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Last news (more)
- Are cultivated proteins the future of pet food?
- How we make real meat — Mosa Meat
- Meatable, DSM Partner to Lower Cost of Cultivated Meat
- Formo’s Lab-Grown Mozzarella Gets Funds for Cow-Free Cheese Expansion
- Cultured Meat Companies Raised At Least $366 Million Last Year
- Start-up Biftek develops a growth medium supplement for “clean meat”
- Singapore Gets a Taste of the World’s First Lab-Grown Crab
- Asia’s Top Vegan Pork Brand Makes Its US Retail Debut at More than 500 Grocery Stores
- What Is Cultured Meat? And Is It Vegan?
- Your answers on cellular agriculture, with Ahmed Khan
- Are Regulators Ready For Cultured Meat?
- Blood, brains and burgers: The future is lab-grown everything
- Shiok Meats acquires Gaia Foods to expand into cultivated beef
- Plant-based protein, State of the Industry Report
- This Children’s Book Wants To Inspire Future Cell-Based Meat Makers
- The Future of Meat: Hybrid – Sep 09
Compagnies and key players (more)
- How we make real meat — Mosa MeatMark and Peter acknowledged that the world’s demand for meat was projected to keep growing. Since the beginning of their work together […]
- Meatable, DSM Partner to Lower Cost of Cultivated MeatMeatable, the cultivated meat startup, has entered into a joint development agreement with Dutch multinational Royal DSM, a global purpose-led, science-based company active […]
- Start-up Biftek develops a growth medium supplement for “clean meat”Turkish-US start-up Biftek produces a growth medium supplement made from lyophilised, bacteria-based serum to replace foetal bovine serum (FBS) in cell-cultured meat […]
- Singapore Gets a Taste of the World’s First Lab-Grown CrabSingapore-based startup Shiok Meats recently unveiled the world’s first lab-grown crab meat at a tasting event at Kebaya, an eclectic restaurant in […]
- Your answers on cellular agriculture, with Ahmed KhanAhmed Khan is a cellular agriculture consultant and the founder and editor of CellAgri. News and market insights startup focusing on the […]
- Shiok Meats acquires Gaia Foods to expand into cultivated beefSingaporean alt-protein startup Shiok Meats has acquired local counterpart Gaia Foods in a deal which will see it expand beyond its existing […]
- Israeli cultured meat company aims to redefine industryIsraeli cultured meat foodtech company SuperMeat has been piloting a farm-to-fork restaurant that serves a chicken menu based on meat cultivated on-site […]
- Aleph Farms completes $105 million Series B roundAleph Farms, an Israeli cultivated meat company that grows steaks directly from non-genetically modified animal cells, has announced the completion of a […]
Events (more)
- The Future of Meat: Hybrid – Sep 09
- 3rd Industrializing Cell-Based Meats & Seafood Digital Summit 2021 – August 10-12 2021
- New Food Invest – online – 18 March 2021
- webinar : Producing meat without the animal
- Webinar The Science of Alt. Protein: Developing optimized media for cultivated meat production with Dr. David Block
Laws, ethics and lobbies (more)
- Are Regulators Ready For Cultured Meat?Cell-cultured products will be ready to enter the market soon, so USDA and FDA need to create a framework that manufacturers can […]
- Regulatory approvals, scale next hurdles for cell-based meat category The question is no longer if the technologies used to develop products are viable, but how they will be regulated? In addition […]
- Cultivated meat is gaining momentum—and pathways for regulatory approvalAs cultivated meat moves closer to—and enters—markets globally, various countries are using existing novel food regulations or developing new ones to assess […]
- When will lab-grown meat reach the European market?As cultivated meat and fat are novel foods, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requires they be approved as such. In March […]
- Farmers expect rapid growth for plant-based meats, but don’t like itHalf of the farmers surveyed by Purdue University said plant-based proteins could hold up to 10% of the meat market in five […]
- Can We Enjoy Meat and Seafood and Save the Planet? – EcoWatchThe environmental benefits of cell-cultured meat also mean less environmental destruction. Conventional meat production requires massive amounts of land for grazing and […]
- Chinese Cell-Based Meat Startup Raises US$3M Angel Round To Scale Cultured Minced PorkMainland Chinese cultivated meat startup Joes Future Food has raised 20 million RMB (US$3 million) in an angel investment round. The food […]
- Japan: Regulatory Updates on Shaping the Cultivated Meat MarketThe first move is the government initiative in establishing the Food Tech Research Group. The Food Tech Research Group, including over 100 […]
Market (more)
- Are cultivated proteins the future of pet food?Proteins from sources other than animals have received a healthy dose of attention for both pet food and human food in recent […]
- Cultured Meat Companies Raised At Least $366 Million Last YearAnewly released report explored the burgeoning cultured meat industry. It found that companies in the cultured meat field raised at least $366 […]
- What Is Cell Cultured Meat and When Can You Try It?Hanni Rützler, an Austrian nutrition scientist, made history in 2013 when she became the first person to taste meat grown in a […]
- Peril & Promise: Climate change is changing how we view foodHost Frank Sesno speaks with Josh Balk, co-founder of Eat Just, which has produced and sells plant-based eggs and now, manufactured chicken. The first restaurant is now serving it […]
- Most People Would At Least Consider Trying Cultured Meat – Food Industry ExecutiveThe study, which surveyed more than 4,000 people in the US and UK, found that 80% of people are either “highly likely” […]
- Europe? The U.S.? Israel? Which Country Might Be Next to Approve Cultured MeatThe question was asked again this week when an article from Food Navigator zeroed in on Europe, noting, “Europeans want to know […]
- Israeli alternative-meat ecosystem on fast track for growthAccording to the report, alt-protein has accelerated faster than any other industry in Israel since 2018, with a 187% CAGR in investments. […]
- An Overview of the Challenges and Innovations of the Current Cellular Aquaculture Industry Cellular aquaculture has much potential as a new way to meet the limitations of wild capture and aquaculture in supplying the global […]
Research (more)
- The Science Behind Grilling the Perfect SteakSummer has arrived, and it’s time to fire up the backyard grill. Though many of us are trying to eat less beef […]
- Animal-free heme production for artificial meat in Corynebacterium glutamicum via systems metabolic and membrane engineeringRecently, heme has attracted much attention as a main ingredient that mimics meat flavor in artificial meat in the food industry. Here, […]
- Bioethical considerations of cell-cultured meat – PubMedBased on the analysis of the essence of cell cultured meat, we explore the positive significance of cell cultured meat technology for […]
- Lab to Table: Identifying the Genes Responsible For Muscle Tissue Development in CowsWhat distinguishes a muscle cell from a fat cell or a skin cell? The answer is “gene expression.” More precisely, the particular […]
- Chinese Consumers’ Attitudes and Potential Acceptance toward Artificial Meat – PubMedThe interest for artificial meat has recently expanded. However, from the literature, perception of artificial meat in China is not well known. […]
- Bioethical considerations of cell-cultured meat – PubMedFrom the perspective of bioethics, the research, development and production of cell cultured meat can help ensure the sustainable development of human […]
- Decellularized spinach serves as an edible platform for laboratory-grown meatSpinach, a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly scaffold, provided an edible platform upon which a team of researchers led by a Boston College […]
- What’s the carbon footprint of lab-grown meat?If a large new production facility runs on renewable energy, the carbon footprint of cultivated meat would be lower than conventional beef, […]
Other alternatives to meat (more)
- Formo’s Lab-Grown Mozzarella Gets Funds for Cow-Free Cheese ExpansionA startup that makes cultured mozzarella and ricotta cheeses without cows has just got record funding from investors looking to tap the […]
- Asia’s Top Vegan Pork Brand Makes Its US Retail Debut at More than 500 Grocery StoresmniFoods’ vegan pork just landed at nearly 200 Whole Foods Markets in 16 states and 371 Sprouts Farmers Markets across 23 states, […]
- Plant-based protein, State of the Industry ReportThis report offers unique insight into a ground-breaking year for the plant-based food industry. GFI’s industry-leading analysis delves into retail sales data, […]
- Impossible Burgers are coming to US schoolsNow that it has acquired CN Labels for its products, the company is launching K-12 pilot programs this month in partnership with […]
- Revo Foods unveils 3D-printed plant-based salmonAustrian-based Revo Foods announced on Facebook it will host what it believes is the ‘world’s first’ public tasting event for its 3D-printed, […]
- Clara Foods launches animal-free pepsin: ‘We want to accelerate the world’s transition to animal-free proteins’The animal-free pepsin – which will be distributed by Ingredion – has the same functionality as the animal-derived variety, with the added benefits […]
- Tiny Organisms, Huge PotentialBut there is a rising star on the alternative protein scene—a versatile platform that is simultaneously familiar and well established yet completely […]
- Air Protein: Using fermentation to make alternative proteinWhile other well-known meat alternative companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat make plant-based protein from soy and peas, Air Protein is […]