All G Secures $6.6M and Forms Partnership to Commercialise Precison Fermentation-Derived Milk Proteins
All G, an Australian company producing milk proteins through precision fermentation, has secured a capital injection totalling A$10 million ($6.6 million) after completing a convertible note fundraise ahead of its Series B funding round. As reported by The Australian Financial Review, All G received support from both new and existing investors, including Agronomics and Doehler Ventures. The funding will be used to accelerate All G’s commercial-scale manufacturing and the Q1 …
Onego Bio Launches Series Showcasing the Potential of Its Microbial Platform
Onego Bio, a company producing animal-free egg protein via precision fermentation, has announced the launch of an expert series called The Power of Trichoderma reesei: Building the Future with Fungi. The series aims to showcase the potential of Trichoderma reesei, the microbial platform behind Onego Bio’s Bioalbumen® egg protein. It will illustrate the platform’s scientific strengths, industrial scale, and practical performance across food manufacturing. The first session is titled “Why …
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 …
Eden Brew’s Beta-Casein Becomes “First Ever” Precision-Fermented Milk Protein to Enter Australian Regulatory Framework
Australian company Eden Brew has announced that Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has officially accepted its application for assessment. The application covers Eden Brew’s non-animal Beta-Casein Protein Preparation (BCPP1), a functional and nutritional ingredient that can be used as a substitute for conventional dairy or plant proteins across a variety of foods. BCPP1 is reportedly nutritionally equivalent to the A2 beta-casein found in cow’s milk. Significantly, the ingredient is …
Melt&Marble Secures €7.3M to Scale Designer Fats Made Using Precision Fermentation
Swedish biotech company Melt&Marble has raised €7.3 million in Series A funding to scale the production of its designer fats made using precision fermentation and bring its first ingredients to market. The round was led by Swedish deeptech investor Industrifonden, with participation from the European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Beiersdorf, Valio, Chalmers Ventures, and Catalyze Capital. The EIC Accelerator previously awarded Melt&Marble a €2.5 million grant in 2024, …
Immobazyme Raises $2.9M to Expand Precision Fermentation-Based Biologics Platform
South African biotech company Immobazyme has secured R25 million (around $1.5 million) in a funding round led by the University Technology Fund (UTF II), with participation from Fireball Capital and University of Stellenbosch Enterprises (USE). The capital takes the total amount raised by Immobazyme to R50 million (around $2.9 million), following a previous raise last year. It will be used to accelerate the expansion of the company’s proprietary biologics platform, …
Netherlands First EU Country to Approve Public Tastings of Fermentation-Based Foods
The Netherlands has become the first EU country to allow public tastings of novel foods produced through fermentation. This new policy applies to products made using precision and biomass fermentation techniques, including animal-free alternatives such as cheese, eggs, and fats. Under this policy, companies can host tasting events for these fermentation-based products prior to receiving full market authorization. The tastings will take place in controlled environments, with safety protocols in …
Chromologics Raises €7M for Fermentation-Derived Vegan Colour Ingredients
Danish biotech company Chromologics has secured €7 million from Novo Holdings, EIFO (the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), Döhler Ventures, Collateral Good Ventures, and Synergetic. The raise takes the total capital secured by the company to almost €20 million, following a €12.6 million seed round in 2023. Chromologics will use the funding to complete regulatory submissions for its natural, fermentation-derived vegan food colour, Natu.Red®, with the European Food Safety …
Abu Dhabi Investment Office Partners With The EVERY Company and Vivici to Establish Protein Fermentation Facility
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has partnered with sustainable protein producers The EVERY Company and Vivici to establish a protein fermentation facility in the city. The four-million-litre industrial-scale site will reportedly meet the highest standards of food safety and Halal certification. It will be designed to be multi-tenanted, allowing for the participation of other fermented protein companies. Furthermore, the facility will support the creation of a regulatory framework for …
France’s Nutropy Raises €7M for Industrialization of Animal-Free Dairy Proteins
Nutropy, a French food tech company producing dairy proteins such as casein through precision fermentation, has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed funding round. The round was led by the Greek fund Big Pi Ventures and the UK fund Zero Carbon Capital, with participation from Beta Lab, Wyngate Inc., Desai Ventures, PVS Investments, and Novax (the growth investment arm of Axel Johnson). Nutropy has also received public financial support through …