Vegan BioTech Report – Edition 26 Jul 2025

Precision fermentation powers this fortnight’s biggest wins: eggs without chickens, cheese without cows and leather without hides all moved from pilot to pipeline. Eight-figure funding rounds, regulatory green-lights and high-profile partnerships confirm that animal-free ingredients are rapidly crossing the commercial finish line.

Top Stories This Week

• Onego Bio (Impact: 9) – 18 Jun 2025 – After closing a €30 million Series A led by Nordic Foodtech VC, Onego Bio is fast-tracking FDA and Singapore Health Sciences Authority approvals for its precision-fermented egg-white, aiming to reach cooks and bakers in 2026. Link
• Solar Foods (Impact: 9) – 09 Jun 2025 – Food Standards Australia New Zealand has cleared Solar Foods’ Solein protein for retail, marking the world’s first regulatory green-light for a gas-fermented food ingredient—grab the first Solein-fueled snack bars by late 2025. Link
• Modern Meadow (Impact: 9) – 28 May 2025 – A $75 million Series D led by Astanor Ventures will bankroll Modern Meadow’s first 5 million sq ft of lab-grown Bio-Coll@gen vegan leather from a new pilot tannery in New Jersey. Link
• New Culture (Impact: 8) – 17 Jun 2025 – Los Angeles pizzeria Pizzana has rolled out gooey New Culture mozzarella—precision-fermented casein wrapped in dairy-free deliciousness—kick-starting the first US foodservice launch of animal-free cheese. Link
• MycoWorks (Impact: 8) – 19 May 2025 – Hermès and MycoWorks debuted the Reishi soft-bag capsule, a limited 1,500-piece collection crafted from Fine Mycelium leather priced above traditional calf, signalling the luxury house’s sustainable shift. Link
• Zellerfeld (Impact: 7) – 12 Jun 2025 – Footwear innovator Zellerfeld teamed with brand Neither to release 5,000 pairs of 3D-printed sneakers wrapped in custom-grown mushroom leather—every pair sold out in hours. Link
• THE EVERY (Impact: 7) – 03 Jun 2025 – The EVERY Company’s liquid “EVERY Egg One”—fermented egg proteins married to plant colloids—just landed in 127 Whole Foods across the US at near-parity pricing. Link
• Melt&Marble (Impact: 7) – 07 May 2025 – Sweden’s Melt&Marble fired up new 22,000-liter fermenters to slash the price of precision-fermented beef fat to €20 per kilogram by 2026, doubling global capacity and courting major alt-meat blend partners. Link

With regulatory floodgates opening and Order No. 1 shipping at cafés and boutiques alike, watch for the next wave of scale-up financings and global launches as protein without animals moves from premium curiosity to everyday staple.