A study by the University of California, Davis and Johns Hopkins University has found evidence of traditional psilocybin mushroom use in Lesotho and South Africa, expanding the known geography of such practices beyond the Americas.

A €1.3 million Dutch grant is funding research into using a previously untested fungus to produce casein, the key milk protein behind cheesemaking.

ÄIO's RedOil, produced from upcycled organic waste streams via fermentation, has entered the consumer market through a commercial skincare serum in partnership with Estonian brand tilk!

A Polish research and production centre Instytut Urządzeń Ekstrakcyjnych is applying pharmaceutical-grade supercritical CO₂ extraction to functional mushrooms, producing standardised ingredients with verified bioactive profiles. Their flagship Lion's Mane extract is standardised to 10% hericenones and 22% ergosterol, setting a new benchmark for ingredient transparency. Research conducted with Warsaw's SGGW university confirms that CO₂-extracted oils achieve oxidative stabili

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