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 …
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, …
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 …
EAT BEER Scales Technical Development of Spent Grain Protein Following Initial Trials
EAT BEER, a biotechnology company specializing in the transformation of side streams from the brewing and food industries into fungal protein raw materials for the food industry through fermentation, has entered the pilot phase of its production. The sister company of Störtebeker Braumanufaktur is a spin-off from the research project MaltFungiProtein, which is funded by the German federal government, and specializes in the fermentation of brewery by-products using fungi. Since …
CREMER Launches FermBase, a New Brand Providing a One-Stop Shop for Fermentation Media
CREMER Group, a specialist in the trade, processing, and transport of raw and basic materials, has launched a new brand called FermBase to serve as a competence center and one-stop shop for fermentation media. FermBase aims to address key challenges in the next-generation and precision fermentation industries, including complex sourcing requirements, fragmented feedstock markets, raw material costs as a major driver of process costs, and limited scalability across the supply …
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 …
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 …
Brazil’s Typcal Inaugurates New Facility for Its Sustainable Mycoprotein
Typcal, a Brazilian producer of sustainable mycoprotein ingredients, has announced the inauguration of a new production facility in the municipality of Pinhais, part of the Metropolitan region of the city of Curitiba. The facility will allow Typcal to commence commercial-scale production, which could enable the company to begin selling its ingredients in Europe and Latin America by next year. Typcal will initially offer fresh and powdered mycoprotein products, but is …
Umami Bioworks Develops Animal-Free PDRN from Eel, Tuna, and Sturgeon Using Cell Cultivation
Umami Bioworks has announced the expansion of its cultivated marine cell platform to produce polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) from a wider range of aquatic species, including Japanese eel, sturgeon, and bluefin tuna. The development builds on the company’s existing work with salmon-derived PDRN and extends its Marine Radiance™ portfolio for use in cosmetics. PDRN is a DNA-based compound used in regenerative skincare and has traditionally been extracted from salmon milt, or sperm, …
Melt&Marble Secures €7.3M to Scale Designer Fats Made Using Precision Fermentation
Swedish biotech company Melt&Marble has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding to scale the production of its designer fats made using precision fermentation and bring its first ingredients to market. The round was led by Swedish deeptech investor Industrifonden, with participation from the European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Beiersdorf, Valio, Chalmers Ventures, and Catalyze Capital. The EIC Accelerator previously awarded Melt&Marble a €2.5 million grant in 2024, …