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Choosing a bioreactor system often feels like choosing the lesser of two (or more?) evils. Companies either settle for outdated, piecemeal equipment to save money or stretch their budgets for overpriced systems with long lead times and poor customer service. The Caladan250 is our solution to this broken industry. It's modular, allowing you to scale as needed, and user-friendly, enabling you to quickly generate valuable data, all without a hefty price tag. We've heard from dozens of fermentation professionals that this is the solution the industry deserves. Hit me up if you want to learn more.

Stepping into the future of the food industry... 🚀 BIOWEG has proudly been part of the #Growhouse incubator since 2022! A high-tech incubator for farm, food, and AI in Lower Saxony. #Growhouse offers the opportunity to drive our innovation forward: - Access to a robust network of mentors and decision-makers 🤝 - Office space and infrastructure at the DIL in Quakenbrück 🏢 - Financial support 💰 - Guidance to advance our innovations 🚀 Our work is supported at the DIL in Quakenbrück, where we collaborate with other food start-ups to bring research-driven solutions to the market. We’re excited to continue this journey with visionary start-ups. hs-tumbler GmbH, Kynda, Frudist, Seedhouse, Aloys & Brigitte Coppenrath Stiftung, Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank, Srinivas Karuturi, Prateek M.. #Innovation #StartUps #Growhouse #BIOWEG #FoodScience #LowerSaxony #Technology #Incubator #Sustainability #Networking #Mentorship

We are pleased to announce we are welcoming new and existing partners to help bring cultivated beef to consumers, as part of €40M in new capital raised to finance the next phase for the company.   The oversubscribed round was led by Lowercarbon Capital and M Ventures . Investors include new government-backed partners like Invest-NL, the Dutch state-owned impact investor, partly with coverage by InvestEU, the European Commission program supporting initiatives that align with EU policy priorities, the Limburgs Energie Fonds (LEF) B.V. the regional fund supporting greenhouse gas emissions reduction and LIOF, the regional development agency for the Limburg province. New partners with a background in the conventional meat sector were also added, including the PHW Group, one of Europe’s largest poultry producers. Furthermore, XO Ventures, Doux Investments and other new investors joined existing investors to create a more diverse and resilient food system together. #cellularagriculture #cultivatedmeat #mosameat

🎉 May is Europe Month ! In May, we celebrate the spirit of unity, cooperation and progress that drives the European Union forward. As an European project, we are grateful for the opportunities and benefits that EU membership brings. 💡 Our project is a perfect example of how working together and sharing knowledge can bring science and bioeconomy forward. Our team is made up of companies and experts from 4 different countries and backgrounds, all working towards a common goal: producing protein-rich ingredients at large scale with one the lowest environmental impacts possible. #EUMonth #Collaboration #Interculturality Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Arbiom Fibenol Institut Lyfe (Ex-Institut Paul Bocuse) SAYENS Bel AGROMOUSQUETAIRES SOCIETE VITREENNE D'ABATTAGE JEAN ROZE biozoon GmbH NORMANDISE Pet Food BioMar Eurofins ifeu - Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg gGmbH Bioeconomy For Change PNO Consultants France

📢 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📢 We are thrilled to announce that NoPalm Ingredients has secured a €5 million Seed funding round! 🎉 This milestone will accelerate our mission to provide a sustainable, local, and circular solution to supply the growing demand for palm oil. This funding round was led by Rubio Impact Ventures, with participation from Fairtree Elevant Ventures, Oost NL, Willow Capital Investments, and Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). This support is a testament to our innovative approach and the critical need for sustainable alternatives in the industry. 🌎 “Palm oil is cheap, versatile, and used in about 60% of fast-moving consumer good. However, with demand rising 4% annually and 22 million extra tons needed by 2030 there is no strategy to supply this additional demand sustainably. NoPalm Ingredients has developed THE pioneering palm oil alternative that is both a true drop-in replacement and cost-competitive to conventional palm.”, says our co-founder & CEO Lars Langhout. 🚀 “This funding will help us scale to 50m³ this year, positioning NoPalm Ingredients as a trusted partner in the food and personal care industries and preparing for the final investment decision on our demo factory.”, adds our co-founder and COO Prof Dr Jeroen Hugenholtz. 🙏A big thank you to everyone who has been involved in our thrilling journey. A special thank you to our investors for believing in our vision and to our incredible team for their dedication. Together, we are creating a greener future, one drop of sustainable oil at a time. ➡️Find more information here: https://lnkd.in/eXk3hXKF 🌍💚 #Sustainability #Innovation #GreenTech #SeedFunding #PalmOilAlternative #NoPalmIngredients #FutureOfFood

#Regiostars Awards 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 - 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨-𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 #𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 - 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 🏆 Why does Bythos deserve to win? 🔹Bythos utilises side streams from the fish 🐟 processing industry to create ingredients for human and animal wellbeing 🔹Bioactive molecules with health-promoting properties are extracted for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics 🔹Remaining organic matter is converted into sustainable fish feed ♻️ 🔹Its main goal is to transfer knowledge to the private sector to foster new value chains & reduce organic waste through the establishment of high-tech startups👨💻 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 🇲🇹 & 🇮🇹💪 #EUFunds #ItaliaMalta #RegioStars2024 #supportBythos   Bythos EU | University of Malta | AquaBioTech Group | Università degli Studi di Palermo | SEM - Servizzi Ewropej f'Malta | Public Service of Malta

Good news! A bit of 🍍🍹though 🙂 The biosolutions sector is developing rapidly in Europe. That's why DI - Dansk Industri has decided to further enhance our strategic efforts, as we need to deliver a greener, more sustainable, more resilient and more competitive future for Europe. We will therefore allocate more resources and consolidate the joint efforts in one Unit Called DI Biosolutions. I will be director for the unit. The Danish effort in DI Bio will continue under Mikael Wraae Valsted, just as the European effort in the European Biosolutions Coalition where DI is the co-founder and partner and where I am seconded by Marit Hvithamar Rystrøm. I will continue as director for the Coalition as well. I am very excited that DI is now giving the biosolutions sector an even stronger voice. There is so much to gain by working across the efforts in Denmark and the EU, and now is the time to work on all levels to seize the solutions developed by biosolutions companies and put them into play in Europe. Onwards and upwards. 🚀 🙌🌱 #EUbioCoalition #biosolutions #greentransition

📅 Mark your calendars! We’ll be attending The Future of Protein Production event in Amsterdam on October 23-24. Our CEO Cedric Verstraeten will be participating in the panel discussion "Alternative Protein Powerhouses: EU versus US Strategies". This panel will delve into the contrasting approaches the EU and USA are taking to dominate the alternative protein revolution. Cedric, alongside other industry experts Ryan Kromhout from KROHNE, Owen Ensor from Meatly and Cai Linton from Multus, will explore: 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Does Europe's established food industry hold an advantage, or does the US's venture capital focus provide a bigger edge? 💡 Unpacking 'CapEx-light' approaches for minimizing upfront investment for faster scaling 💰 Discussing creative financing models to propel alternative protein businesses forward. 🏛️ Examining how both regions can utilize governmental support to overcome challenges and unite stakeholders. 🤝 Highlighting how the EU and US can create a collaborative environment that fosters the success of alternative proteins. We'll also be happy to see you at our booth #S4! #Futureofproteinproduction #Alternativeprotein #SustainableFood #Foodingredients #Protein

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