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Chunk Foods grew revenues by 140% last year and recently secured listings at Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, and H.E.B.
CryoVera's tech is inspired by an "extremophile organism" that can survive in extremely cold environments, says the French startup.
Geneva, Switzerland, 10 June 2026 – The World Economic Forum today announced its 2026 Technology Pioneers cohort, recognizing 100 early-stage companies from 23 countries that are developing breakth...
Other bidders have until July 20 to submit competing bids for the Believer Meats cultivated meat facility in North Carolina.
Could plant cell culture unlock a new category of "precision botanicals"? AgFunderNews caught up with a handful of key players.
While its tech can work in settings from coal mines to landfill sites and manure lagoons, Sixteen44 is first testing its tech in dairy barns.
Tractor Junction—which helps farmers research, buy, sell, finance, and insure tractors and other vehicles—aims to double revenues this year.
"We see increasing willingness to adopt alt proteins when they deliver nutritional and functional performances on top of sustainability benefits," says CEO Clément Ray.
Unlike a traditional fund, says Christian Pichler, GERBER-RAUTH does not face the same pressure to deploy capital or force exits.
Ayana Bio is focusing on sage for rosmarinic acid, saffron for crocins and marigold for zeaxanthin and lutein.
In today's social media environment, facts that don’t fit pre-conceived narratives are discarded and conspiracy theories abound, says Apeel.
Value segments will grow, some premium segments may hold, but mid-tier brands face a big challenge in a K-shaped economy, says Rabobank.
Two years after emerging from bankruptcy, Amyris is not yet profitable, but has slashed its burn rate, says CEO Kathy Fortmann.
Pacifico Biolabs aims to unlock “a low-cost, rapidly scalable route to mass-market production," says cofounder Zac Austin.
Windfall Bio—a startup with tech to convert waste methane into organic fertilizer—is auctioning off substantial lab and bioreactor assets.
Food-grade facilities could unlock unit economics that broaden the application of plant cell culture beyond pharmaceuticals, says Rheaplant.
StrainX has not disclosed the first two ingredients it aims to commercialize but has already secured self-GRAS status for one in the US.
Saku Biosciences enables high-throughput screening of cells in conditions that better mimic real-world fermentation conditions.
Triple Bio's lipid-based feed additive platform could boost milk yield and reduce methane emissions, says CEO Peter Rowe.
Next gen wireless free-floating biosensors could help biomanufacturing firms optimize fermentation and save money, says Capra Biosciences.