Microalgae-Based Human Milk, Animal-Free Heme, and $1.65 Billion Seed Gene-Editing Startup
And other recent updates on biotech shaping the future of food
5 min readFeb 2, 2024
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🎨 Phytolon plans to introduce cost-competitive natural colours in the US market, made using genetically engineered baker’s yeast
This method, developed in partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks, offers cost-competitive alternatives to plant-extracted colours with higher purity, no off tastes, and a more sustainable and reliable supply chain.
The Israeli startup uses two specific strains of baker’s yeast that secrete water-soluble pigments. This extracellular expression method simplifies downstream…
