News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Spanish company launches to produce melanin from enzymes A new Barcelona-based company, OXYCO has been created to produce melanin through biocatalysis. OXYCO uses enzymes to produce biomelanin, which is vegan, soluble and its properties can be adjusted to specific needs. Melanin is traditionally not cheap to produce. The most common way to obtain natural melanin is to extract it from sepia ink or […] December 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 13 Dec 2022 Biomemory is making DNA hard drives cheap and sustainable The world is running out of ways to store the mountains of data we produce. Biomemory is creating DNA-based hard drives that could store this information cheaply, sustainably and for centuries. Society has advanced very far in technologies to store critical data, moving from punched cards and floppy disks in the 20th century to hard […] December 13, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Nov 2022 Foodtech company, Wilk, creates first cultured milk fat, cell-based yogurt Israeli company, Wilk, has today (November 16) announced the successful development of the world’s first yogurt developed with cell-cultured milk fat. The company is a developer of cell-cultured human and animal milk and milk components and this hybrid product has been validated by external laboratories, which Wilk says confirms it meets the necessary chemical and […] November 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Nov 2022 Bel Group and Standing Ovation partner on cheese proteins Dairy giant Bel Group and start-up Standing Ovation are partnering on incorporating casein milk protein into Bel’s alternative cheese offerings. In September, Bel acquired an equity stake in Standing Ovation. Standing Ovation has developed a precision fermentation process that produces caseins of non-animal origin. These proteins are identical to those present in milk. Standing Ovation’s […] November 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Nov 2022 Fooditive takes world first bee-free honey a step closer Large scale production trials of the first bee-free honey will start in the New Year thanks to Dutch-based ingredients company, Fooditive. The process of mass-producing a bio-identical honey means that the need to intensively farm honeybees will be eliminated and Fooditive aims to beat a scalable, provenanced supply. Not only will it provide the benefits […] November 15, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 9 Nov 2022 Better Juice launches naturally converting fruit juice sugars to prebiotics A new site housing technology to naturally turn the composition of fruit juice sugars including sucrose, glucose and fructose into better-for-you prebiotics has been opened by Better Juice Ltd. The Israeli sugar-reduction startup launched its first full-capacity manufacturing plant for full commercial production of sugar-reducing immobilized enzymes. The new facility, the company says, will allow […] November 9, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 17 Oct 2022 UK grants that can give biotech startups a vital jump-start Grants are a vital lifeline that help biotech startups get off the ground, especially for underrepresented entrepreneurs. The Women in Synthetic Biology (WiSB) network recently gave detailed advice for helping U.K. biotech founders access this funding. Women are a big source of talent in the biotech space, both in academic life sciences and in founding […] October 17, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 17 Oct 2022 CRISPR gene editing: a key tool for counteracting climate change Monika Paulė, CEO and co-founder of the Lithuanian CRISPR developer Caszyme, explains how gene editing technology could fight climate change by boosting agriculture and biodiversity. The invention of CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology in the last decade sparked a revolution in biology, providing researchers a way to make selective and precise changes to an organism’s genetic […] October 17, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Oct 2022 Big Idea Ventures announces cohort of 17 start-ups Big Idea Ventures has revealed its latest accelerator cohort. Seventeen early-stage startups were selected for pre-seed investment as part of Big Idea Ventures’ bi-annual new protein accelerator program. Investments were made through the firm’s three offices in New York, Paris and Singapore and the firm’s first fund – New Protein Fund I ($50 million+). “The […] October 5, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 28 Sep 2022 How the alternative protein space aims to address food waste Food waste impacts the whole of society, including the field of alternative protein. Nick Cooney, managing partner of Lever VC, explains how companies and investors in the space aim to tackle the global problem. This week, the UN and its food security-focused arm, the Food and Agriculture Organization, celebrate the International Day of Awareness of […] September 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Sep 2022 Spoonshot on how foodtech can reduce food waste With the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste just around the corner, Labiotech caught up with Spoonshot co-founder and CEO Kishan Vasani to find out how the foodtech sector can tackle food waste. Spoonshot is a software platform for food and beverage professionals that delivers category intelligence by leveraging data from more […] September 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Sep 2022 Watch: Scottish biotech startup looking to sustainable omega-3 production Established in 2016, Edinburgh-headquartered MiAlgae says there is a global threat to oceans caused by overfishing to supply omega-3 oil for human and animal consumption. This prompted the development of a solution through the circular economy. Labiotech visited the company recently to find out more about its operations. Using its biotech platform, MiAlgae uses co-products […] September 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email