NEWS 12 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2025 Nutreco holds inauguration ceremony for world’s first cell feed production facility Over 50 delegates from the cell-cultured protein industry came together for the official opening of the world’s first dedicated food-grade powder production facility for cell feed at Nutreco in Boxmeer, The Netherlands. Opening the event David Blakemore, CEO of Nutreco, welcomed the community and talked to the importance of continuous innovation and collaboration in the industry to tackle to challenge of feeding an ever-growing global population sustainably, and the role Nutreco is taking to support the industry’s growth. “We recognise the possibilities in cultivated protein and think this industry holds tremendous potential. One of the biggest challenges it faces though is how to feed the protein cells cost-efficiently, sustainably and at very large scale. At Nutreco, we believe we can create cell culture media with a lower cost and enable the industry to scale up and bring to the masses something that is currently only available to a limited few,” said Blakemore. Read more>> NoMy unveils its Japanese subsidiary Oslo-based fermentation technology company Norwegian Mycelium (NoMy) announced its entry into the Japanese market, with the establishment of a subsidiary company in the country, NoMy Japan KK. Headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, NoMy Japan (founded in January 2024) has forged key strategic partnerships with industrial actors to expand the reach of its core fermentation technologies utilizing food industry side streams. These include a Strategic Alliance with one of Japan’s largest sugar (beet sugar) manufacturers, Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd and a feasibility study with Hokuren, a farmer cooperative of Hokkaido, with an array of agricultural production operations in its network. More partnerships are still confidential and will be announced soon, according to NoMy’s statement. Additionally, the company is announcing the launch of its innovative upcycling service, MycoPrime™. The concept combines the power of data science, fermentation technology and artificial intelligence to drive its upcycling services with food industry partners. With MycoPrime™, NoMy Japan aims to help its partners find the optimal utilization of sidestreams, minimizing waste and CO2 emissions and maximizing water recycling, and design co-located production facilities for the manufacture of high value, sustainable fungi-based products. The establishment of MycoPrime™ and the firm's entry into the Japanese market reportedly distinguishes NoMy from other mycoprotein companies, by providing scalable and licensable end-to-end upcycling services that leverage its core competence and IP for developing solutions globally. Read more>>
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