Agritech and Food Security

Sustainable agriculture startup Black Bull Biochar (BBB) has secured £4 million in a late seed funding round to expand operations across the North West of England and accelerate its entry into northern Europe.

Rhizocore Technologies, a biotechnology company that uses fungi to improve tree growth and survival rates, has secured £4.5 million in investment to scale its innovative approach to forestry and woodland restoration.

Researchers have created pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly infectious and often fatal disease that poses a major threat to pig farming worldwide.

Research exploring the use of genetic selection and genome editing tools to develop healthier and more productive farmed animals has received a major funding boost.

Pig fat cell production could transform lab-grown meat development, with rare combination of reliable and stable cell growth.

Pigs produced to be resistant to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases, using technology developed by the Roslin Institute, have been approved for sale to US consumers.

Edinburgh-based food technology company Roslin Technologies has announced further investment following on from its Series A round of £11m in November.

University of Edinburgh spinout Carbogenics has announced it has raised more than £1m in investment to build its first green energy production and R&D facility.