Biotechnology

BAT Invests £30m In New Innovation Centre In Southampton

British American Tobacco (BAT) has opened an innovation centre at its global research and development (R&D) headquarters in Southampton.

Kerry Group Invests €150m To Acquire Lactase Enzyme Business

Taste and nutrition firm Kerry Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the lactase enzymes business of Danish bioscience companies Chr Hansen and No...

L’Oréal To Provide Bakar Labs Access To Its Bio-Based Cosmetic Testing

Cosmetics giant L’Oréal has entered into a partnership with the University of California (UC) Berkeley's Bakar Labs, allowing the latter free...

Bel Partners With Climax Foods On Plant-Based Cheese Development

Bel Group has announced a partnership with biotech start-up Climax Foods Inc. to develop plant-based cheese for its Laughing Cow, Kiri, Boursin, Babybel an...

Mars Petcare, Broad Institute Launch New Genome Project For Pets

A new initiative is being planned that could eventually lead to the creation of one of the largest open access cat and dog genome databases in the world.

FrieslandCampina And Triplebar Partner To Improve Protein Solutions In Food

FrieslandCampina Ingredients has signed a deal with with specialist biotechnology company, Triplebar Bio Inc, to develop and scale up the production of cel...

Pascual Invests In Start-Ups De Novo Dairy And Zero Cow Factory

Spanish dairy manufacturer Pascual has invested in alternative dairy startups De Novo Dairy and Zero Cow Factory.

Kerry Acquires German Biotechnology Company c-LEcta

Kerry Group plc has announced that it has acquired 92% of the issued share capital of c-LEcta GmbH for €137 million.

Farmers Test Microbes To Nourish Crops Amid Rising Costs, Climate Pressure