Swiss startup Yeastup has opened an industrial facility processing 4,000 litres of spent brewer's yeast hourly, converting beer waste into functional proteins and fibres

Researchers at the University of Bath tested 18 fungal strains to create mycelium-based insulation, finding all achieved thermal conductivity below 0.1 W/m·K; the threshold for effective insulation

Montana State University researchers developed biomineralised building materials using fungal mycelium scaffolds that maintain microbial viability for at least four weeks at elevated temperatures

Estonian biotech company Äio received €1.2 million from the national innovation agency to scale production of microbial fats derived from industrial byproducts

ADAMA and BASF have partnered to develop fungicide formulations using Gilboa, a novel active ingredient with a new mode of action for cereal disease control

Corteva Agriscience has formed a joint venture with pharmaceutical company Hexagon Bio to develop natural crop protection products using fungal compounds

Researchers have created the first large-scale dataset for training AI to analyse mycelium growth patterns, comprising over 20,000 high-resolution images of four fungal species.

Researchers have successfully transformed liquid waste from carrot processing into high-protein fungal mycelium, achieving yields of up to 15 grammes per litre with protein content reaching 31%

Penicillium has been named Microbe of the Year 2026, recognising its role in producing antibiotics that have saved millions of lives since 1928. Industrial strains now produce hundreds of thousands of times more penicillin than the original discovery, with global production reaching 50,000 tonnes annually

The Fungi Film Festival, now in its 6th edition, showcases 16 films from 8 countries exploring mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi beyond typical infection narratives