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, …
Fushine Biotech Gains Regulatory Approval for Mycoprotein in China
Fushine Biotech has gained regulatory approval in China for mycoprotein sourced from the fungus Fusarium venenatum. The milestone was achieved with technical support from product safety consulting firm CIRS Group, which previously helped Fushine Biotech obtain a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) notice for the ingredient in the US. The application was submitted to China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in February, and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk …
The Protein Brewery’s Fermotein Receives EFSA Green Light
The Protein Brewery has reached a milestone in its efforts to introduce its innovative food ingredient, Fermotein®, to the European market. The company announced today that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive scientific opinion on Fermotein®, a novel food ingredient derived from fermented fungal biomass. Fermotein®, a mycoprotein powder, is produced using the Rhizomucor pusillus strain. It is rich in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, positioning …
ProteinDistillery’s Facility Becomes a “Protein Competence Center”, Supporting Companies With Food Ingredient Production
ProteinDistillery, a scale-up using a patented process to transform biomass sources into functional protein, has announced that its facility in Heilbronn, Southern Germany, will become a Protein Competence Center from January 2026. The FSSC 22000-certified facility will be transformed into a hub for production and R&D collaborations relating to food ingredients and novel foods. It will be designed to support companies, including start-ups and scale-ups, from prototypes through to commercial production. The …
Chromologics Raises €7M for Fermentation-Derived Vegan Colour Ingredients
Danish biotech company Chromologics has secured €7 million from Novo Holdings, EIFO (the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good Ventures, and Synergetic. The raise takes the total capital secured by the company to almost €20 million, following a €12.6 million seed round in 2023. Chromologics will use the funding to complete regulatory submissions for its natural, fermentation-derived vegan food colour, Natu.Red®, with the European Food Safety …
BLUU Expands Beyond Seafood, Bringing Cultivated Marine Ingredients to Health and Beauty
BLUU, a European biotechnology company specializing in cultivated fish cell production, is expanding its reach beyond the food sector. The company, which is known for its salmonid cell technology, is now entering the beauty and health markets, offering ethically sourced, traceable marine ingredients. BLUU has developed a proprietary technology platform called Bluu Zone that enables the production of bio-identical marine ingredients from cultured salmonid cells. This process eliminates the need …
Oobli Launches GRAS-Certified Protein Sweetener to Combat Sugar Overconsumption
Oobli, a company based in Davis, California, has unveiled a new natural sweetener derived from proteins rather than carbohydrates. The product, which mimics the taste of sugar, is the first of its kind to receive GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) certification for commercial use. It offers a potential solution to the growing concerns over excessive sugar consumption and its associated health risks, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Fighting …
Kokomodo Partners With Coop Switzerland to Explore Integration of Cultivated Cacao Into Confectionery
Cultivated cacao producer Kokomodo has announced a partnership with the chocolate company Chocolats Halba, which is a division of Switzerland’s largest retailer and wholesaler, Coop. The collaboration will explore the integration of Kokomodo’s cacao into sustainable confectionery products, evaluating the functionality, sensory performance, and scalability of the ingredient in industrial settings. The partnership is facilitated by Kickstart Innovation, a platform that accelerates the market adoption of breakthrough technologies through startup-corporate …
WACKER Launches Bioengineered Growth Factor for Cultivated Meat
Chemical and biotech company WACKER has announced the launch of a new bioengineered growth factor specially developed for use in the production of cultivated meat. The growth factor is called Recombinant bovine FGF-basic Food, or FGF-2 Food. It is produced microbially using fermentation, and is free of animal-derived components. Described as highly purified, FGF-2 Food meets the Global Food Safety Initiative’s strict quality standards. When used in cultivated meat production, …
JSBio to Accelerate Cellular Agriculture Sector’s Path to Industrialization With Serum-Free Cell Culture Media
JSBio, a cell culture media manufacturer in the APAC region, has announced that it is strengthening its commitment to accelerating the cellular agriculture sector’s path toward industrialization and sustainability. JSBio has over ten years of experience in large-scale biopharmaceutical production, and has developed and manufactured more than 200 serum-free cell culture media products tailored to various cell types. After collaborating with cultivated meat companies, JSBio has developed the CellKey® culture …