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 …
ÄIO to Develop Novel Fat Ingredient from Industrial Side-Streams Under €2.3M Project
Estonian biotechnology firm ÄIO has secured €1.2 million in public funding from Enterprise Estonia to scale production of its yeast-based Flavoured Fat ingredient through a new three-year project titled FERM-OIL. The total project budget is €2.3 million. The funding will support the transition of ÄIO’s fermentation-based fat from lab-scale development to industrial manufacturing. The company’s Flavoured Fat, a lipid-rich yeast biomass, is intended as a replacement for animal fats and …
Those Vegan Cowboys Raise €6.25M to Commercialize Precision-Fermented Casein
Belgium-based precision fermentation company Those Vegan Cowboys has closed a €6.25 million funding round to accelerate the development of its animal-free casein for use in dairy applications. The new capital will be used to scale production of casein—the key functional protein in dairy—without the use of animals. The startup, headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, says the funding provides the necessary resources to move its dairy-identical cheese, yogurt, and chocolate products toward …
EU Biotech Act Excludes Novel Foods From Regulatory Sandboxes in “Missed Opportunity”
The European Commission has published the new Biotech Act, which aims to boost the EU’s global competitiveness in biotechnology. The Act is mainly focused on the health sector, but also includes measures that could help commercialise the findings of European researchers working on techniques such as precision fermentation. Nonprofit think tank GFI Europe has welcomed parts of the Act, including plans to expand the advice regulators provide to innovators bringing …
The Cultured Hub Introduces Bioprocessing Support for Cocoa, Coffee, and Citrus Cell Lines
The Cultured Hub, a joint venture between Migros, Givaudan, and Bühler Group, has expanded its operations to include plant cell culturing technologies, widening its focus beyond cultivated meat to alternative ingredient production. The development was formally introduced at the inaugural Cultured Plant Cell Event 2025, held at the company’s facility in Kemptthal. Initially established to support cellular agriculture and cultivated meat startups, The Cultured Hub now provides infrastructure and process …
Solar Foods Reveals Location of Its First Industrial-Scale Production Facility
Air-based protein producer Solar Foods has chosen a site in Selkäharju, Lappeenranta, Finland, as the location of its first industrial-scale production facility, Factory 02. Solar Foods’ existing facility, Factory 01, can produce 160 tons of protein annually; Factory 02 will significantly increase this capacity to 6,400 tons per year. The final investment decision regarding the construction of the new facility is expected to be made in 2026. Solar Foods considered …
South Korea’s SeaWith Partners with 3D Bio-Tissues to Lower Cultivated Meat Costs
UK-based biotech company 3D Bio-Tissues (3DBT), a subsidiary of BSF Enterprise PLC, has signed a commercial supply agreement with South Korean cultivated meat developer SeaWith. The deal will see 3DBT supply its proprietary cell culture supplement, City-Mix®, to support SeaWith’s cultivated beef production. £300,000 deal to support scale-up The agreement, valued at approximately £300,000, establishes a regular shipment of City-Mix® to SeaWith. The product is designed to improve cell growth …
90% of Dogs Like Cultivated Meat Treats in BeneMeat’s Try & Share Program
BeneMeat’s Try & Share program, which launched in September 2025, is continuing to gather valuable insights as dog owners from across the European Union test treats made with cultivated meat. The program, which has attracted participants from 25 countries, aims to evaluate consumer response to pet food products made from lab-grown meat. Preliminary results show a strong reception among both pets and their owners. 90% of dog owners reported that …
Pow.Bio Partners With Bühler to Offer an Integrated Continuous Precision Fermentation Platform
Pow.Bio has announced that it is teaming up with Bühler Group to bring an integrated continuous precision fermentation platform to market. The collaboration will work to advance industrial biomanufacturing by accelerating process development, reducing unit production costs, and improving operation performance. Traditional fermentation processes rely on batch or fed-batch processes, which require the tank to be emptied and cleaned between runs. However, the new partnership combines advanced model-driven control software …
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, …