July 23, 2025 | Australia

Novella, Metaphor Foods unite to commercialise cell–based natural preservatives

The collaboration will leverage Novella’s AuraCell technology to deliver natural antioxidant and anti-microbial compounds via a waste-free, resource-efficient supply Biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology, Ltd. and leading functional ingredient innovator…

July 1, 2025 | Company News

CarobWay launches food-forward prebiotic fibre innovation

Highly sustainable CarobBiome prebiotic fibre’s unique composition delivers gut and metabolic benefits and complements the GLP-1 diet  Food tech company CarobWay GmbH. unveils its carob-derived prebiotic fibre, CarobBiome. The start-up’s entry into this trending…

June 27, 2025 | Academic

Future of frying: Healthier, cleaner and more sustainable oils

Prof. Marc Pignitter Cold-pressed oils are valued for their natural antioxidants and flavour. However, they can turn rancid quickly when heated, often before you can even serve a dish. In…

May 15, 2025 | Company News

Thailand’s first animal-free dairy startup MUU secures strategic investment

The funding will fast-track MUU’s mission to revolutionise the dairy industry in Southeast Asia and beyond through precision fermentation technology MUU, Thailand’s pioneering animal-free dairy biotech startup, has announced a…

January 8, 2025 | Company News

Gavan secures $8Mn to commercialise cutting-edge plant-based fat

Start-up is establishing a new European facility for commercial production of its plant-based Fatrix fat FoodTech start-up Gavan Technologies, Ltd. announces it has raised $8Mn in A-round funds. This fresh…

November 15, 2024 | Finance

Israel’s Phytolon secures investment from Rich Products Ventures 

The funds will be used to further commercialise and scale Phytolon’s natural, precision-fermented food colourants Phytolon, an Israeli biotech/food tech startup that produces natural food colours using precision fermentation, recently…

September 25, 2024 | Company News

DairyX paves way to make cow-free protein-rich dairy cheese

The food-tech start-up has developed a method to produce casein proteins that can self-assemble into micelles DairyX Foods Ltd. announces a major advancement in creating authentic milk proteins without cows, using precision…

August 14, 2024 | Australia

MyFitnessPal partners with Medmate to Offer Australians health support on GLP-1 medications

The strategic partnership prioritises behaviour change through food and nutrition tracking in conjunction with the usage of GLP-1 medications to encourage sustainable weight loss outcomes  MyFitnessPal, a global food and…

August 8, 2024 | Academic

CytoNest launches commercial product for cell-based meat production

The product, called CytoSurge 3D fibre scaffold, has applications in cell research, biopharmaceuticals, cell therapeutics, and cultured meat and seafood development University of Georgia startup CytoNest Inc. released its first commercial…

April 4, 2024 | Europe

Swedish startup Ironic Biotech raises €1Mn to address iron deficiency and anaemia

The team is now looking for partners in the food and food supplement industry to work with Swedish biotech startup Ironic Biotech has successfully closed a pre-seed funding round of…