy Farm Technologies, is a stem cell scientist with a PhD from UCL and postdoctoral experience at Imperial College London. With a strong background in biotech R&D and leadership roles from start-ups to Lonza Biologics, he blends scientific expertise with commercial insight to drive innovation in sustainable protein. In this opinion piece, Harsh discusses the growing pressures on the UK’s food industry, particularly the beef sector, …
Multus and Fishway Combine Expertise to Tackle Global Seafood Shortfall With Cultivated Fish
Fishway and Multus Biotechnology have entered into a strategic partnership to develop scalable, cost-effective cultivated fish. The collaboration brings together Fishway’s expertise in fish cell line development and Multus’ AI-driven platform for optimising growth media, with both companies aiming to accelerate the availability of cultivated seafood. Making cultivated fish viable The new partnership between the two companies is seen as a key step in addressing the challenges of scaling up …
Investment Climate Podcast: Lawrence Pratt of ClearLeaf, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 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 …
European Parliament Report Acknowledges Strategic Importance of Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on a report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors. The report acknowledges the importance of these sectors across various EU policy priorities, including sustainability, economic security, food security, and public health. It calls for targeted investments in strategic biotech applications, including food biotechnology, along with a policy framework to promote innovation, investment, and sustainable growth. According to the report, biotechnology and …
21st.BIO Develops New Method for Scalable, Animal-Free Production of Essential Dairy Protein
21st.BIO has introduced a new development program focused on producing bovine alpha-lactalbumin (α-lac) using precision fermentation technology. The company, a leader in industrial-scale fermentation, has secured an exclusive license for a high-yield microbial strain developed by Novonesis, a biosolutions company. Unlocking the potential of α-Lac Alpha-lactalbumin is a milk protein recognized for its nutritional value. It is particularly rich in essential amino acids and is easy to digest, which makes …
Cell AgriTech to Open Cellular Agriculture Pilot Plant in Singapore With Contract Manufacturing Model
Biotech startup Cell AgriTech has announced that it is opening a pilot plant in Singapore, which it describes as a “launchpad for cellular agriculture production”. The facility will be operational by next month, offering an affordable contract manufacturing model where startups and cultivated meat companies can scale or validate their concepts without any upfront CAPEX or OPEX costs. On LinkedIn, Cell AgriTech lists a variety of advantages to the service, …
Gourmey’s Cell-Cultivated Meat Application Approved by UK Food Agencies
Cultivated meat company, Gourmey, has secured a regulatory milestone in the United Kingdom. The company announced that its application for approval has been validated by both the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS), making it the world’s first cell-cultivated meat company to receive such validation in the UK. Accelerating the path to market “We are proud to announce that GOURMEY is the world’s first cell-cultivated meat company …
Investment Climate Podcast: Andrew Leech of Bovotica, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 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 …
Brazil’s Future Cow Raises R$4.85M to Advance Production of Animal-Free Dairy Proteins
Brazilian precision fermentation startup Future Cow has secured R$4.85 million (around $0.9 million) to make its animal-free dairy technology scalable and ready to be licensed by the food industry. The company initially raised R$1.27 million via a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year, falling short of its R$1.5 million target. However, it has now received further funding in the form of R$1.5 million from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and …
Arborea: “We’re Creating the Blueprint for a Food System That Can Both Feed People and Restore the Planet”
Julian Melchiorri is an entrepreneur and innovator recognised for his pioneering work on photosynthesis and biomimicry. He is the CEO and Founder of Arborea, a company that leverages microbial photosynthesis in a radical new way to convert CO2 and sunlight into the most scalable proteins on the planet. Named by Forbes as one of the EU’s Top 30 Under 30, he is also a TEDx speaker and winner of the …