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Sartorius

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Manufacturing & Technology

Cultivate at Scale Joins Forces with Biopharma Experts to Scale Cellular Agriculture in the Food Sector

Cultivate at Scale, a facility designed to support the scaling of cellular agriculture, has entered into a collaboration with Sartorius, a global provider of life sciences and biopharmaceutical technologies, to enhance the development and scalability of cultivated meat, fish, dairy, and other alternative proteins. Sartorius, known for its expertise in bioprocessing, will provide Cultivate at Scale with access to its technologies, training, and scientific resources. The collaboration is intended to …

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Vivici

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Fermentation

Vivici Secures US Production for Precision-Fermented Dairy Protein via Liberation Labs Deal

Vivici, a Dutch precision fermentation company, has secured a manufacturing partnership with US-based Liberation Labs for the production of its beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) protein ingredient, Vivitein™. The agreement will see Vivici’s product manufactured at Liberation Labs’ new facility in Richmond, Indiana, with commercial-scale output expected to begin in 2026. The Richmond site is Liberation Labs’ first commercial-scale biomanufacturing facility, currently under construction. It will feature 600,000 liters of fermentation capacity and …

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NoPalm Ingredients

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Fermentation

NoPalm Ingredients Introduces Next-Gen Fermentation-Based Oil Brand REVÓLEO

NoPalm Ingredients has introduced REVÓLEO™, a new brand focused on sustainable, fermentation-based oils and fats for both food and beauty applications. The brand provides alternatives to traditional oils, using fermentation technology to produce high-performance ingredients with a reduced environmental impact. REVÓLEO™ for Food offers a variety of oils and fats designed to replace conventional ingredients such as palm oil, shea butter, and cocoa butter. A key product in this range, …

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Low Food reveals results of mycoprotein research

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Fungi, Mushrooms & Mycelium

Research by Low Food Reveals Innovative Applications for Mycoprotein, Including Tofu, Jerky & Gnocchi

Low Food has presented the results of its Low Food Lab Mycelium, which investigated a range of possible applications for mycelium that go beyond meat alternatives. Conducted in collaboration with Flevo Campus, agri-food company Cargill, and B2B mycoprotein ingredient company ENOUGH, the research aimed to create an entirely new category featuring mycelium as a stand-alone product. Using ENOUGH’s ABUNDA mycoprotein, participating chefs and product developers came up with a range …

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Meatable hires meat industry veterans

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People

Meatable Hires Two Meat Industry Veterans in Strategic Move

Dutch cultivated meat company Meatable has strengthened its ties to the meat industry through the strategic hiring of two industry veterans. Maiko van der Meer is Meatable’s new Director of Commerce and will be based in the Netherlands. He has extensive experience in the meat, fish, poultry and plant-based industries, having led efforts at MOWI, Vion Food Group, 2 Sisters Food Group, and Tyson Foods. He began his new role …

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Vivici

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Investments & Finance

Vivici Secures €32.5M to Expand Its Precision Fermentation-Derived Dairy Proteins

Dutch ingredients startup Vivici has secured €32.5 million in a Series A funding round led by APG (on behalf of one of the world’s largest pension funds, ABP) and Invest-NL. The round also saw participation from InnovationQuarter, along with existing shareholders dsm-firmenich and Fonterra. The news comes after Vivici secured its first customer offtake agreements for dairy proteins made with precision fermentation. The funding will be used to expand into …

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Cultivated leather

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Materials

Meatable and Pelagen Partner to Improve Scalability of Cultivated Leather

Cultivated meat company Meatable has partnered with animal-free leather producer Pelagen to improve the efficiency and scalability of cultivated leather. Through the partnership, Pelagen will explore the use of opti-ox™ — a technology developed by Meatable co-founder Mark Kotter to program stem cells into any cell type — to enhance the production of skin tissue from animal cells. The two Netherlands-based companies will also collaborate to develop the most effective …

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Mosa Meat

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Investments & Finance

Mosa Meat Smashes Crowdfunding Goal, Raising €1.5M in Just 24 Minutes

Cultivated beef company Mosa Meat has quickly exceeded its crowdfunding goal, securing €1.5 million in just 24 minutes. Within a day, the campaign had reached more than 150% of its target, attracting over 800 new investors. The campaign will remain open until February 25 or until the maximum funding threshold is met. And as of right now, the company has raised over €2.5 million. The newly raised funds will be …

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Mosa Meat

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Approvals

Mosa Meat Requests First EU Market Authorisation for Cultivated Fat

Netherlands-based cultivated beef producer Mosa Meat has submitted its first request for Novel Foods market approval in the EU, seeking authorisation for its cultivated fat ingredient. The fat is designed to be blended with plant-based ingredients to create beef-style products such as hamburgers, meatballs, and bolognese. Following the regulatory submission, the cultivated fat will be evaluated by The European Commission (EC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The submission …

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New cellular agriculture scale-up facilities open in the Netherlands

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R&D

Two New Cellular Agriculture Scale-Up Facilities Launch in the Netherlands

Two new cellular agriculture scale-up facilities have opened in the Netherlands, as the country works to strengthen its position as a global leader in the sector and invest in the future of food. The facilities have been developed through a collaboration between several organisations — the Cellular Agriculture Netherlands Foundation (CAN), Biotechnology Fermentation Factory Ede (BFF), NIZO Food Research, Cultivate at Scale (CaS), Mosa Meat, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, …

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