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 …
EU Project Fabulose Scales Biotech-Derived Cellulose into Circular Vegan Leather Alternatives
Fabulose is an EU funded project coordinated by the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF). Its consortium consists of leading research institutes, biotech innovators, and industry stakeholders who aim to create high-performance, biobased and recyclable leather-like fabrics, using efficient biotech production routes for bacterial cellulose, cyanophycin and bacterial pigments. Current leather alternatives are either made from petrol-based plastics and non-recyclable, or they are (partly) biobased, but difficult to …
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, …
Those Vegan Cowboys Raise €2.5 Million in One Day for ‘Cow-Free Cheese’ via Crowdfunding
One day before the official launch of their crowdfunding campaign, Those Vegan Cowboys, the ‘stainless steel cow’ company by the founders of The Vegetarian Butcher, have already raised €2.5 million by 600 new shareholders. “The level of support for this systemic change says it all,” said CEO Hille van der Kaa. The company states that it opened the crowdfunding campaign to a select group of pre-registrants 24 hours ahead of …
CellTec Systems Unveils New Research to Optimize Flavor and Nutrition in Cultivated Meat Production
The industrial scaling of cultivated meat faces a key challenge: the economical production of tasty and nutritious cell mass, particularly in terms of quantity and quality. CellTec Systems is now presenting research results that point to new approaches. By exploiting the natural plasticity of primary cells, it is possible to produce both the nutritional profile and the flavor-giving fat components efficiently and without genetic modification, the company states. Muscle Similarity …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Kynda Opens Industrial Fermentation Site to Scale Protein from Food Sidestreams
Kynda, a biotechnology company specializing in fermentation-based protein production, has opened a new research and production facility in Jelmstorf, Lower Saxony. The 720-square-meter site combines laboratory and production operations, with the aim of converting underutilized food processing sidestreams into fungal mycelium for use as protein. The facility includes 360 square meters of R&D space focused on process optimization and substrate adaptation, alongside a production area with 40,000 liters of fermentation …
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 …