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European Dairy Exports from Ireland to Asia Top EUR440 Million in 2024 as Ireland Launches EUR3.2 Million EU Campaign to Strengthen Partnerships

Building on the success of the European dairy exports from Ireland to Asia, which exceeded €440 million in 2024, the European Union and Ireland launched the “European Dairy – Ireland, Where Nature Meets Science” campaign. This €3.2 million co-funded investment aims to strengthen Asia’s nutrition pipeline and foster long-term trade partnerships. Positioning Singapore as the […]

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AgTech BioTech Sustainability

UK-based SugaROx secures £1 million investment to accelerate field testing biostimulant research

SugaROx, a UK-based venture leading the development of precision biostimulants, has announced a £400,000 strategic investment from a global player in the fertiliser industry, The Mosaic Company, as part of a £1 million seed round extension. Existing backers, including UK-based angel investors and sustainable growth-focused investment funds Future Planet Capital and Regenerate Ventures, contributed the […]

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FoodTech Fresh Produce Nutrition

Hitachi launches food quality visualization solution with time-temperature sensing ink

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (HIES) is now offering paid samples of its innovative food quality visualization solution using time- temperature sensing ink. This ink, which changes color based on elapsed time and temperature, enables cost-effective quality monitoring in the supply chain. Without requiring power or retrieval, the solution simplifies tracking temperature-sensitive products, improving […]

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FoodTech Fund Raise Sustainability

ICL announces follow-on investment in Plantible Foods and celebrates industry recognition for innovative food ingredient

ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, announced a follow-on investment in Plantible Foods, participating in the company’s Series B funding round. This investment builds upon ICL’s initial participation in Plantible’s Series A round and furthers the strategic collaboration between the two companies. In October of 2023, ICL Food Specialties, in […]

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BioTech Protein

New Wave Biotech launches Bioprocess Foresight to help biomanufacturing innovators design smarter, commercialise quicker and scale greener

AI bioprocess simulation software company New Wave Biotech is helping alt protein and biomanufacturing companies design better, commercialise quicker and scale greener through new technology launched today.  The Bioprocess Foresight platform harnesses AI-powered simulation to give biomanufacturing innovators a clear picture of techno-economics, output and environmental impact, tailored to their process with their data. Not only does the solution provide […]

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AgTech FoodTech Startups

$3 million in prize money awarded to seven global food, beverage, and agriculture startups

Empire State Development (ESD) recently announced Unibaio, of New York, NY, as the grand-prize winner of sixth annual Grow-NY business competition which is focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier. The competition awarded $3 million — including the $1 million […]

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AgTech AI Startups Sustainability

NEC X reveals Elev X! Ignite cohort batch 12: seven startups transforming AI, sustainability and software quality assurance

NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC’s advanced technologies, has revealed the seven new standout startups selected for the Elev X! Ignite cohort, Batch 12. Since 2018, NEC X has helped fuel the launch and growth of over 130 innovative tech startups, transforming their visionary ideas into scalable successes. The latest ventures […]