Biospringer Adds Bacterial Fermentation Capabilities with PTX Food Corp IP Deal
Biospringer by Lesaffre has acquired selected intellectual property and technology from PTX Food Corp, a US-based food ingredient manufacturer focused on bacteria fermentation. The deal extends Biospringer’s capabilities beyond its established yeast fermentation portfolio into non-yeast fermented solutions. The acquisition includes selected assets related to PTX Food Corp’s Bioenhance product line. Biospringer plans to transfer the acquired technology and equipment into its existing global plant network. “At Biospringer, we are …
Big Idea Ventures Backs Five Startups Targeting Cost and Scalability in Food Biotech
New York-based foodtech investor Big Idea Ventures has announced 5 new additions to its Global Food Innovation Fund II (GFIF II), with the latest cohort spanning fermentation, plant cell biomanufacturing, cold chain stabilization, bioactive delivery, and enzyme-based extraction. The five companies come from four countries: Argentina, France, Mexico, and the United States, and each receives a $200,000 investment package alongside access to the fund’s accelerator network of mentors, R&D resources, …
GFI’s 2026 State of the Industry Reports Detail Mixed Year for Alternative Proteins Across All Three Sectors
The Good Food Institute (GFI) has published its 2026 State of the Industry report series, providing a comprehensive overview of the plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated meat sectors in 2025. The reports cover commercial activity, investment flows, scientific developments, and regulatory progress across each sector. While the funding environment tightened across all three categories in 2025, GFI’s analysis points to continued technical and commercial progress, with cost reductions, regulatory milestones, and …
An Update from vegconomist
Dear readers, supporters, and partners, You may have noticed that things have been quiet here over the past few days. Behind this isn’t a simple decision, but one that has required a great deal of thought and effort: we have had to pause our daily operations for now. This step wasn’t an easy one, but it was necessary to ensure the future of vegconomist. Since our founding in 2018, we’ve …
Data & Insights on New Production Facilities in the Alternative Protein Industry Globally
The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant expansion in the alternative protein infrastructure, with ten new production and innovation facilities. The data in this article, compiled by Nicholas Dahl, founder and CEO of Alternative Proteins Global, showcases 10 new production facilities in the alternative protein industry in Q4 2025 detailing technology (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated, other), and geography (city, country), and provides links to further reporting. In the plant-based sector, dsm-firmenich unveiled its …
Op Ed: Annina Winkler – Rethinking Food Production: The Emerging Promise of Cell Cultivation
Annina Winkler is Senior Investment Manager – AgriFood & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures. She is a sector specialist focusing on food, agriculture and sustainability. Within the sector, she performs sourcing, evaluation and due diligence of investment opportunities. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich. In this op-ed, Annina explores how plant and animal cell cultivation technologies are reshaping the future of food production, highlighting their …
AI in Cultivated Meat Market to See Rapid Growth, Reaching $573.45M by 2035
According to a new report by Towards FnB, the global AI in cultivated meat market was worth $54.65 million in 2025 and is expected to reach $573.45 million by 2035. This represents a CAGR of 26.5%. The research finds that the adoption of artificial intelligence across cell-line development, growth media optimization, and bioprocess automation is playing a critical role in advancing commercial-scale cultivated meat production. It is also contributing to …
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 …
Mosa Meat Raises €15M to Support Regulatory Filings and Restaurant-Ready Pricing
Cultivated beef developer Mosa Meat has secured an additional €15 million in funding, bringing its total raised over the past two years to €58 million. The company also reports a dramatic cost reduction in its production process, with cultivated beef burgers now priced for commercial foodservice markets, a substantial decrease from the €250,000 prototype first introduced in 2013. The latest round includes investments from Dutch state-backed Invest-NL, German poultry producer …
FoodNavigator Reveals Top 30 Food-Tech Innovators of 2025
FoodNavigator has released its list of the 30 most innovative food-tech companies, selected from 78 entries in its 2025 Global Food Tech Awards. The selection reflects a strong focus on technological responses to challenges such as supply chain instability, nutritional deficits, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation. Fermentation and artificial intelligence dominated the field, alongside a growing emphasis on bioactive functionality in ingredients. The awards examined companies across three regions—EMEA, the …