A move to the Netherlands, a first milk purchase and US$4.25 million to tackle cultivated meat costs. This week, we look at the research partnerships, customer commitments and production work behind those announcements.

There’s a women’s health program for precision-fermented lactoferrin, a buyer preparing to test cell-cultivated whole milk, and AI developers working on cells and growth media.

We also report on potato protein’s promise, and bitterness problem, in meat alternatives, plus what companies are protecting as patents extend into food applications and finished products.

👇 Here’s the latest.

🧬 TurtleTree is moving to the Netherlands and partnering with NIZO to explore women’s health applications for precision-fermented milk proteins

🤖 Pythag Tech has raised US$4.25 million to use AI to reduce cultivated meat production costs

📊 Mathys & Squire reports that food applications account for the largest share of patent activity around alternative fats