Superbrewed Food is the world’s first company to receive US FDA No-Questions for bacteria biomass protein and to progress in global jurisdictions

This week, we have a selection of breakthroughs for you, from patent successes and partnerships to new investments and ingredients.

Before that, though, we have another few Future of Protein Production Chicago speaker interviews for you, with Shannon Theobald from Foodtech Advising and Susana Soares from the University of Porto answering the questions this week. With around six weeks to go until the conference kicks off on 24/25 April, we’re pleased to see amazing feedback about the final agenda announced last week. Click here to secure your place in Chicago and to network with hundreds of other industry experts.

Just by coincidence, two investment stories revolve around yeast. A Swiss biotech food startup developing a yeast cream has announced the successful closing of its US$5 million seed funding round, while there was a whopping €15 million for a German startup that is developing a highly functional, plant-based, and non-novel food protein ingredient made from upcycled brewer’s yeast.

Certainly, the story that generated the highest interest the past week was a provider of high-quality, sustainable nutrition products receiving that all-important no-questions letter from the US FDA regarding its determination of the GRAS status of its transformational Postbiotic Cultured Protein. More than 10,000 impressions on our LinkedIn page, which was a record that week!

A gene-editing story caught the eye and involved two companies looking to develop novel field pea varieties devoid of undesirable attributes such as beany smells and indigestibility and enhance climate resilience for global cultivation.

We wonder what stories will unfold in the next seven days. Look for the newsletter next week to find out!

🚦Superbrewed Food is the world’s first company to receive US FDA No-Questions for bacteria biomass protein and to progress in global jurisdictions

💶 Germany's ProteinDistillery raises €15 million in seed funding to provide the food industry with innovative plant-based and clean-label protein ingredients

☕🌱Pluri receives first-ever patent approval for 3D bioreactor technology in plant cell cultivation