The Estonian mushroom extract supplier MUSHEEZ® has published what may be the most comprehensive sensory and formulation dataset yet produced for EU-aligned food manufacturers working with functional mushroom ingredients. Independent testing by a certified Estonian food science laboratory found that each of the six extracts tested carries a distinct flavour character, ranging from the intensely bitter reishi to the mild, caramel-adjacent lion's mane, with real consequences

This practical guide to evaluating functional mushroom suppliers, understanding quality markers, and navigating the evolving longevity-driven ingredient market, has been created in partnership with KÄÄPÄ Biotech . Over the past few years, the supplement buyer conversation has fundamentally changed. What was once driven by trends, formats, and shelf velocity is now driven by science, traceability, and proof. Now the questions are different. Buyers want to understand the scienc

Harvesting can account for half of a farm's total production costs. Here is what the industry's most experienced growers are doing about it. This article is published in partnership with MushComb . A Booming Market With a Labour Problem The global mushroom market is large, growing, and structurally under-equipped. Valued at around $65 billion in 2024 , it is projected to exceed $100 billion by 2030, driven by rising demand for plant-based protein, functional nutrition, and a

Filamentous fungi produce enzymes, nanomaterials, and electrical signals that could underpin a new generation of biosensors capable of detecting pollutants, glucose, and pathogens. Mycelium networks generate structured electrical impulses that researchers are beginning to harness for unconventional computing and wearable sensing devices. A comprehensive review published in Biosensors  maps five years of progress across molecular, material, and ecosystem scales, identifying bo

Researchers isolated 415 fungal endophytes from Spain's arid Cabo de Gata region, finding that select strains can suppress up to 15 crop pathogens while simultaneously boosting plant biomass. Dark septate endophytes showed particular promise, producing growth hormones, iron-scavenging compounds, and enzymes that improve nutrient uptake, even under saline or drought conditions. Compatibility testing revealed that certain fungicides routinely used in horticulture are harmful to

Dutch startup Those Vegan Cowboys completed a €12.25M raise in just ten days, including a record-breaking crowdfunding round that drew over 1,850 investors, among them dairy farmers and cheesemakers.

Swiss startup Kidemis AG is using solid-state mycelium fermentation of agricultural waste streams to produce a protein ingredient for fish feed, aiming for production volumes of up to 50,000 tonnes per year. In controlled trials, European perch fed diets containing 10% mycelium meal achieved roughly 30% higher final body weight than controls, with no meaningful changes to fillet quality or feed conversion. Rainbow trout trials suggest fishmeal can be replaced at up to 40% wit

Festival Reino Fungi 2026 takes place in Pucón, Chile, from 30 April to 3 May, bringing together scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and local communities around the theme of decomposition as a force for regeneration. The fifth edition builds on the 2025 event, which drew more than 10,000 attendees, and expands its international reach with speakers from Argentina, Colombia and beyond. The festival frames fungal intelligence as a model for rethinking innovation, culture and ter

Graphic design has long operated under an unspoken assumption: that printed materials should endure. Posters weather seasons on hoardings; textiles persist in landfill for decades. Yet the messages they carry are often redundant within days. This tension sits at the heart of GROWinK, a project developed by Peerasin Punxh Hutaphaet , a Thai designer completing the MA Material Futures programme at Central Saint Martins in London. Credits: Punxh Punxh's background is in product

MycoWorks has ended as we once knew it. The company has changed hands, with none of the founding team remaining affiliated with it. I would like to share my view of a long arc. Before the Before MycoWorks began, like so many things in San Francisco during the late eighties, with mutual aid. The pot clubs of that era were community initiated health clinics, and a good representation of that ethos. Marijuana was offered alongside a constellation of other remedies: acupuncture,