Researchers have discovered that fungi's ability to transform from harmless yeast into deadly filaments depends on a metabolic circuit linking sugar breakdown to sulphur amino acid production

The UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity at the University of Toronto (home to nearly 12,000 living fungal specimens from over 3,200 species) was at risk of being shipped overseas due to lack of funding, until a $1-million donation from the Weston Family Foundation secured its future for at least five years.

Mycelia Academy (Link: https://mycelia-academy.org/ ) created the Pasteurized Substrate Production Masterclass: (Link: https://mycelia-academy.org/courses-abroad/pasteurization-production-masterclass/) not to teach recipes, but to teach biological understanding and industrial decision-making.

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Researchers at the University of Vienna are developing "mycomining": using fungi to extract rare earth elements from contaminated industrial sites and waste materials

Consumer interest in Lion's Mane specifically has surged by 450% in Google searches, reflecting growing awareness of its neurocognitive potential.

Too long to read? Go for the highlights below. Joyn Foods has secured K-12 approval in South Carolina, allowing school districts to purchase its 50Cut blended meat—combining beef with mushrooms and mycelium—through a statewide procurement scheme. The product uses solid-state fermentation to grow mycelium in just eight days, requires 95% less land and 99% less water than conventional beef, and adds fibre, potassium, iron, and vitamin D to an otherwise nutritionally limited pro

Article in partnership with The Future is Fungi Award . The Future is Fungi Award is the world's only global award and a venture launchpad dedicated to breakthrough innovations using fungi to regenerate the planet. By connecting leading universities, corporates, investors, innovators and philanthropists, the initiative accelerates the most promising fungal science and startup innovators from lab to market for a sustainable fungal future. Lead the next wave of frontier fungal

The UK and Chile co-launched a groundbreaking Fungal Conservation Pledge at the UN biodiversity conference, recognising fungi as essential to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss

Article in partnership with Apollo Safety a food safety and quality consultancy working with founders and operators in the food-tech and fermentation industry as they launch and scale. Fermentation-based FoodTech is no longer confined to the lab bench and is becoming an industry in its own right. By the end of 2024, more than 160 companies were developing biomass, precision, and other fermentation approaches for alternative proteins, attracting significant capital despite