Enifer secures €12 million grant to build a first-of-its-kind mycoprotein ingredient factory

Business Finland has conditionally approved a recycling and reuse investment grant of more than €12 million for biotech startup Enifer to build its first commercial-scale PEKILO® mycoprotein ingredient factory.

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Enifer and Valio team up to bring PEKILO® protein to the dinner table

Valio and Enifer are joining forces to create a new, future-proof product for the plant-based protein field. Originally invented in the 1970s, PEKILO® has been further developed by Enifer and is now ready to scale.

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Enifer secures €36M in funding to solve the world’s soaring protein need with its proprietary mycoprotein

“We are very happy to start cooperation with Enifer. We believe that there is an increased need for alternative  proteins as the global population grows. Demand is also supported globally by environmental and ethical considerations. Taaleri Bioindustry Fund I’s investment enables commercial scale production. We are confident in Enifer’s opportunities to expand,” comments Tero Saarno, Managing Director, Taaleri Bioindustry.

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New study by Enifer shows that shrimps grow faster and healthier when fed with fungi protein

Global shrimp farmers face challenges with soaring costs and rampaging diseases that diminish their profits. A new study conducted by AquaBioTech shows that shrimps fed with Enifer’s PEKILO®Aqua mycoprotein lived longer and healthier despite their natural proneness to diseases.  

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Enifer secures €12 million grant to build a first-of-its-kind mycoprotein ingredient factory

Business Finland has conditionally approved a recycling and reuse investment grant of more than €12 million for biotech startup Enifer to build its first commercial-scale PEKILO® mycoprotein ingredient factory.

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Enifer raises €11M to make planet-friendly fungal protein from the by-products of food and agricultural processes

With the investment, Enifer will begin to scale the production of its proprietary PEKILO® mycoprotein powder - a sustainable and locally produced alternative protein containing very high levels of protein.

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Cooperation between Enifer and Skretting expanding

The partnership between Enifer and Skretting has been strengthened by the signing of an agreement that defines the future steps for testing PEKILO® protein in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout.

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Enifer and Valio team up to bring PEKILO® protein to the dinner table

Valio and Enifer are joining forces to create a new, future-proof product for the plant-based protein field. Originally invented in the 1970s, PEKILO® has been further developed by Enifer and is now ready to scale.

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Enifer received a €1.2M BlueInvest Grant by The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

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New validation milestone reached for 2020 winner of Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge, Enifer

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Funded under the EMFF 2020 Blue Economy Window call, PEKILO®Aqua project advances the launch of Enifer’s PEKILO® P65 mycoprotein as a sustainabe alternative to soy in aquafeed.

Supported by a €1.2M BlueInvest Grant, AquaPekilo project’s overall objective is to bring to market a novel, cost-competitive, locally produced, and sustainable aquaculture feed protein ingredient for use as an alternative to soy.

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