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The Protein Brewery closes €18m Series B extension following landmark EU novel food approval
Dutch food-tech company The Protein Brewery has announced an €18 million extension of its Series B funding round, led by ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund.
Food System Innovations launches AI-focused Food Intelligence Lab to accelerate sustainable protein R&D
Food System Innovations (FSI) has launched the Food Intelligence Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative designed to build the AI infrastructure needed to accelerate research and development across the sustainable protein sector. Backed by a $2 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund awarded last year, the lab will develop open-source datasets, machine learning models and benchmarking tools that aim to shorten product development timelines and improve the sensory performance of plant-based...
Brevel expands into plant cell culture with coffee cell-culture partnership
Brevel is extending its illuminated fermentation technology into the plant cell culture sector through a new collaboration with coffee cell-culture specialist Coffeesai.
Rainbow Crops raises €9.7m to expand crop genome-editing platform
Belgian agri-tech company Rainbow Crops has raised €9.7 million in an over-subscribed seed funding round to advance its crop engineering platform and expand its team.
AeroFarms acquired by Palm Ventures
Vertical farming company AeroFarms has announced its acquisition by an affiliate of Palm Ventures, a family investment office with operations in Austin and Greenwich, US.
Ayana Bio and Brevel partner on plant-based bioactive ingredient production
US-based plant cell technology company Ayana Bio has entered a strategic development partnership with Israeli fermentation specialist Brevel to advance the commercial production of plant-based bioactive ingredients.
Research highlights affordability and taste as plant-based growth drivers in Europe
New analysis of Circana data, by Good Food Institute Europe, shows that improvements in affordability and taste boosted the sales volume of plant-based foods in four of the continent’s leading markets in 2025.
European study highlights regenerative agriculture’s crop resilience benefits during drought
New European research from Soil Capital suggests that regenerative farming practices can help protect crop production during drought.
Sun Bear Biofuture completes first production run at £25k pilot plant
Sustainable fats and oils start-up Sun Bear Biofuture has completed its first successful production run at less than 10% of the industry’s average set-up cost, utilising its new £25,000 automated pilot facility.
Phytolon raises $23.6m Series B to scale fermentation-based natural food colours in US
Food-tech company Phytolon has secured $23.6 million in Series B financing to accelerate the commercialisation of its fermentation-derived natural food colours.
MyriaMeat advances cultivated venison development with roe deer stem cell breakthrough
Myriameat has announced a new milestone in the cultivated meat sector.
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