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After Exit: How Food Tech Founders Can Maximize Their Impact

Exiting a company is a milestone—but for mission-driven founders, it’s also a chance to rethink how they create change.

The Case for Cultured Meat Has Changed

In just four years, leading companies in the cultured meat sector have driven core production costs dramatically below what the Humbird TEA—and its surrounding media coverage—deemed possible.

Jonathan Avesar · Jasmin Kern

Microalgae as a Protein Source for the Future

Microalgae, those tiny organisms that thrive in water and sunlight, hold immense potential for addressing the world’s protein sustainability challenges. By tackling key cultivation bottlenecks and exploring alternative growth strategies such as mixotrophy, microalgae-based proteins may soon become more accessible to consumers, offering a valuable addition to our diets and food supply chains.

Iago Dominguez Teles

Building Political Will to Fund Academic Research in Cellular Agriculture

By taking the tools of tissue engineering and adapting them to work on a scale as large as agriculture, cell-cultured meat could change the world. But first, we need political will to fund foundational academic research in this field.

Chris Anderson

Designing a Future That Works for All

The general assumption is that technology is intrinsically neutral — it can be used for either good or bad and the outcome depends on the person or group who uses it. However, history has shown us time and again that this is not entirely true.

Emiliano González

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New Zealand Startup Discovers High-Protein Microalgae Strains Suitable for Asia Pacific Nutritional Needs

A ground-breaking research initiative has identified a suite of New Zealand microalgae strains with naturally high protein content—offering significant potential for the future of high-value, sustainable nutrition and exports across Asia Pacific.

May 8, 2025 by Nutrition from Water (NXW)

Malak Al Tawouk and Switch Foods Introduce Unbelievable Chicken

Malak Al Tawouk, one of the region’s leading and most recognized fast-casual restaurant brands, has partnered with UAE-based Switch Foods to launch a new line of 100% plant-based chicken menu items, headlined by the region’s first plant-based Chicken Shawarma Sandwich, alongside a Mexican Chicken Salad and a Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl.

May 5, 2025 by Switch Foods

Balletic Launches First Precision-Engineered Protein System for Performance Nutrition

Balletic, a food tech company designing the future of nutrition, has launched Balletic Nova—a performance-first protein system built to do what no protein has done before: deliver complete, muscle-activating nutrition in real food formats—without compromise.

Apr 24, 2025 by Balletic Foods

MicroHarvest Protein Demonstrates Clear Palatability Edge in Pet Trials

MicroHarvest just released results from its latest pet palatability trials. The results? Both cats and small dogs overwhelmingly chose food made with MicroHarvest’s MPX microbial protein over standard kibble.

Apr 23, 2025 by MicroHarvest

Spain Drives Global Food Innovation with Launch of Agrifoodtech Sandbox

Spain takes a major step toward shaping the future of global food systems with the launch of the Agrifoodtech Sandbox, a pioneering initiative designed to accelerate innovation in the agrifood sector. Managed by EATEX Food Innovation Hub by CNTA (National Centre for Food Technology and Safety), the sandbox offers companies a controlled, forward-looking environment to test breakthrough technologies, products, and services operating at the edge of regulatory frameworks.

Apr 14, 2025 by Eatable Adventures