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🚀 𝗨𝗦𝗔, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆! 🇺🇸 We’re proud to announce that 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗦 "𝗡𝗼 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿” from the 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (FDA), officially confirming our ingredients as market-ready for intended food applications. 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? We are the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 to obtain a "No Questions Letter” from the FDA for 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 made via 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Two of our proteins are now FDA-cleared: 🧪 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘆™ 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: A whey protein composed at 𝟵𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 β-𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻 (𝗕𝗟𝗚).  Its clean amino acid profile is the same as conventional whey proteins with 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲, supporting performance and recovery in sports and active nutrition 🧪 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘆™ 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯: A 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 designed to deliver 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗛 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 in complex formulations such as ready-to-drink beverages. 📈 This milestone opens the door to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, reinforcing Verley’s leadership in high-performance, sustainable dairy ingredients. 💡 And here’s something we’re especially proud of: We received this regulatory clearance just 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, a testament to the 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of our scientific and commercial roadmap. 🚀 Precision fermentation is not an "alternative." It's a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to help the food industry meet growing protein demand with fewer resources and more functionality. Receiving this "No Questions Letter” demonstrates 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆. It brings even greater confidence to our future partners, customers, and consumers. 🌍 And this is just the beginning.  𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱! #GRAS #FDA #PrecisionFermentation #FoodTech #DairyInnovation #SustainableProtein 

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🌱 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺! 🚀 A new research project, REAP2SOW, has just been awarded nearly €6.8 million to help reshape our food system, and we’re thrilled to see one of our alumni, Aardaia, among the partners! Led by Wageningen University & Research, this ambitious initiative brings together a strong network of partners. 🏛️ Universities: Wageningen University & Research, University of Groningen, Leiden University, University of Twente, Utrecht University, Jan IngenHousz Institute 🌾 Industry & Growers: Aardaia, RADICLE Crops, Lekker Lupine, Limburgse Land- en Tuinbouwbond (LLTB) 🏃‍♂️ Social Partners: Papendal, the Dutch national sports centre Together, they aim to promote sustainable crops like white lupin, quinoa, and the ‘forgotten vegetable’ aardaker, restoring biodiversity, improving soil health, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and accelerating the protein transition. 🌍 Funded through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA), REAP2SOW is one of 14 consortia selected this year under the Research along Routes by Consortia (ORC) programme. Each receives around €6.8M to launch collaborative research with scientific and social impact. 💡This is a great example of how science, innovation, and startups can work together to build a future-proof food system! 👉 Learn more about the project and its impact here: https://lnkd.in/e3_eJiY5 #AgriFood #Innovation #StartLifeAlumni #WUR #Aardaia

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🌍 Gowan Company has officially acquired Ceradis Crop Protection B.V., the Netherlands-based crop protection innovator, strengthening its global footprint in Europe and the Americas. “Ceradis’s forward-thinking biocontrol technologies align perfectly with our long-term strategy of building a diversified, sustainable crop protection portfolio,” said Robert Plaice, Gowan’s Global Head of R&D. 👉 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e_aiFkx7 Together, Gowan and Ceradis will accelerate the adoption of more sustainable disease management strategies worldwide, combining conventional chemistry with innovative biologicals to help growers preserve yields and protect the future of agriculture. #Agribusiness #Biologicals #Agrochemicals #CropProtection

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Dutch startup NoPalm Ingredients is teaming up with contract research organization NIZO Food Research to establish a demo facility at NIZO’s food innovation campus in Ede in the Netherlands to produce palm oil alternatives via fermentation. Asked why NoPalm needs to build a demo-scale plant to de-risk its tech given that it has already achieved reasonable scale with contract manufacturers, CEO Lars Langhout explains:  “We’ve validated our core process at pilot scale and in industrial fermenters at contract manufacturers, but a demo factory is the crucial step in proving reliable, continuous operations with integrated upstream and downstream processes under one roof. “Our process consists of four different steps: fermentation, two different drying steps and extraction. Each step was executed at a different CMO. Hence we have proven single process steps in isolation. What customers and investors need to see now is that we can run for months at a time from A to Z, hit the economics consistently, and deliver volumes to the market consistently.” “Our demo facility will produce around 1,200 tons of oil per year. A first commercial plant will be an order of magnitude larger, producing 6,000 – 10,000 tons per year, with capex about three times the demo factory’s and fermenters with a 200,000-liter total volume. So, the demo is big enough to de-risk technology and unit economics, but still modest compared to the full-scale factory.” #foodtech #fermentation NoPalm Ingredients AgFunder

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