In a series of articles for Food Engineering & Ingredients, Athanasios Garoufas will look at alternative proteins and the various technologies that enable the development and production of meat alternatives. Alt proteins include plant-based protein products, cellular agriculture (cultivated meat), mycoproteins, insect proteins and precision fermentation. In this article, the author looks at the difficulty […]

Global commitment to climate-smart agriculture puts food systems at centre of climate action

Israel-based FoodTech start-up BioBetter has opened its first food-grade pilot facility to accelerate the production of key growth factors for the cultivated meat industry. The company has pioneered a unique protein manufacturing platform for producing growth factors (GFs) using tobacco plants as self-sustained, animal-free bioreactors.

MycoTechnology announced in late November that is has appointed Michael Leonard as its new chief executive officer. Simultaneously, Alan Hahn, the esteemed co-founder and former CEO, will take on the pivotal role of executive chairman, marking a new chapter in the company’s continued growth and global expansion.