| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.08.2026 | Finnish Govt-Backed Project Creates New Way to Make Large Amounts of Mycelium Leather | 4 Mins Read Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have developed a pulp-based approach to growing mycelium leather, enabling large-scale production of the biomaterial.
In June, Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Ve... |
| 14.07.2026 | The Every Company Taps ADM to Produce Animal-Free Egg Protein at Commercial Scale in US | 5 Mins Read Californian precision fermentation leader The Every Company has partnered with ADM to expand the production of its animal-free egg white protein to the US.
Weeks after extending a deal to quadruple the production of its precisio... |
| 22.05.2026 | Finnish company Weeefiner Oy wins the Nordic Innovation Award | Finnish company Weeefiner Oy wins the Nordic Innovation Award
Fri, May 22, 2026 07:05 CET Report this content
The Nordic Innovation Award was presented in Oslo on 21 May 2026. The Finnish company Weeefiner won the award for its groundbreaki... |
| 20.05.2026 | Weeefiner Oy reaches the final of a Nordic innovation competition | Weeefiner Oy reaches the final of a Nordic innovation competition
Wed, May 20, 2026 07:20 CET Report this content
The Finnish company Weeefiner Oy will represent Finland in the Nordic Innovation Award 2026 organised by the Nordic industrial... |
| 19.05.2026 | Oishii Leads Vertical Farm Revolution with Major Funding | Oishii, the vertical strawberry farm innovator, secured $150 million in Series C funding. This capital fuels aggressive expansion. It advances robotics and automation across its Smart Farm model. Oishii blends Japanese farming with modern e... |
| 14.05.2026 | AgriFood Signals: S2G Investments bags $1bn, Oishii makes first close of Series C, Corteva picks crop protection HQ | AgFunderNews rounds up the most important fundings, mergers, acquisitions, closures, and industry buzz in agtech and foodtech. Funding news
🇺🇸 Oishii closes $150 million in Series C financing Horti Daily
🇬🇧 Resurrect Bio expands Series A to... |
| 06.05.2026 | Ovalbumin Patent Battle Narrows to Delaware as Wisconsin Court Drops Onego Bio Claim | A federal judge in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Finnish precision fermentation company Onego Bio against The EVERY Company, ruling that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the California-based defendant, AgFunderNews ... |
| 06.05.2026 | Breaking: US Judge Dismisses Onego Bio’s Lawsuit Against The Every Company in Wisconsin | 8 Mins Read A court in Wisconsin has thrown out Onego Bio’s lawsuit against The Every Company in the state for lack of personal jurisdiction. But a parallel lawsuit between the animal-free egg startups will continue in Delaware.
The patent ... |
| 05.03.2026 | Onego Bio and Sigma Foods Enter Collaboration to Strengthen Egg Protein Innovation and Supply Resilience | Onego Bio, a food ingredient company producing non-animal egg protein, and Sigma Foods (“SIGMA”), a leading multinational food company, have entered into a collaboration agreement to evaluate the functionality and commercial potential of Bi... |
| 10.12.2025 | Onego Bio Launches Series Showcasing the Potential of Its Microbial Platform | Onego Bio, a company producing animal-free egg protein via precision fermentation, has announced the launch of an expert series called The Power of Trichoderma reesei: Building the Future with Fungi.
The series aims to showcase the potentia... |
| 18.11.2025 | Guest Post: Is COP30 Missing an Opportunity to Highlight Food System Solutions? | Jim Mellon is the Executive Chairman of Agronomics, an AIM-listed investment company focused on cellular agriculture and alternative proteins. Based in the Isle of Man, he is an author, entrepreneur and investor with diverse interests throu... |
| 23.09.2025 | Onego Bio Receives FDA “No Questions” Letter for Egg Protein Produced Through Precision Fermentation | Food ingredient company Onego Bio has received a “No Questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Bioalbumen®, its egg protein produced through precision fermentation.
The letter supports Onego Bio’s conclusion... |
| 17.07.2025 | Finland's tech ecosystem: Growth, green tech, and global reach | The technology ecosystem of Finland stands as a compelling example of innovation, resilience, and strategic transformation. Long known for its industrial and telecommunications legacy, the country has, in recent years, emerged as a dynamic ... |
| 18.03.2025 | Onego Bio to Establish Flagship Manufacturing Facility in Jefferson County, Wisconsin | US-Finnish animal-free egg protein producer Onego Bio has announced plans to establish a flagship manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
The company will become the second tenant at the county’s Food and Beverage Innovation ... |
| 12.02.2025 | Trend Report: As Egg Prices Skyrocket, Dozens of Startups Are Hatching Chicken-Free Protein Solutions | 8 Mins Read With egg prices returning to sky-high levels in the US, it brings a major opportunity for plant-based and fermentation-derived alternatives. Can these companies capitalise on the moment?
You know things are serious when Waffle H... |
| 20.12.2024 | Onego Bio Submits GRAS Notification to FDA for Animal-Free Egg White Protein Bioalbumen | Finnish-American food ingredient company Onego Bio has submitted a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its animal-free ovalbumin.
Ovalbumin is the primary protein found in egg ... |
| 19.11.2024 | Onego Bio Opens US Headquarters in San Diego to Scale Animal-Free Egg Protein | Onego Bio, a US-Finnish food technology company specializing in animal-free egg proteins, has opened a 5,000-square-foot commercial headquarters in San Diego, California. The facility includes office space, advanced laboratory capabilities,... |
| 30.09.2024 | Pascual Innoventures Invests $2M in Mylkcubator, Third Edition Launches Beyond Alt-Milk | Mylkcubator: More Than Mylk, a program focusing on alternative food ingredients made with cellular agriculture technologies by the Spanish companies Pascual Innoventures and Eatable Adventures, has introduced its next cohort of startups foc... |
| 22.07.2024 | Onego Bio Raises €14M in Funding | Maija Itkonen, the CEO and co-founder of Onego Bio
Onego Bio, a Helsinki, Finland-based precision fermentation company, secured €14M in new funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program and additional Series A inves... |
| 19.07.2024 | Onego Bio: Transforming the Egg Protein Industry Through Precision Fermentation | Onego Bio, a pioneering Finnish startup, has recently secured a substantial €14 million in funding to propel its cutting-edge precision-fermented egg protein production. This significant investment marks a pivotal moment for the company as ... |
| 18.07.2024 | Onego Bio secures €14M from EIC Accelerator and investors for fermented egg protein | Precision fermentation foodtech company Onego Bio, has secured €14 million new funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program and additional Series A investors.
In 2024, Onego Bio has successfully raised €50.5 millio... |
| 18.07.2024 | Onego Bio Secures $15.2M for Animal-Free Bio-Identical Egg Protein | US-Finnish precision fermentation company Onego Bio has secured $15.2 million in funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Program and other Series A investors. This takes the amount raised by the company in 2024 to $55... |
| 18.07.2024 | Onego Bio Bags €14M in EU Accelerator & Additional Series A Funding for Animal-Free Egg Protein | 5 Mins Read Finnish startup Onego Bio has received a further €14M in investment to advance production of its precision-fermented egg protein, ahead of US regulatory approval in the coming months.
Three months after raising $40M in its Serie... |
| 17.07.2024 | Exclusive: Onego Bio nets $15.2m to advance animal-free egg protein production | Finnish startup Onego Bio—which makes egg proteins using microbes instead of chickens—has secured €14 million ($15.2 million) in new funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program (the EIC fund) and additional series... |
| 16.07.2024 | Future of Foods Podcast: Maija Itkonen, CEO of Onego Bio Produces Bio-Identical Egg Proteins Without Chickens | Alex Crisp, host of Future of Foods Interviews, talks to Maija Itkonen, CEO and co-founder of Finnish precision fermentation company Onego Bio, about manufacturing real egg white protein, entirely without the use of chickens, which as Maija... |
| 15.05.2024 | Unilever brand The Vegetarian Butcher partners with ‘animal-free’ egg protein pioneer The EVERY Co | The EVERY Company—the first player to commercialize egg proteins produced by microbes instead of chickens—has teamed up with Unilever-owned brand The Vegetarian Butcher to incorporate its animal-free egg whites into select meat alternative ... |
| 04.04.2024 | Onego Bio Revolutionizes Food Industry with Animal-Free Egg Protein | Onego Bio, a US-Finnish biotech company, has secured a groundbreaking $40 million in Series A funding to propel the commercialization of its innovative animal-free egg protein. The company's Bioalbumen® is a game-changer in the food industr... |
| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Poaches $40M Series A to Launch Precision-Fermented Egg Protein in North America | 5 Mins Read Finnish precision fermentation startup Onego Bio has closed a $40M Series A funding round to commercialise its animal-free egg protein, Bioalbumen. It expects to obtain self-affirmed GRAS status in the US soon, paving the way fo... |
| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Raises $40M to Commercialize “Revolutionary” Animal-Free Egg Protein | US-Finnish biotech company Onego Bio has raised $40 million in one of the largest Series A rounds in the Nordics. The funding will be used to drive the commercialization and manufacturing of the company’s animal-free egg protein, which is p... |
| 02.04.2024 | Helsinki-based Onego Bio gets €37M to develop animal-free egg protein | Read this article in:
Helsinki-based Onego Bio, a food-biotech company, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $40M (approximately €37M) in a Series A funding round led by NordicNinja, marking one of the largest A-rounds in the Nordics.
T... |
| 02.04.2024 | Onego Bio Secures $40M Series A for animal-free egg protein | Onego Bio has completed its $40 million Series A funding round to drive the commercialisation and manufacturing of egg protein via precision fermentation. Onego's Series A funding is one of the largest A-rounds in the Nordics, bringing the ... |
| 13.08.2023 | Europe will strengthen its position in these 3 industries within the next decade | The European startup ecosystem’s decades-long innovation push has already produced widely known brands like Adyen, Klarna, Skype, Spotify, Supercell, Wise, Wolt, and Zalando. And thanks to a strong commitment to the green transition, common... |
| 28.03.2023 | DigitalFoodLab gives us a taste of the future of foodtech | Today Digital Food Lab released its sixth annual report on the state of FoodTech investment in Europe. The analysis spreads across several key verticals:
Delivery
Supply chain
Agtech
Food science
Foodservice
Consumer tech
It shows investor ... |
| 22.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tech, Pano’s $20m to fight wildfires with AI | This week, retail and grocery tech startup Swiftly bagged a mega-round while front-of-house restaurant software startup Zenchef cooked up new financing to expand its presence. In agtech, Pano raised funds to fight wildfires with AI and Land... |
| 15.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: PepsiCo. & ADM partner on regen ag, Biden bets on cultivated meat | This week, PepsiCo. and ADM made a major announcement that could boost regenerative agriculture practices in the US, while President Biden signed an executive order impacting cultivated meat. France’s Capagro launched a $200 million agrifoo... |
| 09.09.2022 | Finland-based startup Onego Bio raises EUR 4.5 million in additional funding | Sept. 7, 2022, — Onego Bio is a biotech subsidiary of Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center. The business leverages commercially successful Trichoderma technology to address environmental issues related to eggs, one of the most popular an... |
| 09.09.2022 | Onego Bio Raises €4.5M in Additional Funding | Onego Bio’s animal-free egg white ingredient, Bioalbumen™, produced by precision fermentation.
Onego Bio, a Helsinki, Finland-based biotechnology company producing animal-free egg white with precision fermentation, received a €4.5m grant.
T... |
| 08.09.2022 | Finnish startup Onego Bio picks up €4.5 million to accelerate the development of chicken-less egg product | - |
| 24.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: GrowUp Farms gets $135m, PlantLab pulls in $57m & Novameat nabs $6m | The UK will soon get a new, large-scale controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facility thanks to a recent nine-figure investment in GrowUp Farms.
In the realm of alternative proteins, Spain’s Novameat netted several million dollars for i... |
| 22.02.2022 | Creating the egg without the chicken, Finnish startup Onego Bio picks up €10 million | Finnish biotech startup Onego Bio has just raised €10 million for its development of animal-free proteins. Agronomics Ltd and Maki VC participated in the funding.
Founded in 2022, the Onego Bio is a VTT spin-off that is using tech to produc... |
| 22.02.2022 | Onego Bio Raises EUR10M in Seed Funding | Onego Bio, an Helsinki, Finland-based biotech company developing animal-free proteins such as egg white, raised EUR10M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Agronomics Ltd and Maki VC.
The company intends to use the funds to commercialize t... |
| 22.02.2022 | Finland’s Onego Bio Raises €10M Seed Funding for Vegan Egg White Biotech | Onego Bio Ltd has raised €10 million in seed funding to commercialize its breakthrough technology to produce egg white without chickens. The cellular agriculture startup is the latest spin-off from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finla... |
| 22.02.2022 | Finnish startup Onego Bio Ltd raises EUR 10 million in seed funding to commercialize a breakthrough technology to produce egg white without chickens | Finnish startup Onego Bio Ltd raises EUR 10 million in seed funding to commercialize a breakthrough technology to produce egg white without chickens
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The cellular agriculture spin-off from VTT ... |
| - | Onego Bio | “Onego Bio is a food-biotech company, specialized in animal-free egg white protein. We produce Bioalbumen® with an innovative precision fermentation process.” |
| - | Onego Bio | “Onego Bio is a food-biotech company, specialized in animal-free egg white protein. We produce Bioalbumen® with a highly efficient precision fermentation process.” |
