BLUU Expands Beyond Seafood, Bringing Cultivated Marine Ingredients to Health and Beauty
BLUU, a European biotechnology company specializing in cultivated fish cell production, is expanding its reach beyond the food sector. The company, which is known for its salmonid cell technology, is now entering the beauty and health markets, offering ethically sourced, traceable marine ingredients. BLUU has developed a proprietary technology platform called Bluu Zone that enables the production of bio-identical marine ingredients from cultured salmonid cells. This process eliminates the need …
Investment Climate Podcast: Ori Cohavi and Yochai Maytal of Remilk Share How They Created Real Dairy Without Cows
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Webtalk: Transforming Food Systems – Insights and Roadmap for 2026 | update #19
The international business webtalk series ‘update’ discusses the most pressing issues of the ongoing protein transition. Based on the latest news, data, and facts, the future of the industry will be put forward and discussed with key market players in this series of talks. Transforming Food Systems – Insights and Roadmap for 2026 December 11th, 10:30 AM CHICAGO | 5:30 PM BERLIN | 4:30 PM LONDON Business models are evolving, political pressure is intensifying, …
Hungarian Parliament Votes to Ban Production & Sale of Cultivated Meat
On November 18, the Hungarian parliament voted to ban the production and sale of cultivated meat products. The motion passed with 140 votes in favor, 10 against, and 18 abstentions. Hungary previously spoke out against cultivated meat when it held the European Council Presidency last year. The Presidency sent a note to EU delegations claiming that meat and dairy consumption is an important part of the “European way of life”, …
Oobli Launches GRAS-Certified Protein Sweetener to Combat Sugar Overconsumption
Oobli, a company based in Davis, California, has unveiled a new natural sweetener derived from proteins rather than carbohydrates. The product, which mimics the taste of sugar, is the first of its kind to receive GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) certification for commercial use. It offers a potential solution to the growing concerns over excessive sugar consumption and its associated health risks, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Fighting …
Solar Foods to Test Innovative Protein Production Technology in Space
Solar Foods has entered into a partnership with OHB System AG, a European space technology company, to develop a pilot project for testing its Solein® gas fermentation technology in space. The project, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) under its Terrae Novae Exploration Programme, focuses on adapting the Solein production system for microgravity environments, such as the International Space Station (ISS). The project, named HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In …
Investment Climate Podcast: Harish Varadharajan of Fragaria Fruits, How to Get Funded in 2025
In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding Alt Proteins in 2025 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful Climate Tech CEOs and Leading VCs. Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strategic advisor to numerous global food tech accelerators and companies, including alternative proteins and cellular agriculture leaders. His focus is on investor relations and post-raise scale for agrifood tech companies. This podcast is syndicated through …
Kokomodo Partners With Coop Switzerland to Explore Integration of Cultivated Cacao Into Confectionery
Cultivated cacao producer Kokomodo has announced a partnership with the chocolate company Chocolats Halba, which is a division of Switzerland’s largest retailer and wholesaler, Coop. The collaboration will explore the integration of Kokomodo’s cacao into sustainable confectionery products, evaluating the functionality, sensory performance, and scalability of the ingredient in industrial settings. The partnership is facilitated by Kickstart Innovation, a platform that accelerates the market adoption of breakthrough technologies through startup-corporate …
Re:meat Rebrands as Curve, Expands Beyond Cultivated Meat Into Industrial Protein Biomanufacturing
Swedish biotech startup Re:meat has adopted a new name, Curve, as the company shifts from a cultivated meat focus to a wider protein manufacturing platform intended for large-volume industrial use. The rebrand follows a year of funding activity and facility development as the team positions its technology for multiple sectors that depend on functional proteins. Curve’s work centers on modular bioreactor systems designed to bridge the gap between basic food-grade …
Noma and Novonesis Partner to Develop Biosolution-Based Foods Through Fermentation
Restaurant group Noma has entered a partnership with Novonesis, a global biosolutions company, to explore the role of microbiology and fermentation in developing new food products. The collaboration will focus on combining culinary innovation with scientific research to create new flavor profiles, textures, and applications for both professional and home kitchens. The project will initially center on the Noma Projects range, which produces pantry staples inspired by the restaurant’s fermentation …