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Protein Report announces the launch of an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students from around the world
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Protein Report announces the launch of an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students from around the world

The Student Essay Contest is offering cash prizes worth $3000 — $1500 for first-place winners in each the undergraduate and graduate student divisions. Second-place winners will receive exciting non-cash prizes, while winners, runners up, and honourable mention submissions will all be announced and published on Protein Report.

Forget Impossible, the fungi renaissance is here
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Forget Impossible, the fungi renaissance is here

Fancy burgers might be the current stars of the alternative protein scene, but a much more humble foodstuff is getting ready for its moment in the spotlight. The fungi renaissance is here – and a clutch of startups are ready to take this much-misunderstood food to a whole new level.

The Future of Protein Production Launches 2022 Event – To be held online on the 8th-11th March 2022
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The Future of Protein Production Launches 2022 Event – To be held online on the 8th-11th March 2022

The Future of Protein Production Summit is an important platform in the discussion to successfully commercialise sustainable protein at scale.

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Government programs around the globe are increasingly getting more involved in the alternative protein space. This month, the Danish government allocated 1.25 billion kroner (~$194 million USD) for research into plant-based proteins. A few weeks ago, the USDA awarded Tufts University $10million to establish “a cultivated protein center of excellence”. Most recently, a European agency called REACT-EU set aside $2 million in funding to help decrease the costs of producing cultivated meat. In this Alt. Protein Round-up, we also have news pieces on mission Barns’ product unveil, Black Sheep Foods plant-based lamb, ImpossibleMeat’s burger stand, and ADM’s investment into precision fermentation.

Alt. Protein Round-Up: Hybrid Chorizo Sausages and Impossible’s Burger Stand

Government programs around the globe are increasingly getting more involved in the alternative protein space. This month, the Danish government allocated 1.25 billion kroner (~$194 million USD) for research into plant-based proteins. A few weeks ago, the USDA awarded Tufts University $10million to establish “a cultivated protein center of excellence”. Most recently, a European agency called REACT-EU set aside $2 million in funding to help decrease the costs of producing cultivated meat. In this Alt. Protein Round-up, we also have news pieces on mission Barns’ product unveil, Black Sheep Foods plant-based lamb, ImpossibleMeat’s burger stand, and ADM’s investment into precision fermentation.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. This investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This innovative program focuses on a broad base of needed research solutions from addressing labor challenges and promoting land stewardship to correcting climate change impacts in agriculture and critical needs in food and nutrition.

USDA announces More Than $146M Investment in Sustainable Agricultural Research

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. This investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This innovative program focuses on a broad base of needed research solutions from addressing labor challenges and promoting land stewardship to correcting climate change impacts in agriculture and critical needs in food and nutrition.

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The cultured and plant-based meat markets broke records in 2020 and are on track to keep growing. New research reveals the growing amount of money being invested into the alternative meat sector. The FAIRR Initiative – an investor network composed of members with $40 trillion in assets – published the report today.

Alternative Protein Could Take Up 64% Of Global Protein Market By 2060, Report Finds

The cultured and plant-based meat markets broke records in 2020 and are on track to keep growing. New research reveals the growing amount of money being invested into the alternative meat sector. The FAIRR Initiative – an investor network composed of members with $40 trillion in assets – published the report today.

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Three companies, Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros, have formed a new entity, The Cultured Food Innovation Hub, in Kemptthal near Zurich, to accelerate the development and market penetration of cellular agriculture products. There are many arguments supporting the mass suitability of cultured meat: meat without slaughter or factory farming, a significantly better climate balance, no use of antibiotics, and ensured food security. The Cultured Food Innovation Hub will start operations next year. 

Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros Establish Pilot Plant For Cultured Meat

Three companies, Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros, have formed a new entity, The Cultured Food Innovation Hub, in Kemptthal near Zurich, to accelerate the development and market penetration of cellular agriculture products. There are many arguments supporting the mass suitability of cultured meat: meat without slaughter or factory farming, a significantly better climate balance, no use of antibiotics, and ensured food security. The Cultured Food Innovation Hub will start operations next year. 

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New York companies like Beyond Meat Inc (BYND) and Impossible Foods are seeing strong sales. Earlier this year, Target launched its own line of 30 vegan food options. Even giant Tyson Foods Inc (TSN) is getting in on the act with its recent introduction of vegan bratwurst and burger patties.

Plant-Based Meat Was All The Rage. Now Plant-Based Seafood Is Taking The Spotlight

New York companies like Beyond Meat Inc (BYND) and Impossible Foods are seeing strong sales. Earlier this year, Target launched its own line of 30 vegan food options. Even giant Tyson Foods Inc (TSN) is getting in on the act with its recent introduction of vegan bratwurst and burger patties.

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Air Protein CEO, Lisa Dyson, explains how her company leveraged NASA technology to create a protein source from the air that we breathe. We are going to have to feed a lot more people in thirty years’ time. The United Nations predicts that the food industry will have to provide for almost 10 billion people by 2050 – an increase of nearly 20% on the current population. This prospect is causing headaches for an industry that is already stretched – Action Against Hunger estimates that 811 million people are currently going hungry (despite claiming there is more than enough food to go around). But can we really create nutritious food from our own atmosphere?

Making Protein Out Of Thin Air

Air Protein CEO, Lisa Dyson, explains how her company leveraged NASA technology to create a protein source from the air that we breathe. We are going to have to feed a lot more people in thirty years’ time. The United Nations predicts that the food industry will have to provide for almost 10 billion people by 2050 – an increase of nearly 20% on the current population. This prospect is causing headaches for an industry that is already stretched – Action Against Hunger estimates that 811 million people are currently going hungry (despite claiming there is more than enough food to go around). But can we really create nutritious food from our own atmosphere?

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‍Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading frozen food company and BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, have agreed to explore the introduction of cell-cultured seafood in Europe, where demand for sustainably produced, healthy seafood products continues to grow. Europe is the largest importer of seafood in the world due to high consumption rates, with EU citizens consuming more than three times as much as they produce.

Nomad Foods and BlueNalu Collaborate to Introduce Cell-Cultured Seafood in Europe

‍Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading frozen food company and BlueNalu, a leading innovative food company developing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, have agreed to explore the introduction of cell-cultured seafood in Europe, where demand for sustainably produced, healthy seafood products continues to grow. Europe is the largest importer of seafood in the world due to high consumption rates, with EU citizens consuming more than three times as much as they produce.

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Singapore has yet again earned a ‘world first’ badge in the global cultivated protein industry, this time granting Esco Aster a license to manufacture cultured animal cells meat for commercial sale. The Singapore contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Esco Aster has received approval from the SFA to manufacture cultured meat. The approval was granted on July 28 for the firm’s AsterMavors platform to cultivate meat in bioreactors, directly from animal cells after undergoing SFA safety assessment reviews.

World Exclusive: Singapore Grants Food Processing License To Esco Aster For Cell-Based Cultivated Meat Manufacturing

Singapore has yet again earned a ‘world first’ badge in the global cultivated protein industry, this time granting Esco Aster a license to manufacture cultured animal cells meat for commercial sale. The Singapore contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Esco Aster has received approval from the SFA to manufacture cultured meat. The approval was granted on July 28 for the firm’s AsterMavors platform to cultivate meat in bioreactors, directly from animal cells after undergoing SFA safety assessment reviews.

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As plant-based foods sweep the globe, New Wave Foods is coming to market, following an $18 million Series A round of funding, with its shrimp made of sustainable seaweed and plant proteins.

Fresh Catch: New Wave Foods Brings In $18M Series A To Provide Plant-based Shrimp, Shellfish

As plant-based foods sweep the globe, New Wave Foods is coming to market, following an $18 million Series A round of funding, with its shrimp made of sustainable seaweed and plant proteins.

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Cell-based meats are becoming increasingly popular as our food system is being disrupted by innovation.

Your Next Bite Of Meat Could Be A Hybrid Of Animal Cells, Plants

Cell-based meats are becoming increasingly popular as our food system is being disrupted by innovation.

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Alternative proteins, which include plant-based foods, used to attract only vegetarians and vegans. But as technology advances in the space, experts say there will be tasty options for everyone, even die-hard meat-eaters, and that opens up a massive market for investment.

The Science Behind Alternative Proteins Has Startups, Investors Digging In

Alternative proteins, which include plant-based foods, used to attract only vegetarians and vegans. But as technology advances in the space, experts say there will be tasty options for everyone, even die-hard meat-eaters, and that opens up a massive market for investment.

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Oatly shares popped on the first day of trading on the Nasdaq up 18 per cent to close at $20.20 per share.

Oatly Shares Lift 18 Percent On First Day Of Trading

Oatly shares popped on the first day of trading on the Nasdaq up 18 per cent to close at $20.20 per share.

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