Ginkgo Bioworks has sold an autonomous laboratory system to Novo Nordisk, marking a shift from selling fermentation services to selling the robotic infrastructure itself.

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

Mushroom cultivation is booming and projected to reach $20 billion by 2025, yet it remains labor-intensive, with staffing expenses...