NEWS Alternative Proteins Magazine October 2024 7 DeepBranch continues its alternative proteins journey as Aerbio Aiming to usher in a new era of sustainable biotechnology, Aerbio officially launched. The newly formed company comes as part of a buyout of UK-headquartered DeepBranch Biotechnology Ltd, with the core management team of Kaspar Kristiansen (CEO), Rob Mansfield (CTO) and Peter Rowe (CXO), and Chairperson Lars Topholm retained to forge a new path for the business. Several announcements related to Aerbio’s technology development, board composition and other topics are set to follow in the coming weeks and months. Aerbio CEO, Kaspar Kristiansen states: “At Aerbio, we don’t just follow the rules for fermentation—we rewrite them. With the acquisition of Deep Branch’s groundbreaking (R)evolve™ platform, we’re able to harness a technology to convert simple molecules into sustainable, high-value products and use it at the centre of a new, bolder direction built in close collaboration with our shareholders and management team.” As one of the pioneers of aerobic gas fermentation, Aerbio is positioned at the forefront of a revolution in the field of industrial biotechnology where the traditional reliance on sugar as source of carbon and energy is addressed. The company explains its primary focus for their technology that uses carbon dioxide and hydrogen in the same way most fermentation processes use sugar as to scale production of Proton™, a protein-rich ingredient poised to revolutionize food and animal nutrition. Read more>> Skretting Australia, the Australian arm of Nutreco’s aquaculture division, and Goterra, a multi-award-winning Australian climate tech startup, announced a new partnership to include Australian insect meal in aquaculture feeds. This collaboration will drive the upscaling of key technologies required to mitigate food waste impacts, while contributing to the sustainable production of Australian farmed seafood. According to the companies, this is a win-win for the country’s food system. With a mission to mitigate food waste by transforming it into alternative proteins and sustainable fertilisers, Goterra is helping to combat climate change along the way. A key part of the Australian aquaculture industry since the 1990s, Skretting Australia has been at the forefront of driving feed innovation and sustainability in the Australian market across these 30 plus years. The company has shown considerable commitment to the development and validation of new novel ingredients in recent years. Both the global and local aquaculture industries are large and growing; it is essential for the global industry to support the development of novel ingredients, such as insect meals, to commercial scale. According to the companies, the local validation of insect meals marks the beginning of a new chapter of circularity for Australian aquaculture. Because, without the development and validation of new raw materials, aquaculture simply cannot grow in line with forecast demand. Read more>> Goterra and Skretting partner for aquafeed
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