August 4, 2025

Agriculture

Future Fields raises $8m Series A to expand fruit fly biomanufacturing platform: ‘Clients come to us because they’ve struggled to make proteins in legacy platforms’

Future Fields raises $8m Series A to expand fruit fly biomanufacturing platform: ‘Clients come to us because they’ve struggled to make proteins in legacy platforms’

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Future Fields.] Canadian startup Future Fields has raised an...
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Plant-based brands collaborate in ‘mature era’ of alt meat, says Revo Foods of ‘Juicy Marbles & Friends’ launch

Plant-based brands collaborate in ‘mature era’ of alt meat, says Revo Foods of ‘Juicy Marbles & Friends’ launch

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews‘ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Juicy Marbles.] Juicy Marbles—a Slovenian startup making plant-based...
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The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fungu’it bags $4.6m, indoor saffron farming blooms, GM pigs deemed ‘safe’ The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fungu’it bags $4.6m, indoor saffron farming blooms, GM pigs deemed ‘safe’

The Week in AgriFoodTech: Fungu’it bags $4.6m, indoor saffron farming blooms, GM pigs deemed ‘safe’

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
This week, French foodtech Fungu’it raised $4.6 million to transform agricultural by-products using filamentous fungi, while Swedish...
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Setback for plaintiffs in David Protein, Epogee lawsuit as judge refuses to grant temporary restraining order

Setback for plaintiffs in David Protein, Epogee lawsuit as judge refuses to grant temporary restraining order

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
The court handling a high-profile lawsuit alleging David Protein acquired alt-fat maker Epogee to “exclude competitors and create an...
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Verb Biotics on next gen biotics: ‘We’re function-first, and we’re not tied into any one organism or flagship strain’ Verb Biotics on next gen biotics: ‘We’re function-first, and we’re not tied into any one organism or flagship strain’

Verb Biotics on next gen biotics: ‘We’re function-first, and we’re not tied into any one organism or flagship strain’

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
Many companies in the probiotics space start with a flagship strain and then study it to determine...
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Why spend millions on securing access to EPG if it’s so easy to replace? Plaintiffs press David Protein in amended suit

Why spend millions on securing access to EPG if it’s so easy to replace? Plaintiffs press David Protein in amended suit

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
Plaintiffs in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit* filed by three small food brands against David Protein have filed an...
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Shiru invites brands to harness its AI platform to explore ‘natural’ GLP-1 activation: ‘The opportunity is immense’

Shiru invites brands to harness its AI platform to explore ‘natural’ GLP-1 activation: ‘The opportunity is immense’

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
Shiru, a startup deploying AI to aid in ingredient discovery, is inviting food companies to use its...
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Can bio-based vitamin A give its petrochemical-based counterpart a run for its money? Capra Biosciences weighs in Can bio-based vitamin A give its petrochemical-based counterpart a run for its money? Capra Biosciences weighs in

Can bio-based vitamin A give its petrochemical-based counterpart a run for its money? Capra Biosciences weighs in

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
Virginia-based startup Capra Biosciences has developed a novel method of producing retinol (a form of vitamin A) in...
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Report card from California: We need to talk about the benefits of biologicals, not the dangers of chemicals Report card from California: We need to talk about the benefits of biologicals, not the dangers of chemicals

Report card from California: We need to talk about the benefits of biologicals, not the dangers of chemicals

USATimes247 June 30, 2025
The ag biologicals industry is making “steady progress” compared to this time last year, Dr. Pam Marrone...
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