DMC Bio raises $18M to scale precision fermentation ingredients
DMC Biotechnologies has raised $18 million to expand its precision fermentation business. The Boulder-based company makes high-purity health ingredients through fermentation. Inceptional Partners and Sofinnova Partners co-led the round. First…
Brevel and Wave Group to build illuminated fermentation plant in India
Brevel and The Wave Group will build a large fermentation plant in India that uses light to grow microorganisms. The two companies signed a 50/50 joint venture in New Delhi.…
Abolis launches microbial data platform
French biotech firm Abolis Biotechnologies has launched a software platform for microbial research. It is called MINE, short for Microbial INtelligence Explorer. The company says it can cut trial and…
Evolution and AI power bio-based protein research
Scientists at the University of Sheffield are using evolution and artificial intelligence to speed up bio-based protein development. The work centers on precision fermentation and biomanufacturing. Prof Tuck Seng Wong…
Cellugy scales its EPS fermentation platform tenfold
Danish biotech startup Cellugy has run its fermentation process at 15,000 liters. That is a tenfold scale-up. The company reports consistent product quality and performance at the larger volume. The…
ADM invests $55.5M in precision fermentation upgrade
ADM is investing $55.5 million to convert an under-used fermentation facility in Clinton, Iowa, into a precision fermentation operation. The conversion would expand ADM's capacity to produce high-value proteins and…
MOA Foodtech secures €3.3M to scale AI-driven fermentation
Spanish biotech MOA Foodtech has closed a €3.3 million ($3.8 million) funding round. The capital will help scale its AI-powered biomass fermentation platform. The platform grows non-GMO yeast strains. These…
China’s fermentation giants eye mycoprotein
China's largest fermentation manufacturers are redirecting production capacity toward mycoprotein and other alternative proteins. That is according to a new report from the Good Food Institute APAC, authored by researcher…