COFIDES backs Elian’s push into higher-value soy for aquafeed
Spanish agribusiness company Elian is expanding its Barcelona soy processing plant. The move would take it beyond conventional soybean meal into higher-value protein ingredients for the European aquafeed market. The…
UMass Amherst launches $120M biofood innovation initiative
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a $120 million Future of Food Initiative. The bio-focused program will fund new research facilities and accelerate biomanufacturing and interdisciplinary bioscience solutions to…
AFYREN and Terrial renew multi-year bio-based fertilizer partnership
French greentech company AFYREN and organic fertilization specialist Terrial have renewed their strategic partnership through a new multi-year supply contract worth tens of millions of euros. The agreement covers a…
React Foods raises funding to scale gas protein biomanufacturing
React Foods, a bio-based spinout from Aarhus University, has entered the gas protein space with a biotech platform built on cross-institutional research. The Danish biomanufacturer is commercializing work developed with…
Onego Bio’s egg protein joins Zen Waffles
Onego Bio, a precision fermentation company that produces non-animal egg protein, has partnered with Brooklyn-based Zen Waffles to supply its ingredient Bioalbumen® for use in the brand's high-protein waffles. Bioalbumen®…
Biotech startup Nourish Ingredients strikes fat-scaling deal
Canberra-based biotech Nourish Ingredients has struck a partnership to scale up production of its biomanufactured, animal-free fats. The move comes as the startup works to close its latest fundraising round.…
New bio-based plastic converts into fertilizer
Chiba University, together with the University of Tokyo and Tohoku University, has developed a circular bio-based plastic system. It can be converted into fertilizer after use. The research builds on…
Switch Bioworks bolsters leadership as field trials advance
Switch Bioworks has named Gordana M. Djordjevic as Chief Scientific Officer and Eric Bartels to its Board of Advisors. The appointments come as the company's engineered nitrogen-fixing microbes move through…
Ginkgo Bioworks, Acies Bio bring engineered fungus to Europe
Ginkgo Bioworks is bringing its engineered fungus technology to Europe. The company has licensed its Aspergillus niger strains to Acies Bio, a contract manufacturer based in Slovenia. The deal gives…