Elaine Watson

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Vivici bags $14.4m EIC funding to scale precision-fermented dairy proteins https://t.co/06Bzj1QRO2

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The Protein Brewery wins EU approval for Fermotein mycoprotein six years after novel foods filing https://t.co/ztdPbTyQgF

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French alt meat startup SWAP Food ceases operations: “The global meat substitute market slowdown, company financial structure, and lower appetite from the investor community were key hurdles we could not overcome, despite improved performance.” https://t.co/4Ww13HPjJs

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AI is everywhere in CPG R&D. But is it moving the needle? @Turingsaas surveys the biggest players...
Via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/ZkDg4vYrPK

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Rainbow Crops raises $11.25m to scale AI-guided multiplex gene editing https://t.co/LQxlGLcZHN

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Fertilizer… without Haber Bosch: Can AI-optimized plasma make green ammonia cost-competitive? #agtech #fertilizer @agfunder https://t.co/sS6y907udQ

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.@picketasystems raises $1.5m to bring crop nutrient testing to the field #agtech via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/QUgljaB0e2

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After Meati’s collapse, Chunk Foods pitches capex-light path to whole-cut alt meat, eyes profitability in 2027.
#plantbased #altmeat #foodtech @AgFunder https://t.co/dYr9Aaioi5

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French startup CryoVera targets ‘silent killer in the freezer’ with antifreeze tech ‘inspired by extremophile organism’
#foodtech #icecream Via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/QCmYVfuRsX

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EXCLUSIVE: UPSIDE Foods submits $50m stalking horse bid for Believer Meats’ US cultivated meat facility.
Via @AgFunder News #cultivatedmeat #altprotein #foodtech https://t.co/KrrVy21kTn

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From Taxol to cocoa: Can plant cell culture make the leap from drugs to food?
#foodtech @agfunder @AYANA_BIO @PhytonBiotech @CaCultured #plantcellculture #botanicals #saffron https://t.co/tKT8fDwRZm

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Swiss startup Sixteen44 prepares farm demo for plasma-based methane abatement tech https://t.co/391Ft3UvTW

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India’s Tractor Junction shares upside with staff after 62% revenue jump https://t.co/iHh7pkcEbY

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French insect ag firm @Innova_feed raises $59m, scales production, cuts R&D headcount as tech hits “industrialization phase”
#insectfarming #insectag #agtech via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/DUMfM0I2x9

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.@AYANA_BIO and Brevel net $1.25m grant to see if ‘illuminated fermentation’ can turbocharge plant cell culture
#foodtech #plantcellculture via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/OQ8tK9Qdi2

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@santabarbaradon @jamestrogers @apeelsciences @AgFunder I've added a comma after MAHA, which hopefully addresses your well-made point

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.@apeelsciences founder on MAHA misinformation, layoffs, and a second act in post-harvest tech....
#foodtech #agtech #foodwaste via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/2cWKiMqR39

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Mid-tier food brands face toughest test in next inflation cycle, warns @Rabobank https://t.co/VdEx6B92Dc

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Amyris CEO on the post-bankruptcy re-boot: ‘We’re a drastically different company’
#syntheticbiology #foodtech #agtech #biologicals #biomanufacturing #precisionfermentation Via @AgFunder News: https://t.co/yZbdOlwCpe

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Pacifico Biolabs nets $8m, targets alt-meat cost parity with brewery retrofit model https://t.co/lmdOlCuTzk