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🎨 Chromologics raised €7M to bring precision-fermented red colourant to market
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- Chromologics, a Danish startup using precision fermentation to produce natural food colourants, raised €7M, notably from Döhler.
- The funding will support regulatory submissions in Europe (EFSA) and the US (FDA) for its red colourant, alongside product launch and scale-up with a large-scale CMO partner.
- Its red colourant is presented as heat- and pH-stable, vegan alternative to synthetic versions (e.g. Red 3 banned in the US), targeting applications from meat and confectionery to plant-based products.
PR Newswire
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🔭 Mars uses AI to accelerate new botanical bioactives discovery for health-focused ingredients
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- Mars is leveraging AI to identify plant bioactive compounds and using fermentation of plant substrates to generate new functional ingredients with potential health benefits.
- It collaborates with UC Davis spin-out PIPA and uses its AI platform to improve R&D “hit rates” and reduce development costs.
- The new ingredients are expected to be revealed publicly within the next six months.
FoodNavigator
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💰 Frankles raised $1M to scale bioactives extraction from agri-food byproducts
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- Frankles, a Chilean startup upcycling agri-food byproducts into high-value biocompounds, raised $1M to support team growth and operational expansion.
- It uses natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) to extract biocompounds and develop sustainable ingredients, including flavourings, functional ingredients and antioxidants.
LatamList
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🤝 Symrise invested in Cellibre to scale precision-fermented flavour and cosmetic ingredients
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- Symrise, German flavour and fragrance leader, invested in US startup Cellibre to access its precision fermentation platform and co-develop next-generation manufacturing technologies.
- The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialisation of natural flavour ingredients and cosmetic bioactives and improve supply-chain resilience.
Vegconomist