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News and Trends 24 Jun 2022

Stramsen Biotech to look at 11 plant-based drug candidates

Houston-based biotechnology firm Stramsen Biotech Inc. has announced 11 drug candidates for clinical development. Kefas Mugittu, co-CEO, made the announcement of the plant-based medical candidates. The company said the drugs are safe, effective and currently in use in different countries. The drug candidates are: SBX 1052, which controls/prevents enlargement of the prostate glands; SBX1968, which […]

June 24, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 Jun 2022

Second dairy cellular agtech incubator program Mylkcubator opens

Pascual, a Spanish manufacturer of dairy products and beverages, has launched Mylkcubator 2.0, the second edition of its global incubation program for cellular agriculture technologies in the dairy industry. The initiative has been launched from the group’s Corporate Venture unit, Pascual Innoventures, in collaboration with Eatable Adventures, a global foodtech accelerator. Mylkcubator 2.0 will last […]

June 24, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Jun 2022

Biotalys and Novozymes partner on biofungicide

Belgian agtech company Biotalys and Danish biotech company Novozymes have entered into a partnership to expand opportunities for Evoca, Biotalys’ first proprietary biocontrol product. Novozymes will explore additional routes for the upscaling and production of the bioactive protein of Evoca, with the option of a possible commercial collaboration for a future generation of the product. […]

June 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Jun 2022

Molecular farming company Moolec Science joins with LightJump to list on Nasdaq

Moolec Science Ltd., a science-based food ingredient company, and LightJump Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have agreed to a business combination that would result in Moolec Science SA, a newly-created affiliate of Moolec incorporated in Luxembourg, becoming a publicly listed company. Moolec and U.S.-based LightJump will ultimately become wholly-owned subsidiaries of […]

June 16, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 15 Jun 2022

NZ biotech company develops Johne’s Disease assay

New Zealand biotech company Pictor Limited has been developing an accurate, affordable multiplexed diagnostic test for Johne’s Disease. Also known as Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) – Johne’s disease costs the New Zealand dairy industry upwards of NZ$80 million (US$50 million) a year in lost production. A global issue, Johne’s disease is a contagious, chronic, […]

June 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 6 Jun 2022

Releasing the microbiome’s potential to restore European soils

For decades, soil has been treated as an everlasting food machine rather than as a fragile living thing, and it is reaching a crisis point. Understanding how the soil microbiome interacts with the environment and helping farmers embrace new sustainable methods can have a beneficial impact on the soil, and consequently, our health. After years […]

June 6, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

News and Trends 27 May 2022

Animal-free milk company Imagindairy reaches $28M in funding

Israeli foodtech startup Imagindairy, Ltd., developer of animal-free dairy milk proteins, has secured an additional $15M in its extended seed-round to bring the total investment so far to $28M. The alt-protein company creates animal-free milk proteins from microorganisms through precision-fermentation technology, which allows the production of a wide range of dairy analogs, from raw milk […]

May 27, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Dec 2021

UK Startup Lands €5M Seed Round to Produce Gene-Edited Crops with AI

Phytoform, a London- and Boston-based startup, has received a €5M ($5.7M) investment to develop gene-edited crops with the help of artificial intelligence tools. The firm expects to bring its first product, a weather-resistant tomato, to market in early 2022. The seed financing will fuel the development of Phytoform’s precision crop breeding platform, which specializes in […]

December 17, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Dan Samorodnitsky

In Depth 17 Mar 2021

Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions

Research into how feed additives interact with the gut microbiome of cattle is paving the way towards a new strategy to tackle one of the main contributors to global warming. Feeding over seven billion people comes with a massive carbon footprint. The agriculture sector demands the clearing of large areas of forests. Unsustainable agricultural practices […]

March 17, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Sachin Rawat

In Depth 3 Feb 2021

Detecting Gene-Edited Food: The EU’s Nightmare

The EU imposed stringent controls on the commercialization of gene-edited food back in 2018. Years later, regulators are still working in the dark, with no established tests in place. The EU has some of the strictest food regulations in the world surrounding the cultivation and commercialization of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which it defines as organisms whose […]

February 3, 2021 - 10 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 11 Nov 2020

GMO Regulations in Europe Are “Not Fit for Purpose”

The controversial decision by the European courts in 2018 to regulate gene-edited organisms as GMOs has had a damaging effect on biotech companies working in this area. The current GMO regulations were established in Europe in 2001 and were designed to strictly regulate the introduction of DNA from other species into animals and plants. These […]

November 11, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

News and Trends 27 Jul 2020

Biological Fungicide Clears Wheat of Rust Disease in European Field Trial

A fungicide derived from amoeba has proven effective at protecting wheat from rust disease and other major fungal diseases at bay. Developed by French company Amoéba, this product could provide an eco-friendly solution to a growing problem in agriculture worldwide. Every year, over 5 million tons of wheat are lost to rust disease globally, which […]

July 27, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas

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Stramsen Biotech to look at 11 plant-based drug candidates

Second dairy cellular agtech incubator program Mylkcubator opens

Biotalys and Novozymes partner on biofungicide

Molecular farming company Moolec Science joins with LightJump to list on Nasdaq

NZ biotech company develops Johne’s Disease assay

Releasing the microbiome’s potential to restore European soils

Animal-free milk company Imagindairy reaches $28M in funding

UK Startup Lands €5M Seed Round to Produce Gene-Edited Crops with AI

Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions

Detecting Gene-Edited Food: The EU’s Nightmare

GMO Regulations in Europe Are “Not Fit for Purpose”

Biological Fungicide Clears Wheat of Rust Disease in European Field Trial

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