Biotalys’ EVOCA NG approved for large-scale Dutch field trials
Biotalys has won approval to test its next-generation biofungicide candidate, EVOCA NG, on commercial farms in the Netherlands. The Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides…
Edonia raises €15M for bio-based protein
Paris-based biotech startup Edonia has closed a €15M ($16.8M) round to scale up its bio-based spirulina protein. Swen Blue Ocean 2, Asterion Ventures and EIT Food led the investment. Bpifrance…
Greencovery raises €1M for bio-based cocoa ingredients
Greencovery, a food tech startup based in Wageningen, Netherlands, has raised €1M to scale its bio-based cocoa upcycling technology. Its platform uses a mild separation process to turn food industry…
Switch Bioworks teams up with Bayer
Switch Bioworks has entered a strategic collaboration with Bayer Crop Science to explore next-generation biologicals built on its genetic switch technology. Nitrogen fixation is the first target. The challenge is…
Brazil clears Switch Bioworks biofertilizer
Switch Bioworks has won biosafety approval in Brazil for its engineered nitrogen-fixing microbes. Brazil's National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio) approved the company's dossiers. The California-based biotech firm can now move…
Sofinnova leads $12 M round for soil biologicals maker IMIO
IMIO has raised $12 million to scale up its freeze-dried soil microbes. Sofinnova Partners led the round. Chipotle’s Cultivate Next, Starshot Capital, Grow Together Salinas, Earth Foundry and Serra Ventures…
Those Vegan Cowboys takes casein to athletes
Those Vegan Cowboys is taking its precision-fermented casein into sports nutrition. The Dutch startup has won a €1.2 million subsidy to explore the protein's potential for athletes. The company makes…
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…