German food tech startup Formo has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status in the US for its precision-fermented αS1-casein, the most abundant protein fraction in cow's milk, enabling sales to American food manufacturers. Formo engineers a food-grade E. coli strain to express recombinant αS1-casein in stirred-tank bioreactors, producing a single, characterised protein fraction after cell lysis, separation, and purification, with no living microorgani

Indian precision fermentation startup StrainX Bioworks has raised $13M and self-affirmed one of its ingredients under the US FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) provision, marking a significant commercial milestone for India's emerging biotech sector. The Bhopal-based company operates a full-stack platform, controlling every stage from strain engineering through to downstream processing and manufacturing, a model designed to lower costs and accelerate scale-up toward 10

A UK biotech startup is converting waste bread into a high-performance cosmetic oil, offering the beauty industry a credible alternative to palm oil. CleanOil 25 has already received regulatory approval in the UK, EU, and US, and was co-developed with major industry partners THG Labs and Croda. The technology, rooted in a decade of university research, cuts greenhouse gas emissions by over 95% compared to conventional agricultural oils.