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Brief: Nutrition Technologies lands $20m to expand insect-protein operation across Asia

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The biotech company’s production system leverages black soldier fly larvae to produce proteins for animal feed and fertilizers. CEO and co-founder Nick Piggott noted that in addition to increasing shipments across Southeast Asia, the company will soon start shipping to the UK and Europe.

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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

The project’s 11-strong European consortium secured €6,984,813 funding from Circular bio-based Europe JU (formerly Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

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BREAKING: Entocycle lands $5m Series A from Climentum, Lowercarbon Capital to roll-out precision ag tech for insect farms

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Its focus markets will include Europe and Eastern and Southern Africa. If you underfeed the insects, what you end up with are lots of very small insects and that’s not good as a final product to the customer,” Whitaker says. Entocycle is now gearing to commercialize and supply its products.

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Who’s bringing China its bacon now that it’s running low?

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It would seem only logical that the world’s number two in pork production would help step in, and analysts at Dutch bank Rabobank projected an increase in imports by China which would promote production expansion in the EU, Belgium and Eastern Europe are themselves still struggling to contain ASF outbreaks. China is absolutely on our radar.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

The firm's plant-based patties are already sold in thousands of Burger King joints across Europe, as well as in many of the UK's major supermarkets. Unilever is also exploring the use of algae for its food products through a recently brokered partnership with UK biotech start-up Algenuity, he says.

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

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billion and were split across North America, Asia and Oceana. As opportunities for LanzaTech’s technologies emerge in Europe and North America, Brookfield will reportedly be financing them moving forward. AgFunder data shows that three of the top five 2022 deals for agrifoodtech were in these food delivery sectors.

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Can alternative protein startups justify their climbing valuations?

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is preparing the launch of a new fund dedicated to the market opportunity presented by alternative proteins, one of its founding partners, Rob Leclerc reflects: “We’ve seen lofty valuations in the sector driven by a trifecta of investor inexperience in biotech, food, and venture capital.