US Army Pumps $9M Into Biosphere to Produce Gas Protein for Military Rations
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US Army Pumps $9M Into Biosphere to Produce Gas Protein for Military Rations
4 Mins Read Californian startup Biosphere has received a Department of Defense grant worth $9M to build portable bioreactors and produce gas-fermented proteins for the US Army. Despite the Trump administration’s love affair with meat, it’s betting big on alternative proteins. The US Department of Defense has awarded a grant to Californian firm Biosphere, which uses UV-sterilised fermentation tanks to produce proteins from “air, water and energy”…
Biosphere lands Pentagon funding to build portable “protein from air” bioreactors
Biosphere—a California-based startup developing UV-sterilized bioreactors it claims can slash biomanufacturing costs—has won a grant from the US Dept of Defense (DoD) awarding $9 million over 3.5 years to fund the development of portable bioreactors producing protein via gas fermentation. The move reflects a strategic focus on biomanufacturing at the DoD, which is exploring distributed production across multiple scales from skid-sized units to l…
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