Estonia’s ÄIO and TFTAK receive €1.94 million for precision fermentation project

Estonian biotech company ÄIO and research organisation TFTAK have received €1.94 million from the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency’s (EIS) Applied Research Programme for a three-year R&D project focused on microbial oil production. ÄIO develops fermentation-based oils and fats for potential use in areas including food and cosmetics, while TFTAK contributes expertise in synthetic biology, bioprocess development and food research. The €2.53 million DigiFoundry 2.0 project, funded through the programme of Estonia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, will build on the partners’ previous research into precision fermentation and microbial strain development. The project will combine synthetic biology,...

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