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Alternative protein research should be open access – GFI’s Kell

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.” Seren Kell, science and technology manager at the Good Food Institute Europe and cofounder of Cellular Agriculture, is speaking to AFN following a £20 million ($22 million) pledge from UK’s Biotechnical and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Innovate UK to jointly invest in the alternative protein industry.

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Alphabet moonshot Tidal heralds the age of precision aquaculture

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About 17 per cent of the animal protein consumed by humans comes from fish, crustaceans and mollusks, and about three billion people depend on wild-caught and farmed seafood as their primary source of protein. The company is rolling out the technology at multiple sites in Norway. in a recent report.

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This volcanic microbe startup is taking on Beyond Meat and Impossible in plant-based race

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For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. Despite all this investment, two companies have been hogging the plant-based protein spotlight lately. We think we will have a differentiated offering that will make us a very viable competitor in the space.”.

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How Forsea is avoiding the “scaffolding challenge” of cultivated meat and seafood

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Global demand for aquatic foods — that’s fish and seafood — is expected to double by 2050, according to estimates that base the rise mostly on population growth. Participating in the round were The Kitchen FoodTech Hub , PeakBridge VC , Zora Ventures , FoodHack and Israeli investment firm, Milk & Honey Ventures.

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2022’s 5 biggest foodtech deals

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Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. The top 2022 deal was Getir’s $768 million Series E raise led by Emirati and state-owned Mubadala Investment Company. Image credit: Getir. Getir – $768m. All of this came after its $1.25