Redefine Meat Unveils Revamped Flank Steak with Improved Texture and Reduced Plastic Packaging
Redefine Meat announced the next generation of its plant-based flank steak in March and presented the product to an industry audience at the Plantbased press day in Hamburg last week. The revamped product impresses “with even more juiciness, a more intense flavour and a higher-quality steak texture”. It was developed in collaboration with chefs and meat experts.
ProVeg Incubator Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Free Alt-Protein Programme
The ProVeg Incubator is accepting applications for the second cohort of its Fast-track to Impact programme, a three-month, equity-free initiative for early-stage alternative protein startups. The deadline to apply is 21 June 2026.
Utah Startup Melazyme Raises $2M Seed Round to Produce Fermentation-Derived Melanin and Brazzein
Melazyme, a precision fermentation startup based in Utah, has closed a $2 million seed round led by SeaX Ventures, with additional participation from Stellaris Venture Partners and Plug and Play Ventures. The capital will go toward platform development, production scale-up, and early commercial deployment.
North Carolina Startup Rootsii Gets $1.82M to Turn Surplus Sweet Potatoes Into Plant-Based Milk
Each year, around 63 million pounds of sweet potatoes rot in North Carolina fields, costing the state’s farmers an estimated $13.2 million. A university startup now has nearly $1.82 million in grant funding to convert that agricultural waste into a commercial plant-based dairy alternative.
Pacifico Biolabs Closes €7M Series A to Scale Mycelium Protein Through Idle German Brewery Infrastructure
Mycelium fermentation company Pacifico Biolabs has closed a €7 million Series A round to scale production to 200 tonnes per month and begin commercial launches across the DACH region and the Nordics.
Biohub Releases Protein Biology World Model to Address Disease
Biohub, the non-profit research organization co-founded by Priscilla Chan, MD, and Mark Zuckerberg, has now unveiled the latest update to the ESM protein language model family, with expanded capabilities in binder design and protein function mapping for therapeutic discovery. The release comes just seven months after Biohub recruited the team behind EvolutionaryScale.
Lantmännen First To Adopt Sigill’s New Climate Standards – Certifying This Year’s Harvest
May 2026, Sweden: Lantmännen is the first to adopt Sigill’s new standards for climate measures in crop production and fo…
在马托格罗索州，大豆种植禁令从六月持续到九月。
根据马托格罗索州经济发展秘书处 (Sedec) 和马托格罗索州农业防御研究所 (Indea-MT) 联合发布的新规范性指令，该州 2026/27 作物季的大豆植物检疫日历保持不变。因此，2026 年 6 月 8 日至 9 月 6 日为检疫休整期，2026 年 9 月 7 日至 2027 年 1 月 7 日为大豆种植许可期。
Can plant cell culture escape the biopharma cost trap? Rheaplant nets new funds
Plant cell culture is pricy and difficult. But new food-grade facilities without biopharma cost structures could unlock …
Dairy & Coffee Companies Failing to Set Methane Targets, Finds New Ranking
Danone, General Mills and FrieslandCampina are the only leading dairy and coffee companies in Europe and North America to have publicly set targets to reduce methane emissions, according to a new ranking by Changing Markets Foundation.