Industries
Precision Fermentation & Cultivated Products
What changes this industry: bio-solutions with evidence, technologies, suppliers and open money.
Overview of the industry
Food and materials made by programming microbes and cells: precision-fermented dairy and egg proteins, fats and oils, cultivated meat and pet food, mycoprotein, gas fermentation of food protein and single-cell protein for feed. Plant-based alternatives that need no fermentation are under Alternative proteins.
What it replaces 0
No graded substitution linked yet.
Technologies 10
| Biosynthetic specialty & fine chemicals (precision fermentation, biocatalysis, biorefinery) High-value molecules — flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and bio-based monomers — produced by precision fermentation, biocatalysis and lignocellulose … | Specialty & fine chemicals |
| Cell-cultivated meat & synthesised novel foods Meat grown from isolated animal cells in culture instead of from livestock — early industrialisation, not yet bought widely by ordinary consumers, regulated by … | Food & alt-protein |
| Cultivated meat Genuine animal muscle and fat tissue grown from starter cells in bioreactors, decoupling meat from livestock while cutting the land, water and climate footprint … | Food & alt-protein |
| Cultured meat for pets Cell-cultured and precision-fermented animal proteins are entering pet food ahead of human food in several markets — the UK became the first European country to … | Food & alt-protein |
| Gas fermentation of food protein Microbial food protein grown by feeding hydrogen-oxidising bacteria a mix of hydrogen, CO2 and oxygen in gas-loop bioreactors — a land-free 'food from air' … | Food & alt-protein |
| Industrial single-cell protein for feed Microbial single-cell protein grown by fermenting methane, CO2/hydrogen or side-streams into a high-protein feed ingredient that displaces fishmeal and … | Livestock & aquaculture |
| Mycoprotein and mushroom sector Fungal biomass protein (mycoprotein) and mycelium materials produced via fermentation of Fusarium, Neurospora and Trichoderma — a $4.6B market growing at 12% … | Food & alt-protein |
| Precision fermentation Genetically engineered microbes as cell factories for proteins, enzymes, HMOs and flavors — a stack from strain design to purified ingredient, at 30–50 g/L … | Food & alt-protein |
| Precision fermentation of dairy and egg proteins Recombinant whey, casein and egg-white proteins produced by engineered yeast and filamentous fungi, cutting GHG emissions 90–97% and water use 95–99% versus … | Food & alt-protein |
| Precision fermentation of fats & oils Microbially fermented fats and oils for food — high-smoke-point fermented cooking oils, microalgae EPA/DHA omega-3 oils, animal-free flavor fats for plant-based … | Food & alt-protein |
Opportunities 2
| Grant | Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of construction products European Commission | Sep 22, 2027 341 days |
| Grant | Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products European Commission | Sep 22, 2027 341 days |