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 …
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 …
Tetra Pak Strengthens Fermentation Technology with Bioreactors.net Acquisition
Tetra Pak Processing Equipment SIA has acquired Bioreactors.net, a Latvia-based company specializing in the design and manufacturing of bioreactor systems. Established in 1996, Bioreactors.net has nearly 30 years of experience providing biomass and precision fermentation solutions, particularly in the production of proteins and other food ingredients. As part of the acquisition, approximately 15 employees from Bioreactors.net will join Tetra Pak. Bioreactors.net’s systems are used across various stages of production, ranging …
Kokomodo Partners With Coop Switzerland to Explore Integration of Cultivated Cacao Into Confectionery
Cultivated cacao producer Kokomodo has announced a partnership with the chocolate company Chocolats Halba, which is a division of Switzerland’s largest retailer and wholesaler, Coop. The collaboration will explore the integration of Kokomodo’s cacao into sustainable confectionery products, evaluating the functionality, sensory performance, and scalability of the ingredient in industrial settings. The partnership is facilitated by Kickstart Innovation, a platform that accelerates the market adoption of breakthrough technologies through startup-corporate …
Aleph Farms Signs MoU With The Cultured Hub to Establish First European Production Base in Switzerland
Cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Cultured Hub, a joint venture by Migros Industrie, Givaudan, and Bühler Group. The agreement will see Aleph Farms establish its first European production base in Kemptthal, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. According to the company, this will provide a capital-efficient, locally embedded way to bring its cultivated steaks (known as Aleph Cuts) to European markets. Furthermore, the …
Researchers in Switzerland Develop Cultivated Beef That is “Much Closer to Real Muscle”
Scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have solved a long-standing problem in cultivated meat research by producing three-dimensional muscle tissue composed of thick fibers. The fibers were generated using precursor cells called bovine myoblasts. Though this process has previously been successfully carried out by scientists, the resulting fibers tended to be thin. The tissue developed at ETH Zurich is said to be much closer to real muscle, even at the …
Barry Callebaut Explores Cocoa Cell Culture Technology in Partnership With Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Leading chocolate producer Barry Callebaut has partnered with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) to explore the potential of cocoa cell culture technology. Cocoa cell culture involves the cultivation of cocoa cells in a controlled environment, and has significant potential to improve the sustainability of the industry. It could also help to increase the resilience of cocoa supply chains, which have been affected by climate change and extreme weather. …
MeliBio’s Bee-Free Honey Technology Acquired by Swiss Foodtech FoodYoung Labs
MeliBio, a California-based developer of plant-based honey alternatives, has been acquired by FoodYoung Labs, a Switzerland-headquartered foodtech company specializing in vertically integrated food innovation. The acquisition includes MeliBio’s Mellody® brand, along with its Generation 1 technology and associated intellectual property. FoodYoung Labs operates an innovation facility in Balerna, Switzerland, focusing on the development of snack bars, chocolates, spreads, baked goods, and frozen products. The company maintains a portfolio of house …
Cultivated Biosciences Rebrands to Cosaic, Introduces Unique Yeast-Based Ingredient
Cultivated Biosciences, a Swiss producer of yeast-based ingredient solutions, has announced that it is rebranding to Cosaic and launching a new product. The name is intended to evoke the word “mosaic”, bringing to mind the blending of several ingredients into one product. The rebrand comes as Cosaic, which was originally focused on pure fat alternatives, changes its approach to produce a more powerful ingredient. The company has just introduced Cosaic …
Food Brewer Raises Over $11M with Backing from Lindt & Sprüngli and Sparkalis
Zurich-based food-tech startup Food Brewer has secured new investment from Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli and Sparkalis, the corporate venture arm of Puratos, as part of a CHF 5 million ($5.6 million) seed extension round. The investment brings the company’s total funding to CHF 10 million ($11.1 million), according to AgFunderNews. Food Brewer specializes in producing cocoa and coffee alternatives using plant cell culture, a process that involves selecting …