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The latest in cellular agriculture
Read recent news to learn about the field of cellular agriculture, and how these changes are shaping the future of meat production.
Survey Finds Cultivated Meat the Preferred Alt Protein for Jerky, Burgers, and Nuggets
A recent survey found that consumers prefer cultivated meat over other alternative proteins for filet mignon, jerky, burgers, and...
May 2, 2022
Meet the Advisor: Ricardo Gouveia, PhD, Newcastle University Postdoctoral Research Associate
Like many people, I first became aware of this field when Professor Mark Post presented his in vitro burger to the public back in 2013...
Apr 28, 2022
Upside Foods raises $400M in Industry’s Largest Funding Round
California-based Upside Foods has announced the close of their Series C funding round which brought in $400 million making it the largest...
Apr 27, 2022
Israel Invests in World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Consortium
The Israeli cultivated meat consortium received $18 million from the Israel Innovation Authority. The consortium is the “world’s largest”...
Apr 21, 2022
Netherlands Announces World's Largest Public Investment in Cellular Agriculture
The Dutch government has pledged €60 million to develop an “ecosystem” around cellular agriculture. This pledge is the largest-ever...
Apr 18, 2022
British Firm Primes Michelin Menus with Exotic Cultivated Meats
British company Primeval Foods is developing cultivated meat from exotic animals including tigers, lions, elephants, panthers, leopards,...
Apr 13, 2022
Majority of Consumers Choose Cultivated Meat in Test
A first-of-its-kind live consumer test was held by Israeli cultivated meat company SuperMeat. In the test, 71% of consumers chose...
Apr 11, 2022
Japan Develops Country’s First Cultivated Meat
A research group at the University of Tokyo teamed up with Nissin Foods, maker of Top Ramen and Cup Noodles, to develop Japan’s first...
Apr 6, 2022
SpaceX to Launch Cultivated Meat Experiment to ISS Wednesday
SpaceX Crew Dragon is set to launch for the International Space Station (ISS) this Wednesday, April 6, with Aleph Farms’ cultivated meat...
Apr 4, 2022
Meet the Advisor: Elliot Swartz, PhD, Lead Scientist at Good Food Institute
I really started to pay attention to cultivated meat in late 2015 or early 2016 when UPSIDE Foods (then Memphis Meats) raised their first...
Mar 31, 2022
Tobacco Offers Solution to Cultivated Meat Bottleneck
Israeli company BioBetter, Ltd. is repurposing Nicotiana tobacum plant (tobacco) from local growers to create growth factors needed for...
Mar 30, 2022
Cellular Agriculture Europe Welcomes First Cultivated Dairy Member
Cellular Agriculture Europe welcomes Wilk, its first cultivated dairy company, to the association. Wilk, formerly known as Biomilk, is an...
Mar 28, 2022
MeaTech’s Peace of Meat to Build Cultivated Meat Plant in Belgium
Israeli 3D meat printing company MeaTech is building a 21,530 sq ft cultivated meat pilot plant in Belgium for its subsidiary Peace of...
Mar 23, 2022
Alt Protein Company Enters Cultivated Meat Market to Reduce Costs
Algenex, an alternative protein producer, is entering the cultivated meat market with its patented CrisBio® production platform. This...
Mar 21, 2022
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