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| 23.04.2025 | EU-Funded GIANT LEAPS Project Aims to Make 60% of Protein Consumed in the EU Plant-Based | Since 2022, a Horizon Research and Innovation Action project called GIANT LEAPS has been working to accelerate the transition from animal-based to alternative dietary proteins.
The project has been granted €10.3 million in EU funding over a... |
| 15.04.2025 | Report: Dutch Supermarkets Are Expanding Their Plant-Based Ranges, But Adoption Remains Slow | Data from the Protein Monitor 2024, an annual study conducted by Wageningen Social & Economic Research on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, has assessed the progress of the protein transit... |
| 11.04.2025 | Plenitude Project Announces Final Conference on Circular Bioeconomy for Sustainable Protein Production | The Plenitude Project announces its Final Conference, focused on Circular Bioeconomy for Sustainable Protein Production, taking place on June 3, 2025, at the Fokker Terminal in The Hague, Netherlands.
The conference is co-located with Bridg... |
| 05.03.2025 | Study: How the Flavor of Plant-Based Meat Could Be Improved Using the Taguchi Method | Scientists in Russia have conducted a study investigating how a statistical method called the Taguchi Method could be used to improve the flavor of plant-based meat alternatives.
The research studies the effects of sugar type, concentration... |
| 06.02.2025 | The Green Revolution: Innovations Reshaping Sustainable Agriculture | In the heart of the agricultural landscape, two innovations are emerging as beacons of hope. They promise to reshape the future of food production. One is a disease-resistant banana, the other a tiny aquatic plant known as duckweed. Both ar... |
| 05.02.2025 | Duckweed Becomes Officially Approved as a Food Product Within the EU | Duckweed, a sustainably cultivated plant also known as water lentils, has been officially approved for consumption within the EU by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Water lentils are widely consumed in some Asian countries, but ha... |
| 31.01.2025 | Yelloway One Honored with SEAL Business Sustainability Award for Pioneering Disease-Resistant Innovation | Yelloway One Honored with SEAL Business Sustainability Award for Pioneering Disease-Resistant Innovation
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 18:14 CET Report this content
The award recognizes Chiquita’s innovative development of the first disease-resistant b... |
| 18.01.2025 | The Climate Conundrum: Singapore's Wet Future and the Rise of Sustainable Food Innovations | Singapore is bracing for a deluge. The island nation is caught in the grip of the northeast monsoon, with predictions of more rain and cooler temperatures. The weather is shifting, and the culprit is La Nina. This climate phenomenon is like... |
| 17.01.2025 | Self-Heating Plant-Based Beef & Rice Box Wins ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge | ProVeg has announced the winners of its fifth annual Food Innovation Challenge, held in conjunction with major food companies and open to students across the Asia-Pacific region.
In first place is a self-heating plant-based food box contain... |
| 13.01.2025 | Fermata: $10 Million (Series A) Raised For Computer Vision Agriculture Solutions | Fermata, a data science company specializing in computer vision agriculture solutions, announced it closed $10 million in a Series A funding round backed by Raw Ventures. This funding will support the company’s vision of developing a centra... |
| 07.01.2025 | Fermata Closes $10M Series A Funding | Fermata, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based data science company specializing in computer vision agriculture solutions, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Raw Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to support its strategic ... |
| 30.12.2024 | Odd.Bot secures €2 million to weed out the competition with its autonomous AgriTech robot | Odd.Bot, a Lelystad startup specialising in autonomous agricultural robots, has secured €2 million in growth capital during a pre-Series A funding round in order to develop their sustainable robot and bring further iterations to market.
The... |
| 17.12.2024 | Vertical Farming: A Green Revolution for Protein Production | Vertical farming is more than a trend; it’s a revolution. As the world grapples with food security and environmental challenges, this innovative approach to agriculture offers a glimmer of hope. Researchers at Wageningen University & Re... |
| 17.12.2024 | Chiquita Celebrates 25th Consecutive Progressive Grocer Category Captain Award Win | Chiquita Celebrates 25th Consecutive Progressive Grocer Category Captain Award Win
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Chiquita continues as the banana category leader for a quarter-century
Fort Lauderdale, FL – December 17, 202... |
| 12.12.2024 | UC Davis spinoff One Bio raises $27m Series A to bridge the fiber gap | One Bio—a UC Davis spinoff with proprietary technology to chop up polysaccharides from agricultural waste into “odorless, colorless, and tasteless” fibers that can be added to foods at high inclusion rates—has raised a $27 million series A ... |
| 12.12.2024 | Wageningen Research: Assessing the Role of Vertical Farming in Accelerating the Global Protein Transition | In this interview, we discuss with Isabella Righini and Luuk Graamans, researchers in Greenhouse Horticulture at Wageningen University & Research, the role of vertical farming in advancing the global protein transition.
Graamans and Rig... |
| 21.11.2024 | The Future of Food and Data: Innovations Shaping Tomorrow | In a world where taste meets technology, two distinct yet interconnected stories emerge. One revolves around the culinary landscape, where plant-based alternatives are gaining ground. The other delves into the realm of artificial intelligen... |
| 21.11.2024 | The Future of Food and Fashion: Innovations in Sustainability | In a world where sustainability is no longer optional, two companies are stepping up to the plate. Bel Group and Faircraft are leading the charge in their respective fields. They are not just responding to consumer demand; they are reshapin... |
| 21.11.2024 | Bel Group Announces Three-Year Collaborative Project to Develop Fermented Cheese Alternatives | Bel Group has partnered with agro-industrial group Avril, probiotic manufacturer Lallemand, and agri-food service provider Protial for a three-year project that aims to drive forward the development of fermented and aged plant-based cheese ... |
| 19.11.2024 | TRACT Secures $11.2 Million in New Funding to Accelerate Growth and Empower Sustainable Agriculture | TRACT, a pioneering SaaS platform dedicated to enhancing sustainability in agricultural supply chains, has successfully raised $11.2 million in new funding. This round includes further investments from the company's existing shareholders Ar... |
| 14.11.2024 | Report: EU Livestock Farming Has “Major Negative Consequences”, Consumption Patterns Must Change | Wageningen University & Research (WUR) recently hosted its annual Mansholt Lecture, which aims to “inspire European policymakers and stakeholders on critical societal issues, particularly those related to sustainable agri-food systems a... |
| 04.11.2024 | Netherlands University offers full scholarships for African Master’s students | Wageningen University in the Netherlands has launched its Africa Scholarship Program, providing African students with full financial support to pursue master’s degrees.
Covering relocation, tuition, and living expenses, this program aims to... |
| 11.10.2024 | Chiquita's Commitment to Health and Sustainability Shines at Major Events | Chiquita is not just about bananas; it’s about energy, joy, and sustainability. Recently, the brand showcased its vibrant spirit at two significant events: the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the International Fresh Produce Association... |
| 10.10.2024 | Experience the Tropics with Chiquita at the 2024 IFPA Trade Show | Experience the Tropics with Chiquita at the 2024 IFPA Trade Show
Thu, Oct 10, 2024 18:38 CET Report this content
Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 10, 2024 – Chiquita is thrilled to return to the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) T... |
| 03.10.2024 | The Future of Food: Cultivated Meat and Microbial Casein on the Rise | The landscape of food production is shifting. Two companies, Meatable and Those Vegan Cowboys, are at the forefront of this transformation. They are redefining what we eat and how we produce it. Their innovations promise to reshape the meat... |
| 03.10.2024 | Chiquita Unveils New Sustainability Report and ‘Small Change, Big Difference' campaign at Madrid Fruit Attraction 2024 | Chiquita Unveils New Sustainability Report and ‘Small Change, Big Difference' campaign at Madrid Fruit Attraction 2024
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Sustainability initiatives in operations and in marketing campaigns take ... |
| 01.10.2024 | Those Vegan Cowboys to Enter US Market with Microbial Casein That Outperforms Dairy | Belgian biotech company Those Vegan Cowboys announces it has developed a product using a new type of microbial casein. The startup will reveal the kind of cheese and its market entry at tomorrow’s Future Food-Tech summit in London.
Casein p... |
| 27.09.2024 | Cultivated Meat: The Future of Sustainable Protein | The world is changing. The way we produce food is evolving. Cultivated meat is at the forefront of this revolution. It promises a future where meat is produced without the environmental and ethical burdens of traditional livestock farming. ... |
| 27.09.2024 | The Future of Protein: Cultivated and Zero-Carbon Innovations Lead the Charge | In a world grappling with climate change and food insecurity, the quest for sustainable protein sources has never been more urgent. Two innovative approaches are emerging as frontrunners: Fermtech's zero-carbon protein and cultivated meat. ... |
| 25.09.2024 | Study Predicts Cultivated Meat Could Slash Social Costs of Animal Meat by Over Half | Does cultivated meat have the potential to reduce the impact of traditional meat production on the environment, workers, and animals?
A recent study by the Dutch project PPP True Price: from Insight to Action reveals that by 2030, the overa... |
| 17.09.2024 | Rival Foods to Showcase Its Newest Plant-Based Innovation at SIAL Paris | Rival Foods, a Dutch start-up known for its innovative shear cell technology, is set to introduce a new line of plant-based meat products at this year’s SIAL trade fair in Paris. Following the success of its plant-based ‘chicken’ range, whi... |
| 03.07.2024 | Lidl Germany Introduces New Vemondo Products Including Vegan Ribs | Lidl is launching a range of new products under its own-brand vegan range Vemondo as part of a new promotion week. Lidl customers across Germany can look forward to a total of seven new vegan products.
“From high-quality meat substitutes an... |
| 25.06.2024 | Revyve Introduces “Super Clean” Yeast-Based Egg Replacer for Plant-Based Burgers at IFT First 2024 | Dutch food tech company Revyve announces it will debut its high-performance, clean-label egg replacer designed to enhance the texture of plant-based burgers at IFT First 2024.
The ingredient, made with Revyve’s yeast proteins, is said to mi... |
| 14.06.2024 | Scientists Are Developing Fully Edible Robots - How and Why? | By John Lopez
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In a groundbreaking development literally mixing food and technology, scientists are me... |
| 31.05.2024 | Are US Consumers Beginning to Accept Cultivated Meat? | Recent studies tracking US consumer attitudes toward cultivated meat have found a relatively positive outlook for a product yet to be available for mass consumption.
A YouGov survey of 9,272 US adults conducted in May 2024 revealed only 50%... |
| 29.05.2024 | Lidl Study: Placing Meat Alternatives Next to Conventional Meat Significantly Increases Sales | A pilot study conducted by Lidl Netherlands in collaboration with Wageningen University and the World Resources Institute (WRI) has found that placing meat alternatives next to conventional meat significantly boosts sales.
The study took pl... |
| 22.05.2024 | revyve: “Our Animal-Free Ingredients Are All-Natural, Helping to Create the Delicious Food Experiences Consumers Crave” | revyve is a foodtech company that is unlocking the full potential of yeast, a timeless natural super ingredient, to produce high-performing texturizing ingredients.
With sustainability as its norm, revyve is on a mission to reinvent the foo... |
| 06.05.2024 | Study: Insect-based diet shows health benefits in cats | STOCKHOLM — Petgood, a sustainably-minded Swedish pet nutrition company, released a new study on the use of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) in cat food formulas on April 17. Conducted in partnership with insect-based ingredient supplier Pro... |
| 02.05.2024 | Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars | Previous
Combination picture shows cherry tomatoes grown in Mars regolith simulant under “intercropping” conditions (left) and “monocropping” conditions (right) at Wageningen University & Research in Wageningen, Netherlands, in these un... |
| 24.04.2024 | VEGDOG Debuts Dog Treats with MicroHarvest’s Hypoallergenic Microbial Protein Ingredient | 4 Mins Read German startups VEGDOG and MicroHarvest have teamed up to release a microbial protein-based treat for dogs, which boasts environmental superiority and supports pets with allergies.
Pet food brand VEGDOG will soon roll out Pure B... |
| 22.04.2024 | Yili Innovation Center Europe Kicks Off All-round Upgrades | WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 18th, local time in the Netherlands, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Yili Innovation Center Europe (YICE), a ceremony themed "Connect ... |
| 05.04.2024 | The Protein Tracker Shows Meat and Dairy Dominate Dutch Diets, Urges Changes for Plant-Based Shift | The Protein Tracker, conducted for the first time in 2023 by Wageningen Economic Research on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), shows that meat and “a lot” of dairy (in total 61%) dominate consumption, per... |
| 21.03.2024 | Rival Foods: “We Believe the Whole Cut Segment Will See a Similar Evolution as Plant-Based Meat” | Rival Foods develops and uses new technologies to create next-generation plant-based whole-cuts with “unprecedented” size, texture, and juiciness. We speak with the Netherlands based company which has very recently signed a lease for its fi... |
| 08.03.2024 | Plant-Based Protein Products Market to See Rapid Growth, With Particular Success for Pea Protein | A new report by USD Analytics has estimated that the plant-based protein products market will register a CAGR of 8.1% over the forecast period 2024-2030.
The report considers the growth of meat alternatives as well as tofu, tempeh, legumes,... |
| 08.03.2024 | CRISPR Technology Takes Center Stage at SXSW 2024 for the First Time | Expert Panel Discusses Uses of CRISPR in Food and Agriculture, How the Technology Will Help Improve Climate Resilience in Crops and Convenience in Nutrient-Dense Foods
Durham, N.C., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The panel “The First CR... |
| 07.02.2024 | Dutch agrifoodtech investor Future Food Fund closes second fund at €40M; Know more | Read this article in:
Utrecht-based Future Food Fund II (FFF II), an agrifoodtech environmental impact investor, closes its funding at €40M, backed by impact-driven entrepreneurs and the European Investment Fund (EIF).
FFF II claims to have... |
| 22.01.2024 | First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 — a high-tech farmer. | Tech First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 — a high-tech farmer.
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| 02.01.2024 | Where to Study the Future of Food: The Best Alt Protein University Programs | 5 Mins Read With the future of food intricately linked with the future of the planet, as well as the growing development of plant-based and cellular-agriculture-derived foods, some universities are offering courses solely focused on alterna... |
| 06.12.2023 | Amsterdam’s Farmless raises €4.8M to free protein production from animals and agricultural land | Read this article in:
Amsterdam-based Farmless, a startup that aims to turn renewable energy and CO2 into carbon-negative food ingredients, has secured €4.8M in a seed round of funding.
Before this round, in May 2023, the startup exited ste... |
| 27.11.2023 | Jack Ma, the poster boy of China's tech scene, is moving into the food business | Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma has a new business. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
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| 02.10.2023 | Chiquita Reveals Innovative Yelloway Initiative | Chiquita Reveals Innovative Yelloway Initiative
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Leading banana brand embarks on joint venture to research and develop disease-resistant banana variety
Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 2, 2023 – A... |
| 25.09.2023 | Gouda Riddance: Dutch Company Spins Off Dairy to Go Fully Vegan, Aims for Europe-Wide Launch by 2026 | 5 Mins Read Dutch dairy leader Boermarke, operational since 1987, has announced its intention to pivot to a fully plant-based product lineup. The decision comes after alt-dairy sales in the Netherlands grew in the last two years, as convent... |
| 01.08.2023 | Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built China's Amazon. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma's now turned to farming. | Jack Ma started off as a school teacher and built Alibaba. But 3 years after Beijing cracked down on his tech businesses, Ma has turned to farming. Zhang Yazi/China News Service/Getty Images
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| 16.06.2023 | Protein Industries Canada and Innovate UK Partner to Expand Plant-Based Protein Innovation | Protein Industries Canada (PIC) and Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, announce a new bilateral partnership to advance the connections between both countries’ food sectors.
Through the collaboration, Canada and the UK say the... |
| 28.04.2023 | ChatGPT в агросфере: преимущества и возможности | Технологии искусственного интеллекта находят все большее применение в различных сферах экономики, в том числе в сельском хозяйстве. Одним из перспективных инструментов является ChatGPT — это генеративная модель искусственного интеллекта, ко... |
| 03.04.2023 | 🎥 BioLumen takes novel approach to reducing the glycemic impact of processed foods | A fiber-based supplement that can reduce the absorption of sugars in foods could help lower the glycemic impact of processed foods and deliver digestive benefits, claims San Francisco-based startup BioLumen.
Cofounded by Paolo Costa and Dr ... |
| 28.02.2023 | Scientists applaud EU pesticide regulation, but Member States and industry should stop using loopholes | Scientists applaud EU pesticide regulation, but Member States and industry should stop using loopholes
Tue, Feb 28, 2023 07:14 CET Report this content
In a new report, EASAC expresses concern about Member States and industry using loopholes... |
| 23.02.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pure Salmon nabs $507m, FreshToHome bags $104m, more layoffs for agrifood | This week, Amazon backs India’s FreshToHome and Pure Salmon inked a whopping $507 million deal with Saudi Arabia’s government. Layoffs continue, while regulators in Finland approve the use of “burger patty” in marketing plant-based meat pro... |
| 14.02.2023 | KWS opens R&D facility for vegetable breeding in Wageningen | Paul Degreef, Head of KWS Business Unit Vegetables, welcomes the visitors to the opening ceremony of the new lab facilities.
The company focuses on breeding, production and sales of seeds for corn, sugar beets, grains, rapeseed and sunflow... |
| 14.01.2023 | Eat Bugs! It’s What’s For Dinner | Farming edible insects to feed people and livestock could help improve food security and support developing economies and potentially replace conventional animal feed |
| 30.11.2022 | Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, disappeared from public view in 2020. He's been living in Tokyo for the past 6 months, a new report says. | Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, is living in Tokyo, the Financial Times reported.
The once high-profile Ma angered the Chinese authorities in 2020 and vanished from public view.
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| 16.09.2022 | Dutch-based Rival Foods raises €6M to make next-gen plant-based protein products | Netherlands-based Rival Foods, a company that specialises in producing plant-based culinary whole-cuts, announced on Wednesday, September 14, that it has raised €6M in a Series A round of funding.
Rival Foods says it will use the funds to d... |
| 22.07.2022 | Вырастили салат в Нидерландах, не выходя из дома: российская команда вице-чемпион международного агротех-турнира... | Российская объединенная команда Россельхозбанка, МФТИ и РГАУ-МСХА заняла второе место в финале международного сельскохозяйственного конкурса Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge, организованного Нидерландским Университетом WUR (Wageningen Univer... |
| 21.06.2022 | Report: Sufficient Plant Protein is Already Produced to Feed the Entire World | Research by Dr. Stacy Pyett of Wageningen University says that the world is already producing sufficient plant protein to feed the entire population.
About 520 million tons of plant protein are produced annually, with a third of this wasted... |
| 03.05.2022 | Why Scaleups like Sophie's Bionutrients are Flocking to Food (not Silicon) Valley | Biotech Scaleup Sophie's Bionutrients Celebrates Earth Day and Six Months in Europe's "Food Valley"
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Six months ago, micro-algae protein pioneer Sophie's Bionutrients decided to ... |
| 14.04.2022 | Dutch Government Awards €60 Million To Domestic Cellular Agriculture Ecosystem | 4 Mins Read
The Netherlands has announced that it has awarded €60 million to support the creation of a domestic cellular agriculture ecosystem as part of the country’s National Growth Fund, which is deploying € 20 billion over the next five... |
| 29.03.2022 | Unlocking food’s dark matter | It is often said that the food system is broken.
It is not broken.
Instead, it was designed over time to effectively and efficiently produce and distribute safe, inexpensive, and highly caloric food. While hunger has been materially reduced... |
| 16.11.2021 | Не Dota единой богата Россия – команда РСХБ в финале Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge | Российская объединенная команда Россельхозбанка и МФТИ вышла в финал международного сельскохозяйственного конкурса Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge, опередив сильных участников из США, Южной Кореи и стран Европы. В 2022 году финалисты продол... |
| 27.09.2021 | The Startups Making Ethical Alternatives to Controversial Delicacies | The majority of plant-based and cell-cultured companies focus on making alternatives to the most widely consumed animal products — like beef, chicken, and cheese.
But some startups are instead working on more ethical versions of animal-base... |
| 09.08.2021 | ExpreS2ion Biotech : Positive safety and efficacy outcome of the COVID-19 clinical Phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine | Hørsholm, Denmark, August 09, 2021 - ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB's affiliate ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS ("ExpreS2ion") announces that COUGH-1, the COVID-19 Phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate the ABNCoV2 vaccine, as headli... |
| 09.08.2021 | Positive safety and efficacy outcome of the COVID-19 clinical Phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine | Positive safety and efficacy outcome of the COVID-19 clinical Phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine Mon, Aug 09, 2021 07:00 CET
Hørsholm, Denmark, August 09, 2021 – ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB’s affiliate ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS... |
| 01.07.2021 | Call For Startups That Accelerate Sustainable Innovations In Horticulture |
Is your startup working on a game-changing technology that will accelerate circular agriculture, climate-neutral horticulture, improve the health & safety of food or sustainable water consumption in horticulture? Then you are an ideal... |
| 26.05.2021 | BREAKING: The Yield Lab Europe secures $61m for sustainable agrifoodtech fund | The Yield Lab Europe — the European affiliate of US-headquartered accelerator group The Yield Lab — has completed the second close of its sustainable agrifoodtech fund.
The EU’s European Investment Fund through the European Fund for Strateg... |
| 26.05.2021 | Surfix’s Biophotonic Diagnostic Platform Attracts €8.5M Investment |
Surfix announces an investment of €8.5M by a Dutch consortium consisting of Lionix International, Qurin Diagnostics, Photondelta and Oost NL. Surfix will use the investment to accelerate the development of its plug-and-play diagnostics pl... |
| 26.05.2021 | The Yield Lab Europe secures $61m for sustainable agrifoodtech fund | The Yield Lab Europe — the European affiliate of US-headquartered accelerator group The Yield Lab — has completed the second close of its sustainable agrifoodtech fund.
The EU’s European Investment Fund through the European Fund for Strateg... |
| 17.05.2021 | Free Research Capacity: Wageningen Student Projects |
Innovative ideas do not always lead to completely developed projects, due to lack of time and / or creative energy. Students of Wageningen University & Research may offer a solution to this problem. In different courses, BSc and MSc s... |
| 06.05.2021 | Scientists have taught bees to smell the coronavirus. They can identify a case within seconds. | Dutch scientists have trained bees to smell COVID-19.
Every time the bees were exposed to an infected sample, they stuck out their tongues.
The animals could be a low-tech solution for identifying COVID-19 cases.
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| 05.05.2021 | 8 startups reshaping the global food system | Editor’s note: This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank, and Wageningen University & Research.
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| 29.04.2021 | How Do Agrifoodtech Startups Measure Their Impact? |
As one of Europe’s leading agrifoodtech accelerators, StartLife supports startups shaping a sustainable food system. Loet Rammelsberg, StartLife’s Program Director, did a quick study and analysis of what the Sustainable Development Goals ... |
| 21.04.2021 | The carbon question: Making global carbon markets work for farmers | Editor’s note: This post about carbon markets is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank, and Wageningen University & Research.
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ExpreS2ion Biotech : Interim safety update on COUGH-1, the COVID-19 clinical phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine | Hørsholm, Denmark, April 12, 2021 - ExpreS2ion Biotech Holding AB's affiliate ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies ApS ("ExpreS2ion") announces that the first group of volunteers in the clinical Phase I/II study, COUGH-1, have been satisfac... |
| 01.04.2021 | Mosa Meat CEO on choosing non-GMO, differentiation & pricing the novelty factor | Editor’s note: This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank, and Wageningen University & Research.
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| 30.03.2021 | Top 10 Startup Success Stories: March
Subscribe to our newsletter | Julian Jagtenberg pitched his scaleup Somnox in the first episode of the new season of Dragon’s Den. All the dragons were ready to join Somnox’s sleep revolution. Watch the full episode now (with Julian his pitch starting at 41.25) and chec... |
| 17.03.2021 | Indoor agtech: An evolving landscape of 1,300+ startups | Editor’s note: Chris Taylor is a senior consultant on The Mixing Bowl team and has spent more than 20 years on global IT strategy and development innovation in manufacturing, design, and healthcare, focussing most recently on indoor agtech.... |
| 11.02.2021 | An Alt Protein Transition Course Is About To Launch At This Dutch University | 1
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| 22.01.2021 | South African startup raises $17m to use drones and satellites to provide farmers with crop data | The experiments started at a citrus farm in Cape Town where James Paterson was born. By 2014, that passion became Aerobotics – a startup that has now raised $17m from investors to help farmers grow fruits and trees using images from satelli... |
| 10.12.2020 | Plant & Bean To Open Europe’s Biggest Plant-Based Meat Production Facility With Plans For U.S. & Asia | 1
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Plant & Bean, a British developer and manufacturer of plant-based food products, has announced that it will be opening the largest plant-based meat production facility in Europe. The new plant will enable brands to... |
| 09.12.2020 | UK: New Vegan Meat Facility is Biggest in Europe, Will Mean “Significant Cost-Savings” | Plant & Bean’s new UK facility is the first step to establishing an industry-first, global, plant-based meat manufacturing platform
The brand new factory will enable the largest-scale manufacture and distribution of plant-based meat acr... |
| 09.12.2020 | UK: New Vegan Meat Facility is Biggest in Europe, Will Mean “Significant Cost-Savings” | The brand new factory will enable the largest-scale manufacture and distribution of plant-based meat across Europe to date. Producer Plant & Bean says that an ‘ecosystem of collaborative innovation’ with industry leaders will achieve br... |
| 08.12.2020 | “System Of Support”: Dutch Food Tech Industry A Global Leader Thanks To Multi-Stakeholder Buy-In | 4 Mins Read
Despite being a relatively small country in Europe, sandwiched between Belgium and Germany, the Netherlands is not one to be underestimated when it comes to leading the plant-based movement. Already one of the world’s biggest ex... |
| 08.12.2020 | Netherlands Continues as Hotspot for Plant-Based Research and Innovation | Dutch National Science Agenda (NWA) has approved funding for research on an animal-free milk protein and contributes €1.7 million to the project, as the centre of plant-based research and innovation, the Wageningen Food Valley, continues to... |
| 05.11.2020 | KindEarth.Tech to Host Virtual Event Discussing Future of Food & Alt Protein | This November 20th, KindEarth.Tech will host a huge virtual event, KindEarth Tech for Future Food, with speakers from across the industry. The event will offer guests the opportunity to meet food-tech innovators from Europe, America, and As... |
| 28.08.2020 | High-Tech Greenhouses Could Be The Future Of Agriculture | High-tech greenhouses, such as this one in the Netherlands, could change the way that the ... [+] agriculture is produced in the United States.getty |
| 19.05.2020 | Sexy supply chain tech & other takeaways from F&A Next 2020 | This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner. F&A Next was founded by Anterra Capital, StartLife, Rabobank and Wageningen University & Research. Read about F&A Next 2019 here.
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| 12.05.2020 | 8 global agrifoodtech startups reimagining the future of food | This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner, ahead of its fifth annual conference, hosted virtually on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 4pm CET (11am ET). Registration is open here. F&A Next was founded ... |
| 04.05.2020 | Agrifood corporates turn to startups to hedge disruptions and get an edge on trends | This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner, ahead of its fifth annual conference, hosted virtually on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 4pm CET (11am ET). Registration is open here. F&A Next was founded ... |
| 23.04.2020 | Klasmann-Deilmann Extends Corporate Partnership with StartLife | In May 2017 Klasmann-Deilmann entered into a strategic partnership with StartLife. The partnership was aimed at boosting their innovation development program and gaining access to innovative startups in commercial horticulture. As the colla... |
| 12.03.2020 | StartLife Alumni Updates: March 2020 | Brief updates from StartLife Alumni and Community members
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EzCOL, a spin-off from the European Space Agency research program ‘MELiSSA’, has been working on the development of innovative highly effective ... |
| 03.03.2020 | What it takes to scale an agrifood tech startup | This post is part of a collaboration with F&A Next, an AgFunder Network Partner, ahead of its fifth annual conference in Wageningen, Netherlands, 13-14 May 2020. F&A Next 2020 will focus on the impact of food and agriculture innovat... |
| 04.02.2020 | Egg white replacement ingredient company scores €500k seed funding from Dutch VCs | Arnold Schwarzenegger may not have to give up his infamous raw egg protein supplement now that he’s a vegan. Functional ingredient developer FUMI Ingredients claims to have created an alternative for egg whites that is derived from non-GMO ... |
