Study Reveals Which Animal Products Are Most Vulnerable to Competition From Cultivated Alternatives
A study conducted by The James Hutton Institute and Norway’s Ruralis Institute for Rural and Regional Research has explored the socio-economic consequences of introducing cultivated proteins and a carbon tax into the food system. The research, which focused on Norway, modelled two scenarios – one where a carbon tax is introduced and one where it is not. The results indicate that, regardless of the tax, beef, lamb, milk, and eggs …
NoMy Secures €1.25M to Commercialize Mycoprotein Technologies Using Resources From Beet Sugar Manufacturing
Norwegian Mycelium (NoMy) has raised €1.25 million in funding from Japanese investor Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Nitten), which was also joined by follow-on investments from an international consortium of investors, including TD Veen, EIT Food, Farvatn Venture, and others The funding will allow NoMy to scale the deployment of its mycoprotein technologies, improving the sustainability and diversity of protein supplies in the food and feed industry through partnerships …
Norway Funds €2M Cellular Agriculture Research Project to Increase Self-Sufficiency
The Research Council of Norway announces it is to fund a €2 million cellular agriculture research project, “Arrival of Cellular Agriculture-Enabling Biotechnology for Future Food Production (ARRIVAL).” The project will be conducted by The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) and is set to receive €2 million over a period of five years to support the Norwegian food industry in its development of meat alternatives through cellular …