Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

UK to invest £380m in Engineering Biology

The UK government has unveiled a new industrial strategy that includes a commitment to invest £380m in engineering biology. The package comprises an initial £196m for research and development, and a further £184m for the expansion and modernisation of pilot and scale-up infrastructure.

Italy and Germany block central green deal legislation

The European Commission has scraped a key piece of Green Deal legislation following political shifts within the European Parliament. The move came after Italy, governed by a far-right administration of Georgia Meloni, aligned itself with the European People’s Party (EPP) on the matter.

Rapid progress in cultivated meat

Cultivated meat is expected to reach price parity with conventional meat sooner than previously forecast, according to a new analysis by technology foresight specialist GetFocus.

GEA to open food biotech pilot-scale facility in USA

GEA has launched its second Food Application and Technology Center (ATC) globally in the US, to target the largest consumer market for cellular agriculture. The facility features advanced bioreactors and precision fermentation systems that enable companies to test and optimise processes for producing alternative proteins and other novel food products.

The smell of food makes you feel full

Lose weight without expensive obesity pills? The discovery of a direct link between olfactory receptors and areas of the brain that signal satiety makes this seem possible, initially in mice.

SpliceBio SL secures US$135m in Series B financing

SpliceBio SL has baged US$135m in a Series B financing co-led by EQT Life Sciences and Sanofi Ventures, with participation from Roche Venture Fund, as well as all existing investors The Barcelona-based company will use the proceeds to advance SB-007 in Stargardt disease and expand its pipeline of meds that regulate splicing.