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Map compiling 10 New Production Facilities in Alternative Proteins - Q4 2025

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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 …

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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 …

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Aleph Farms partners with Enzymit to develop insulin proteins for cell growth in cultivated meat

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Aleph Farms and Roslin Technologies Demonstrate Cross-Platform Compatibility for Cell Cultivation

Aleph Farms, a cellular agriculture company developing a scalable biomanufacturing platform for the food and broader bio-based industries, announced the successful completion of the first phase of a collaboration with UK-based biotechnology company Roslin Technologies, a leading developer of advanced animal cell lines for cellular agriculture applications. “This milestone demonstrates, for the first time, that cells developed by an external organization can grow successfully using Aleph Farms’ proprietary growth medium, …

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Cell4Food partners with Algocell

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Cell4Food Partners With Algocell to Optimize Its Cell Cultivation Process

Cell4Food, a Portuguese company producing cultivated marine foods, has announced a partnership with Algocell, which has developed an AI-powered bioprocess modeling platform. The partnership will integrate Cell4Food’s cell cultivation technology stack, BlueCell™, with Algocell’s AI-powered bioprocess modeling platform, Algocell P™. The aim is to accelerate Cell4Food’s process development and optimization. By integrating Algocell’s Digital Twin technology, Cell4Food hopes to complete and optimize a full cell cultivation process, creating an optimal …

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UPSIDE Foods Launches New Spinoff Lucius Labs to Commercialize Cell Culture Media

US cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods has recently launched a spinoff called Lucius Labs. As first reported by AgFunderNews, the new company will create cell culture media for the life sciences industry. In a LinkedIn post, Bob Newman, Chief Scientific Officer at UPSIDE Foods, explained that the company had “developed deep expertise in cell culture media based on extensive work in cultivated meat”. Consequently, UPSIDE has decided to sell cell …

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Liberation Bioindustries Restructures Leadership as Indiana Facility Nears Completion

Liberation Bioindustries has restructured its executive team, with co-founder Etan Bendheim stepping into the role of Chief Executive Officer, while fellow co-founder Mark Warner transitions to Chief Technology Officer. The change comes as the company approaches the operational launch of its first commercial-scale precision fermentation plant in Richmond, Indiana. Technical focus takes priority Warner, who previously served as CEO, will now focus on technical execution and infrastructure development. “This transition …

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Aqua Cultured Foods Shuts Down After Five Years Developing Fermented Seafood Alternatives

Chicago-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods has officially shut down operations, marking the end of a five-year effort to commercialize whole-cut seafood alternatives produced through biomass fermentation. Co-founded in 2020 by Brittany Chibe and Anne Shaeffer, Aqua developed a proprietary fermentation process that converted cellulose into high-fidelity, fish-free seafood analogs. The startup focused on producing raw-style filets intended to replicate tuna and scallops in appearance and texture, targeting both fine dining …

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Formo Appoints Dr. Andreas Heyl as Chief Technology Officer

Formo, a producer of precision-fermented casein for dairy applications, has appointed Dr. Andreas Heyl as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The news comes as the company accelerates the industrial scale-up and commercialization of its precision fermentation platform. Heyl has more than two decades of experience in scaling advanced food, chemical, and biotechnology processes into industrial production. He has previously held senior leadership roles at Lonza and ICL Group, including CTO positions …

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UMAMI Bioworks partners with Nippon Barrier Free

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UMAMI Bioworks Signs MoU With Nippon Barrier Free to Bring Cultivated Marine Ingredients to Cosmetics & Supplement Market

Singaporean cultivated seafood producer UMAMI Bioworks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nippon Barrier Free, a Japanese company specializing in salmon-derived functional ingredients. Through the partnership, the two companies will work to bring cultivated marine ingredients to the cosmetics and supplements market. Nippon Barrier Free will serve as UMAMI Bioworks’ sales and distribution partner for cosmetic and supplement ingredients across Japan and 18 other countries. UMAMI Bioworks claims …

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Meatable Enters Liquidation Following Investor Withdrawal

London-listed investment firm Agronomics has confirmed that its portfolio company Meatable will undergo liquidation after failing to secure continued financial backing. All operating activities at the cultivated meat startup will be terminated, and its legal entity dissolved under statutory procedures. The decision follows an extended period in which Meatable faced multiple operational and financial challenges throughout 2025. Despite efforts to explore strategic options, the company was unable to raise sufficient …

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