The Good Food Institute (GFI) has announced that Nigel Sizer – a climate and public health expert and former head of the Rainforest Alliance – will be joining as its new chief executive on 26 August.

Israeli biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has partnered with Australian ingredient developer Metaphor Foods to bring next-generation natural food preservation solutions to market.

GEA Group has inaugurated a $20m New Food Application and Technology Centre in Janesville, Wisconsin, US, aimed at enhancing the scalability of alternative protein production.

The UK government has launched a new food strategy aimed at transforming the nation's food system, addressing critical issues including food insecurity and environmental sustainability.

The European Commission has announced a new strategy aimed at establishing the EU as a global leader in life sciences, with a strong focus on food innovation.

The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including a £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.

Arkeon, an Austrian biotech company developing sustainable protein via gas fermentation, has formally filed for insolvency.

Alt-seafood start-up Efishient Protein has successfully developed its first plant-based prototype of a grouper fish fillet.

Swiss food innovation company FoodYoung Labs has acquired California-based MeliBio, the start-up behind what is claimed to be the world’s first animal-free honey, Mellody.