Australian researchers transfer dairy protein technology to industry

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Australian scientists have successfully transferred precision fermentation technology for creating dairy proteins from laboratory to industry, marking a breakthrough for alternative dairy production. The University of Queensland team, led by Professor Esteban Marcellin, has produced dairy proteins using Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator research bioreactors and transferred the technology to Sydney-based company All G for…

Biome teams up with FaBA to supercharge probiotic innovation

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Biome Australia Limited (ASX: BIO) has secured a co-investment partnership with Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). This collaboration, backed by $50 million in federal funding through the Department of Education’s Trailblazer Program, is set to turbocharge the development of Biome’s cutting-edge probiotic strain, Lactobacillius plantarum BMB18. Biome’s partnership with FaBA isn’t just about funding—it’s…

Precision fermentation potentially “transformative” for industry, says FaBA

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The University of Queensland-based Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) has released a report on what it says is a “transformative opportunity” offered by precision fermentation. In a statement on Monday, UQ said that while fermentation itself is nothing new, its more recent version of the technique was “on the brink of producing tailored, sustainable food…