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The Week In Food Tech: Brave Robot Expands Product Lineup, Blue Tribe Launches Alt-Chicken In India
Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments in the!-->…
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Mosa Meat Bags €2M EU Grant to Slash Cell-Based Beef Costs by 100-Fold
Dutch cell-based beef pioneers Mosa Meat has been awarded EU funding for its project with Nutreco to reduce costs of cell culture media.
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Meet 18 Startups Transforming Food, From Fungi Protein To Cultured Breast Milk
As our food system continues to battle challenges brought on by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, innovation in the food tech startup world has been racing to come up with disruptive solutions. From gut-health to upcycled!-->…
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Beluga vs. Burger: Price Parity and Scalability Won’t Stop Cultivated Luxury Products From Reaching Commercial Viability
By: Prof. Dr. Muriel Vernon, Dr. Sundar Pattabiraman and Henri Kunz
Recently, two Techno Economic Analyses (TEAs) on the subject of (commodity) cultivated meat have been hotly debated. More specifically, the critical cost reduction!-->!-->!-->…
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China’s Cell-Based Pork Maker Bags ¥70M Series A To Kickstart Production
Joes Future Food, the first food tech in China to produce cell-based pork, has secured 70 million RMB (US$10.9 million) in its Series A.
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The Week In Food Tech: TiNDLE Gets Its Very Own Football Star, The Raging Pig Co. Takes On Vegan Bacon
This week, in food tech news: TiNDLE partners with a football star, the Raging Pig Co. announces a spin on vegan bacon, and more.
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Bill Gates Backs Lab-Grown Breastmilk Startup Biomilq Again in $21M Series A
Biomilq, the female-led biotech developing lab-grown breastmilk, has secured $21 million in a Series A round with backing from Bill Gates.
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USDA Makes First Public Cultivated Protein Investment with $10M Tufts University Grant
The USDA has awarded $10 million to Tufts University for the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture to study cultivated protein.
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Food Additive Petition Most ‘Credible’ Regulatory Pathway for Cell-Cultured Meat and Seafood, Says EDF
The Environmental Defense Fund says seeking a food additive petition is the most “credible” regulation pathway for cell-based meat companies.
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Mogale Meat Is Building An Antelope Cell BioBank To Bring Cultivated Meat To South Africa
South African startup Mogale Meat is building out its BioBank of antelope and cattle cells to grow healthy, sustainable meat for the region.
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Swiss Food Giant Nestlé Launches Plant-Based Egg And Shrimp Alternatives
After making a public commitment to regenerative agriculture food supply chains last month, Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé has launched egg and shrimp alternatives, further expanding its portfolio of plant-based foods available to!-->…
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Nearly 30% of World’s Biggest Food Retailers Are Betting On Alternative Protein: Report
Almost 30% of the world’s biggest food retailers and producers are now pivoting to alternative protein, a new report finds.
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The Week In Food Tech: NotCo Heads To Starbucks, No Kosher Certification For Impossible Pork
Just a few short years ago, it was unusual to get more than a handful of stories each week about meat analogues, dairy alternatives, and other alt foods. Nowadays, the opposite is true. In fact, there are so many developments in the!-->…
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Over 95% In Hong Kong Want To Try Cell-Based Meat and Seafood: Study
New consumer research finds that more than 95% of residents in Hong Kong are interested in trying cell-based meat and seafood.
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Jane Goodall To Tell Cultivated Protein Story In ‘Meat The Future’ Film
Jane Goodall is set to narrate the story of cultivated protein in the new documentary Meat The Future, which will also feature Moby's music.
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New Age Meats To Launch Cell-Based Sausages By 2022 After $25M Series A
New Age Meats is racing ahead to scale production and launch its first product, cell-based sausages, in the US by 2022 after bagging $25 million in funding. The new Series A round, led by South Korean energy giant Hanwha Solutions, will!-->…
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Rebranded HEROTEIN Debuts Ready Meal Range, Partners with Mission Barns to Develop China’s First Hybrid Meat Products
Shanghai, China-based HEROTEIN has entered into a strategic partnership with Mission Barns, a US-based cellular agriculture company currently developing cultivated animal fat. Through the partnership, the companies will work together to!-->…
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Cell-Based Meat Could Bring £2.1B Boost To UK Economy: Oxford Study
£2.1 billion is on the line for the UK economy, and it depends on whether the government will greenlight its burgeoning cell-based meat sector. In a new report, Oxford Economics researchers find that the industry could add as many as!-->…
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Aleph Farms Partners With 2 of Asia’s Largest Food Companies to Bring Cultivated Meat To Market
Rehovot, Israel-based cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with two of Asia’s largest food companies. Thai Union, the Thailand-based seafood-product company, and Korea-based food and bio company!-->…
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Avant Partners With Singapore’s A*STAR To Make Cell-Based Fish A Reality
Avant, the Hong Kong-based startup culturing fish directly from cells, is now gearing up to make cultivated fish a mass-market reality in Singapore. Teaming up with Singapore’s tech innovation agency A*STAR, Avant will be setting up a!-->…
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Dutch Scientists Are Making Cell-Based Caviar A Reality
You might have heard about cellular agriculture being used to create cultivated steak or cultured chicken bites, but now, scientists are focusing on the luxury seafood delicacy: caviar. In the Netherlands, a new research project is now!-->…
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