Eggs without chickens

Alternative egg proteins without chickens, testing the shelf life of agricultural produce to reduce waste, new materials for plant protection in agriculture, the use of mushroom mycelium as a meat substitute in food products and more - agri and foodtech companies from the Miguel Research Institute presented at the Israeli Agri-Foodtech Week

Alternative egg proteins without chickens, testing the shelf life of agricultural produce to reduce waste, new materials for plant protection in agriculture, the use of mushroom mycelium as a meat substitute in food products and more - agri and foodtech companies from the Miguel Research Institute presented innovative products at the Israeli Agri-Foodtech week that opened today (7.11/XNUMX) "A initiated by the Strauss company.

The new start-up companies and ventures in the field of innovation were established at the Miguel Research Institute following research in the field of future protein, and Post-Harvest to reduce food waste which was carried out with the help of artificial intelligence.

In addition, the directors of the research institute met with investors and executives in the food industry, from Israel and abroad who came to the conference.

Uri Ben-Hertzel, Vice President of Business and Regional Development at the Miguel Research Institute: "In recent years, the Miguel Research Institute has emphasized connecting the research and technologies developed at the institute with industry. Outstanding applied studies manage to produce maximum impact in the problems they are designed to solve, especially when there is an industrial factor that partners with the realization of the technology. The Miguel Research Institute has already established 12 companies in the fields of food, agriculture, biotechnology and the environment, along with a large number of technology transfer agreements for industry, as a basis for innovation, research and development of significant products and solutions for the world's challenges today and in the future."

As part of the conference, a Demo Day of the Fresh Start foodtech incubator was held, where the start-up company Eggmented Reality, established in the Miguel Research Institute and the incubator, presented vegan, green and GMO-free solutions, which allow the food production industry to use the functional properties of eggs, such as the egg white, or texture For me, without the need for real eggs.

The start-up company MushFoods founded by Miguel and the kitchen incubator from Strauss, new developments and food products that change the rules of the game in the plant-based meat substitute industry. The start-up company MushFoods has developed a protein based on mushroom mycelium, which combines perfectly with animal protein and thus reduces the need to use meat in food products. The solution even allows consumers of meat and animal protein, an alternative and more humane consumption, towards a more profitable and less polluting industry.

More of the topic in Hayadan:

• The full story about the chicken and the egg
• The first crocodile-crocodile: the scientist who turned a chicken into a crocodile in the laboratory
• A European grant of 7.5 million euros was awarded to Miguel for a research project for pharmaceutical solutions and algae-based foods