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AgroNetica has announced plans to advance toward commercial deployment of a transgene-free, gene-edited cacao with improved disease resistance.

Those Vegan Cowboys has secured over €1.2m in subsidy through the EU-backed OPZuid programme, together with partners Interfood, HAS Green Academy and XXL Nutrition.

Scientific risk assessment specialist SciPinion has launched an AI-led solution that aims to give food-tech start-ups a faster path to market for their ingredients in the US, ahead of proposed changes to the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) approval process.

Biotech Open Platform (BIOP) has inaugurated a new industrial biotechnology platform in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Synthetic biology company Bestzyme has completed what it describes as the world’s first dedicated automated smart production line.

Agriculture companies Vylor and Rainbow Crops have announced a collaboration to advance new corn traits using artificial intelligence (AI) and multiplex gene editing.

A new initiative – The PaperFlex Consortium – has launched today, comprising six global consumer goods companies, aiming to accelerate the development of responsibly designed paper-based alternatives to flexible plastic packaging.

Amai Proteins has appointed Doug Brown as chief executive officer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced its new Orbitrap Isora Mass Spectrometer and Orbitrap Isora Pro Mass Spectrometer, the company’s first Orbitrap instruments with a dedicated isotope ratio analysis mode.

The European Commission has this week unveiled its Communication on a new Strategic Approach to Research and Innovation for agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems.

Singapore deep-tech company N&E Innovations has raised A$2.4 million (approx.$1.73 million) in Series A funding as it prepares to expand its food waste and antimicrobial technology.

Chilean AI food-tech company NotCo has confirmed it has sold its operations in Brazil to local investment firm Ferrara, owner of a portfolio of natural food brands in Brazil and the US.