Biotechnology company Mycofeast has announced its acquisition of New Zealand-based precision fermentation start-up Daisy Lab.

Tate & Lyle and BioHarvest Sciences have reported progress on their collaboration to develop ‘next-generation’ plant-based sweeteners, confirming that BioHarvest’s Botanical Synthesis platform can produce their targeted sweetening solution.

Japanese biotech company Spiber has announced the launch of Spiber Biofoundry, a contract development and manufacturing service for strain development and advanced fermentation.

Edonia, a food-tech start-up based in France, has raised €15 million to fund the industrial scale-up of its microalgae-based protein ingredient, Edo.

Those Vegan Cowboys has secured over €1.2m in subsidy through the EU-backed OPZuid programme, together with partners Interfood, HAS Green Academy and XXL Nutrition.

German biotech company MicroHarvest has announced changes to its leadership team as the company prepares for its next phase of growth.

Annick Verween, head of Biotope by VIB, explores how precision fermentation, alternative protein and gene editing can build a more resilient food system, and why AI-assisted biological design is making once-unviable solutions realistic today.

Maple Leaf Foods has announced it will close two production facilities in Seattle, Washington and Turners Falls, Massachusetts, as part of a move to consolidate its US plant-based protein production into a single site in Indiana.

Barcelona-based agri-business company Elian has welcomed the Spanish Development Financing Company COFIDES into its share capital with an investment of €40 million.