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Belgian food-tech start-up Paleo has raised €2 million to support the commercial scale-up of its animal-free heme proteins, made using precision fermentation.

The IEDA Board has approved incentives for a $55.5 million expansion by ADM.

US food-tech company Plantible Foods has received a USDA-backed loan from X-Caliber Rural Capital to significantly expand production of its plant-based Rubi Protein ingredient.

Oxford-based agricultural biotechnology company Moa Technology has raised £22.2 million in a Series C financing round to advance its pipeline of herbicide technologies.

Canadian superfood brand Organic Traditions has closed a $10.5m Series A funding round to support its expansion across the US and accelerate product innovation.

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 (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...

The IFT's Global Food Traceability Center has secured a grant from the Moore Foundation.

Lune & Wild has secured £2 million in Series A funding to scale production, accelerate retail expansion and strengthen its position in the premium children’s nutrition market.