Biomanufacturing

Pow.bio

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Fermentation

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 …

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Company News

Re:meat Rebrands as Curve, Expands Beyond Cultivated Meat Into Industrial Protein Biomanufacturing

Swedish biotech startup Re:meat has adopted a new name, Curve, as the company shifts from a cultivated meat focus to a wider protein manufacturing platform intended for large-volume industrial use. The rebrand follows a year of funding activity and facility development as the team positions its technology for multiple sectors that depend on functional proteins. Curve’s work centers on modular bioreactor systems designed to bridge the gap between basic food-grade …

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Novonesis

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Fermentation

Noma and Novonesis Partner to Develop Biosolution-Based Foods Through Fermentation

Restaurant group Noma has entered a partnership with Novonesis, a global biosolutions company, to explore the role of microbiology and fermentation in developing new food products. The collaboration will focus on combining culinary innovation with scientific research to create new flavor profiles, textures, and applications for both professional and home kitchens. The project will initially center on the Noma Projects range, which produces pantry staples inspired by the restaurant’s fermentation …

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Solar Foods

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Fairs & Events

New Roundtable Will Discuss Creation of a Pan-European Regulatory Sandbox for Food Biomanufacturing

Think-and-do tank the Ministry of Future Affairs is preparing to host a policy roundtable to discuss a brief titled Closing the European Food Innovation Gap! A Framework for a Pan-European Regulatory Sandbox for Emerging Foods. The event will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels on November 12 between 13:00 and 15:00. It will be hosted in collaboration with Future Affairs Consulting and Enterprise Estonia. The roundtable will feature …

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New Wave Biotech

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Software / AI

Biotech Manufacturers Gain Environmental Impact Insights with New LCA Tool

New Wave Biotech has launched a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool tailored to the biotechnology sector, designed to provide visibility into the environmental impact of manufacturing processes. This new tool is integrated directly into the company’s AI-driven process simulation platform, allowing biomanufacturers to assess multiple environmental factors such as climate change, energy consumption, and resource usage while also optimizing for performance and cost. The LCA tool is particularly relevant …

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Report discusses future of food biotechnology and biomanufacturing in Australia

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Studies & Numbers

Report: Government Support Could Make Australia a Leader in Food Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

A new report has urged the Australian government to take advantage of the “once in a generation” opportunity to build sovereign capability in food biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Called Made & Grown – The future of food biotechnology & biomanufacturing in Australia, the white paper has been produced through a collaboration between Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), ANU Agrifood Innovation Institute (AFII), Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), and the ANU National Security …

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Mackay pilot-scale fermentation facility

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Manufacturing & Technology

$18M Upgrade Transforms QUT Plant Into “Australia’s Leading Pilot-Scale Fermentation Facility”

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has launched an $18 million upgrade to its Mackay-based QUT Pioneer BioPilot. According to the university, this will transform the plant into Australia’s leading pilot-scale fermentation facility. The upgrade was carried out with funding from the Australian and Queensland governments and completed in association with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). Companies will now be able to work with QUT researchers to develop new …

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Politics & Law

European Parliament Report Acknowledges Strategic Importance of Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on a report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors. The report acknowledges the importance of these sectors across various EU policy priorities, including sustainability, economic security, food security, and public health. It calls for targeted investments in strategic biotech applications, including food biotechnology, along with a policy framework to promote innovation, investment, and sustainable growth. According to the report, biotechnology and …

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Hoxton Farms

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Manufacturing & Technology

Hoxton Farms and Mitsui Chemicals Collaborate to Expand Biomanufacturing Infrastructure Across Asia-Pacific

UK-based cultivated fat producer Hoxton Farms and Japanese chemical manufacturer Mitsui Chemicals have entered a strategic partnership to advance biomanufacturing infrastructure in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region. The collaboration combines Hoxton Farms’ proprietary cell culture technology with Mitsui Chemicals’ materials science and production expertise. The agreement includes joint efforts to scale and commercialise modular bioreactor systems developed by Hoxton Farms, which are engineered for large-scale, cost-efficient cell cultivation. Mitsui …

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Opo Bio

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Investments & Finance

All-Female Investor Collective Supports New Zealand’s Opo Bio in Bio-Manufacturing Expansion

Epic Angels, the largest all-female investor collective globally, has joined a funding round for Opo Bio, a biotechnology startup based in New Zealand specializing in cell line manufacturing for cultivated meat and related sectors. The investment round is led by WNT Ventures, with contributions from Booster NZ, Inventors Fund, and subordinated funding through Callaghan Innovation. Founded by Olivia Ogilvie and Laura Domigan at the University of Auckland, Opo Bio develops …

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