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Are Psychedelics The Next Big Trend In Cellular Agriculture?
Chicago’s Back of the Yard Algae Sciences (BYAS) has revealed it is on the brink of an ecologically significant breakthrough. The company, which uses cellular agriculture to create zero-waste food additives, claims to have reproduced toad!-->…
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Seawith Nets ₩1 Billion for State-Of-The-Art Cultivated Meat Production Facility
Korea's Seawith, developer of cultivated beef, has announced a ₩1 billion investment from Mint Venture Partners. It follows previous backing from Hg Initiative, Daesung Startup Investment and Daily Partners.
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Space F Claims Korea’s First Cultivated Chicken And Beef Prototypes Alongside New Pork 2.0
After pioneering cultivated pork in March 2021, South Korean cellular agriculture startup Space F has unveiled a host of new innovation including an upgraded version of its existing cultivated pork prototype, a brand new cultivated beef!-->…
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UK Makes First Tentative Step To Join The Global Sustainable Protein Race With Post-Brexit Report
The U.K. Government has published a paper entitled ‘The Benefits of Brexit’. The 100-page report has included one six-line paragraph alluding to potential novel food regulation updates.
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Food Security, Climate Resiliency & Improved Nutrition: Why India Needs Cultivated Meat
A new joint report from business technology outfit CIIE.Co and the Good Food Institute (GFI) claims that cultivated meat could radically transform India’s food system. Stronger national food security, a more climate resilient food supply!-->…
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California’s Pork Industry Promised a ‘Bacon Crisis’. Where Is It?
It's been more than three years since California voters passed Prop 12, one of the nation's strictest animal welfare laws. The pork industry pushed back, saying regulations would make meeting demand for products like bacon near impossible.!-->…
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China’s 5-Year Agricultural Plan To Include Cultivated Meat and ‘Future Foods’ For The First Time
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has published its eagerly awaited national plan. Acting as a blueprint for future developments, innovations and national economic strength, the plan has specifically included cultivated!-->…
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IntegriCulture Nets $7 Million To Develop Open Source Cellular Agriculture Infrastructure Platform
Japanese foodtech IntegriCuture has closed a Series B funding round with $7 million successfully raised. The investment will go into the development of affordable growth mediums, plus other tech solutions for the cultivated meat sector.!-->…
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Is This 3D-Printed Blue Steak The Future Of Meat? One Spanish Startup Thinks So
Barcelona’s Novameat has released images of a blue steak. Not blue as in cooking preference, actually blue in colour. The bioengineering startup claims that it is the world’s first meat alternative to encapsulate all five kingdom!-->…
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As Regulations Gets Closer, Upside Foods Acquires Cultivated Seafood Company Cultured Decadence
California’s cultivated meat trailblazer Upside Foods has announced its acquisition of cultivated seafood Cultured Decadence. The Wisconsin-based cultivated seafood company will bring high-impact seafood products to the Upside portfolio.!-->…
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Cultivated Meat Passes Blind Taste Test With Flying Colours: ‘An Important Moment in the History of Humankind”
Cultivated meat brand SuperMeat has held a blind taste testing event at its in-house Tel Aviv restaurant, The Chicken. Among the samplers was highly respected Israeli taster and Master Chef judge Michal Ansky. Highly confident in her!-->…
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12 Alt Protein Trends To Watch: Green Queen’s 2022 Industry Predictions
Another year, another set of Green Queen trend predictions. 2021 was a bumper year for the global alternative protein industry and less than three weeks into 2022, it's looking even more wild. The raises are getting bigger, the launches!-->…
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How Mosa Meat Ditched Fetal Bovine Serum and Bioengineering In Its Cultivated Meat
Leading cultivated meat brand Mosa Meat has made public how it replaced the controversial growth medium, fetal bovine serum, without genetically altering cells. The findings are published in the journal Nature Food.
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Cultivated Meat Startup DaNAgreen Announces Successful Series A Funding Round Completion
South Korean startup DaNAgreen has bagged ₩8 billion (approx. US$6.7 million). The R&D company announced the news at the end of 2021. Lotte Ventures, Timewise Investment and Pathfinder H all participated in the Series A investment!-->…
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The University Of Lisbon’s Algae2Fish Pushes For Alt Protein Breakthrough With Cultivated Boneless Seabass Fillets
Algae2Fish, a spin-off from the university’s Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences is taking aim at the cultivated fish market. Funding from the Good Food Institute is being used to support the project. The Portuguese team aims to!-->…
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CULT Food Science Partners With Umami Meats To Drive Down Cultivated Seafood Industry Costs
Canadian investment platform CULT Food Science Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore's Umami Meats as part of a seed round. Umami Meat is the latest cultivated brand to be added to its portfolio of sustainable food!-->…
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Wildtype Signs U.S. Distribution Deals For Cultivated Salmon Despite No Sign Of Regulatory Approval
San Francisco startup Wildtype has announced distribution deals with U.S.-based sushi bar franchiser Snowfox and poké chain Pokéworks. The former operates in-store sushi bars at over 1,230 grocery store locations throughout the country,!-->…
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Future Meat Secures Record-Busting $347 Million In Series B Funding Round
Israel’s Future Meat Technologies has secured the world's largest ever funding raise for the cultivated meat sector. Its $347 million Series B round was co-led by ADM Ventures with participation from Menora Mivtachim, S2G ventures, and!-->…
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Eat Just Announces Chef José Andrés Has Joined Its GOOD Meat Board Of Directors
Leading humanitarian chef José Andrés has joined food tech startup Eat Just. He has taken up a board position for the GOOD Meat brand. Alongside his appointment, Andrés has pledged to serve cultivated chicken in one of his U.S.!-->…
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A Year After Historic Cultivated Meat Approval, Singapore Regulator Greenlights More Eat Just Products
Eat Just has announced its GOOD Meat division has been given regulatory approval for new products in another world first. The news comes exactly one year after the world’s first approval of its kind, also granted to GOOD Meat, for!-->…
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Ark Biotech Is Scaling Infrastructure For The Cultivated Meat Sector Ahead Of Anticipated Industry Boom
Ark Biotech, led by ex management consultant Yossi Quint, aims to address a major stumbling block in the cultivated meat arena: scalability. The company is seeking to roll out an extensive infrastructure update to allow pilot plants to be!-->…
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