Pow.Bio, Bühler, and ATV Technologies Scale Up Continuous Biomanufacturing Platform to 3,000 Liters
Continuous biomanufacturing company Pow.Bio has announced the scale-up of its platform to 3,000 liters. The milestone was achieved in partnership with industrial solutions provider Bühler Group and industrialization accelerator ATV Technologies. The scale-up took place at ATV’s facility in Compiègne, France, and successfully produced three times more high-quality dairy protein than its equivalent fed batch process. The project demonstrates that continuous fermentation has the potential to be seamlessly integrated at …
Abu Dhabi Investment Office Partners With The EVERY Company and Vivici to Establish Protein Fermentation Facility
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has partnered with sustainable protein producers The EVERY Company and Vivici to establish a protein fermentation facility in the city. The four-million-litre industrial-scale site will reportedly meet the highest standards of food safety and Halal certification. It will be designed to be multi-tenanted, allowing for the participation of other fermented protein companies. Furthermore, the facility will support the creation of a regulatory framework for …
Solar Foods’ Factory 01 Reaches Productivity Targets, Enabling Production at Full Capacity
Finnish air-based protein producer Solar Foods has announced that its first commercial-scale facility, Factory 01, has reached production parameters that enable it to operate at full design capacity. Factory 01 will now be able to produce 160 tons per year of Solar Foods’ protein, Solein, after its productivity reached 1 g/l/h and its energy efficiency value (O2/CO2) reached 2.7. Production was successfully ramped up following a maintenance break this summer. …
Report: Government Support Could Make Australia a Leader in Food Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing
A new report has urged the Australian government to take advantage of the “once in a generation” opportunity to build sovereign capability in food biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Called Made & Grown – The future of food biotechnology & biomanufacturing in Australia, the white paper has been produced through a collaboration between Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute (AFII), Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), and the ANU National Security …
New Wave Biotech and CPI Address Lipid Extraction Bottleneck with AI-Powered Solutions
New Wave Biotech has announced a partnership with the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to address challenges in lipid extraction, a key process in industries such as food, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. The collaboration will focus on optimizing both solvent-based and non-solvent methods for extracting lipids, using AI-powered simulations to improve efficiency and reduce reliance on trial-and-error methods. The goal of the partnership is to use New Wave Biotech’s …
Corning Moves into Cultivated Meat with Edible Microcarrier Patent
Corning Inc. has published a patent describing edible microcarriers and support structures for cultivated meat production, highlighting how global suppliers are beginning to address one of the field’s most pressing challenges: scalability. The recently published filing (WO2025193526A1) shows how Corning aims to adapt its life sciences expertise for the alternative protein sector. From patent to platform play In cultivated meat, animal cells are grown in bioreactors on surfaces called microcarriers. …
Evonik & AMSilk Extend Partnership to Produce Vegan Silk Proteins at Industrial Scale
Chemical company Evonik has announced an extension of its partnership with AMSilk, a producer of advanced biomaterials based on silk proteins. Building on their original agreement from 2023, the two companies have commissioned a manufacturing line at Evonik’s Slovakian biotech production hub. This will produce AMSilk’s high-performance vegan silk proteins, which are made using precision fermentation. The Slovakian facility is equipped with advanced infrastructure, upgraded systems, and renewable energy, enabling …
$18M Upgrade Transforms QUT Plant Into “Australia’s Leading Pilot-Scale Fermentation Facility”
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has launched an $18 million upgrade to its Mackay-based QUT Pioneer BioPilot. According to the university, this will transform the plant into Australia’s leading pilot-scale fermentation facility. The upgrade was carried out with funding from the Australian and Queensland governments and completed in association with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). Companies will now be able to work with QUT researchers to develop new …
Aleph Farms Signs MoU With The Cultured Hub to Establish First European Production Base in Switzerland
Cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Cultured Hub, a joint venture by Migros Industrie, Givaudan, and Bühler Group. The agreement will see Aleph Farms establish its first European production base in Kemptthal, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. According to the company, this will provide a capital-efficient, locally embedded way to bring its cultivated steaks (known as Aleph Cuts) to European markets. Furthermore, the …
Re:meat Partners With Biotech Heights to Establish Pilot Cellular Agriculture Facility in Sweden
Re:meat, a Swedish startup developing cultivated meat technology, has partnered with innovation hub Biotech Heights to establish a pilot facility called the Re:meatery. Biotech Heights is located at Kemicentrum in Lund, alongside Lund University Prepilot Plant (Sweden’s only university-based prepilot facility for food, biotech, and chemical engineering). The hub aims to use biotechnology to support the transformation of the food and material systems. Re:meat is Biotech Heights’ first startup member, …