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UK juice and smoothie brand Innocent has joined forces with seaweed packaging start-up Notpla to pilot plastic-free, edible packaging for the brand’s ginger shots.

Meala FoodTech is set to enter full-scale commercial production of its texturising pea protein.

Cultivated meat technology company Pythag Tech has raised $4.25 million in seed funding.

The European Commission has published the results of a new Special Eurobarometer on food innovation, offering insight into how EU citizens view food ingredient and crop innovations made using advanced technologies such as fermentation and crop genomics.

Finnish insect protein company Volare has announced the completion of its first industrial-scale factory, alongside raising €7.1 million in new capital.

Israeli biotech company Brevel has signed a 50/50 joint venture agreement with Indian conglomerate The Wave Group to build a full-scale facility in North India, based on Brevel’s illuminated fermentation technology.

Better Dairy has achieved Self-Affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its precision-fermented lactopontin ingredient.

The Ministry of Future Affairs has launched a new regulatory learning platform aimed at helping novel-food developers navigate the EU authorisation process.

A US federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by precision fermentation company Onego Bio against The EVERY Company.

Biotechnology company Mycofeast has today announced its acquisition of New Zealand-based precision fermentation start-up Daisy Lab.

Research from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory has found consumers need clearer information on precision fermentation before trusting products made using it.

Tate & Lyle and BioHarvest Sciences have reported progress on their collaboration to develop ‘next-generation’ plant-based sweeteners, confirming that BioHarvest’s Botanical Synthesis platform can produce their targeted sweetening solution.