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…
Dyadic strikes new deal for precision-fermented dairy proteins
Dyadic International has signed a new development and commercial license agreement with a European biotechnology company. The deal will add more precision-fermented dairy proteins to Dyadic's growing food and nutrition…
Zymofix lands €1.9M grant to decode solid-state fermentation science
Belgian biotech Zymofix has secured €1.9 million from VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to fund a research project aimed at making microbial agricultural products more consistent and…
IIT Madras and Herbalife launch India’s first plant cell fermentation centre
IIT Madras has inaugurated India's first dedicated facility for plant cell fermentation research, established in partnership with Herbalife International India. The Herbalife–IIT Madras Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation…
Vivici secures €12.5 M from EIC to scale precision fermentation proteins
Dutch biotech Vivici has secured €12.5 million from the European Innovation Council's Accelerator Programme to scale its precision fermentation protein portfolio. The EIC Accelerator is the EU's flagship deep-tech funding…
BioMADE hosts hands-on fermentation and metabolic engineering workshops this July
BioMADE, the national manufacturing innovation institute for industrial biotechnology, is hosting two in-person workshops this July at the University of San Diego. Both sessions give scientists, engineers, and industry professionals…