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Food ingredients spinout set for growth
A food technology company that supports healthier eating is set to double its workforce and expand into new international markets following a £7.5 million investment boost.
AI identifies hundreds of promising plant proteins for sustainable food ingredients
New research from NAPIC scientists at University of Leeds is using artificial intelligence and statistical physics to identify plant proteins that could potentially replace animal-derived emulsifiers.
New funding supports more sustainable animal feed
The European Union’s Horizon Europe has awarded nearly €5.5M funding to the PROFEED project, which researches sustainable plant proteins for animal feed.
NAPIC Conference 2026 - abstract call / ICURe funded training launched
NAPIC 2026 is open for Abstract submuissions to the October conference and ICURe Discovery funded training launches for PhD students, postdocs, research technical professionals.
Building an AI platform to help food security
Researchers at Leeds are developing a new tool to reduce food waste and improve global food security, in partnership with a team at the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, using AI.