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57 featured start-ups trailblazing their way in the field of food-tech will present solutions at Future Food-Tech on 28-29 September, with many more set to attend as delegates. The summit will welcome 800 leaders from food brands, ingredient providers, pioneering entrepreneurs and investors, to address the challenges in creating foods that are nutritious, accessible, climate-smart and accelerate high-profile networking. Callum Alexander-Lindsay, start-up partnerships manager across the Future Food-Tech series, commented: “At a challenging time for investment, it’s great to see so many pioneering companies in one place, ready to showcase their dynamic technologies. With so many investors also set to attend, I can’t wait to see what game-changing deals and partnerships are made at the summit.” Start-up exhibition Powered by ICL Planet Startup Hub, the start-up exhibition is the destination to discover fresh talent and disruptive new technologies from early-stage companies seeking investment and partnerships. Adamo Foods is a new food-tech company developing healthy, sustainable and delicious alternatives to meat whole-cuts. Aelius Biotech specialises in the development of models of the mucosal surfaces of the human body. ÄIO creates future-shaping fats and oils. Arkeon’s carbon utilisation technology turns CO2 into all 20 amino acids – the building blocks of protein – in one continuous fermentation production process. Cocuus develops industrial solutions for the production of mimetic food analogues (mimetic food) of plant or cell-based animal protein using 2D/3D laser printing, bioprinting and robotics. Cryptobiotix investigates the interaction between products and gut microbiome using the validated SIFR technology, with clinical predictivity. Eversyn delivers bioactive sugars at scale for nutrition and human health. FoodSquared has created a patent-pending bioprocess to create next-generation plant-based shellfish products – starting with plant-based shrimp. GitLife Biotech brings fundamental infrastructure to the synthetic biology industry through its two core innovations in version control and biosecurity that jointly establish the first global bill of materials for cell engineering. Libre Foods is a market-leading biotech company developing a platform of core fungi technologies, scalable across a variety of food applications. Lovely Day Foods leverages its proprietary precision fermentation platform to develop and formulate animal-free proteins (non-GMO), starting with highly functional and nutritious egg replacements. Meala develops functional proteins designed to be used as binding and gelling agents, with superior water retention enabling freedom of creativity and improving the texture and juiciness of plant-based products. MyAir is a smart-food data-driven company offering a solution to deal with the number 1 silent killer in the world: Chronic Stress. Nordic Virtual Pastures creates growth media from agricultural and industry side-streams of biomass to enable sustainable, real meat with no animals harmed. Nosh Biofoods leverages the power of fungi (non-GMO) to create superior functional solutions and one-ingredient-only meat and seafood analogues at price parity. Protein Distillery upcycles brewer’s yeast into clean protein ingredients with properties rivalling those of egg protein. Pink Albatross creates vegan ice creams with a unique creaminess from a mixture of coconut milk and cashew nuts and zero artificial ingredients. Rescued Limited processes surplus bread into rescued bread flour to replace virgin flour in bakery and baked goods. Senara is the first cell-cultivated milk company in Europe. Siranius upcycles agricultural and biorefinery byproducts into high-performance supplement ingredients with the aim to improve gastrointestinal health. The Good Pulse Co creates functional ingredients from pulses for making plant-based cheese and baked goods. Yeasty has unlocked the power of spent brewer’s yeast, turning it into super-ingredients through a unique debittering technology. Innovation partner cohorts Meet leading accelerators and incubators from around the world on booths in the Start-Up Arena, as they introduce their start-up cohorts with fresh solutions and case studies: Fresh Start, a food-tech incubator investing in early-stage Israeli food-tech companies, introduces its cohort: Blue Tree enables the production of natural beverages with reduced sugar content. Bountica develops food-safe and nature-based proteins that prevent the decay and spoilage of perishable foods and beverages, reducing food loss by extending their storage and shelf life. Eggmented Reality uses its bioinformatics and precision-fermentation technology platform to identify and produce improved protein functionality over industry alternatives. Medium Well's medium recycling and optimisation system is set to transform cultivated meat production. Pigmentum has developed a molecular technology platform that enables external gene activation in plants that could be induced at a specific chosen timing in response to an external signal. Sea 2 Cell is developing ground-breaking GF technology and proprietary cell lines for the commercial-scale manufacturing of its cultivated fish products. The RisingFoodStars Association is a network organisation of game-changing early agri-food scale-ups, helping them grow and scale faster. EIT Food brings a cohort of European innovators to the summit to exhibit their solutions: introduces its cohort: Agrainspecialises in upcycling spent grain into holistic and versatile flour ingredients for a wide range of food products. Ani Biome is a platform that provides personalised guidance through the use of non-invasive diagnostics, including daily psychobiosocial questions, tongue and skin scans, and wearables data. Ecobean introduces a circular economy and reduces CO2 emissions in the coffee value chain. Green Spot Technologies has developed a fermentation platform that allows the production of fermented and upcycled flours. Onego Bio produces egg white without chickens, using precision fermentation. uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filter systems to help bio-manufacturers harvest their products with energy-efficient and scalable bioprocessing systems. On the main stage Look out for these pioneering start-ups and scale-ups joining the main stage discussions and presentations. AI Palette’s platform collects millions of data points from various sources such as social media, searches and user-generated content to provide deep insights into consumer needs. Aleph Farms grows slaughter-free, net-zero steaks using cellular agriculture. Climax Foods creates a new generation of plant-based foods using AI-empowered ingredient discovery directly from plants, starting with gourmet cheese. Cocoon Bioscience specialises in the manufacturing of high-performance growth factors and enzymes using an automated platform leveraging cocooned insects as natural, low-cost bioreactors. EV Biotech optimises fermentation through integrated AI platform and strain development. Ivy Farm Technologies uses novel technology created to grow cultivated mince meat free from antibiotics. Libre Foods is a market-leading biotech company developing a platform of core fungi technologies, scalable across a variety of food applications. Nourish Ingredients creates potent, animalic fats to make plant proteins delicious. Nourish3d uses innovative 3D-printed technology to create personalised nutrient gummy stacks packed full of high-impact ingredients and nutrients. Nulixir develops, manufactures, and licenses encapsulated functional ingredients with its patented Nutrition Precision Technology to other F&B businesses. Nuritas identifies, unlocks, clinically tests and patents peptides; turning them into powerful and precise ingredients that elevate natural efficacy. Planetary is a breakthrough CDMO partner for scaled production and global market access in biomass and precision fermentation. ProFuse Technology develops supplements for cultivated meat media that reduces the cultivated meat cost by 40%, by increasing the produced meat mass and shortening the production time. Protera is building the next generation of functional ingredients, using AI to simulate protein patterns. Qina is a health nutrition technology consultancy and platform that supports companies to create personalised nutrition solutions by providing data, market insights and consultancy services. RESPECTfarms is creating the world’s first farm that produces meat out of cells and not from animals. Start-up showcase Hear from the hottest innovators in the future food-tech space, pitching their solutions to a panel of judges – followed by a Q&A to delve deeper into their products, strategies, and visions for the future. AQABELA develops food intellectual property supporting metabolic health and beyond. Ani Biome is a platform that provides personalised guidance through the use of non-invasive diagnostics, including daily psychobiosocial questions, tongue and skin scans, and wearables data. Exosomm’s technology is a proprietary method for extracting milk exosomes and creating a bioactive nutritional ingredient that can be used to transform foods into treatments for inflammatory conditions. Mello’s mission is to elevate the stability and effectiveness of sensitive probiotics and bioactives through the innovation of a cutting-edge encapsulation delivery platform. On the summit menu Fuel up for an action-packed two days of in-depth discussions and networking with treats from the star vendors on our summit menu. Agrain specialises in upcycling spent grain into holistic and versatile flour ingredients for a wide range of food products. Kern Tec develops innovative, sustainable ingredients and ready-to-use solutions for the food industry from unused fruit pips. Matr Foods utilises fungi fermentation of whole plant ingredients to create healthy, climate-friendly food with great taste, texture and nutrition. More Foods is a clean-label version of your everyday plant-based meal, containing recrafted healthy seed solids cast away by the oil industry. One Planet Pizza‘s wood-fired sourdough pizzas are loaded with top-secret sauce, melty plant-based cheese and have a 47% lower carbon footprint than meat and dairy pizzas of the same flavours. Rescued Limited processes surplus bread into rescued bread flour to replace virgin flour in bakery and baked goods. Willicroft creates planet-proof, plant-based cheese and fats. The full programme with start-up profiles and delegate registration is available here.