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CellX, China’s Most Funded Cellular Agriculture Startup Lands $6.5M in Series A+ Round
China's cultivated meat front-runner, CellX, has successfully procured $6.5M in a Series A+ funding round.
Shanghai-based CellX's new funding comes by way of a collection of strategic investors. The funding propels CellX toward the!-->!-->!-->…
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A Joint Venture Between APAC-SCA and JACA Will Boost Japan’s Cellular Agriculture Industry
The Asia-Pacific Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) and the Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture (JACA) have solidified a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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Breaking: Upside Foods, Eat Just Earn USDA Label Approval for Cultivated Meat: ‘A Major Step Forward’
California's Upside Foods earns USDA label approval for its cultivated meat just days after Eat Just earned the same clearance for its cultivated chicken, bringing cell-based meat one step closer to American plates.
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Can JBS Distance Itself From the ‘Deforestation Beef’ Label With Cultivated Meat and Methane Biogas?
Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has announced that its first large-scale cultivated meat production plant is in development by its subsidiary, BioTech Foods, located in Spain as it adds methane biodigesters in nine Brazilian cities.
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ChatGPT Founder-Backed Uncommon Raises $30M In A Series A For RNA-Driven Cultivated Pork
Uncommon, the Cambridge-based biotech start-up that's turning cellular innovation into appetizing, environmentally friendly meat products, has secured $30 million in Series A funding.
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Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Joins Aleph Farms as Investor and Culinary Advisor
Renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson has made an investment in Aleph Farms, Israel's leading cellular agriculture company, and will serve as an advisor and launch partner in the United States.
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Shiok Meat’s Sandhya Sriram Gets Personal: ‘As A Pioneer, You Have To Break A Lot More Barriers And A Lot More Glass Ceilings’
Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Green Queen‘s Sonalie Figueiras about where!-->…
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Upstream Foods Says Cultivated Fat Will Help Plant-Based Seafood Market Surge
When it comes to seafood alternatives, the choices are limited. Dutch start-up Upstream Foods aims to change that by cultivating fat from salmon cells for the plant-based seafood market.
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These 8 UK Agri-Tech Startups Want To Future Proof South East Asia’s Food System
From improvements to yield, cost savings, and increasing climate resilience, there is much to change about the way we make food, especially given how much impact climate change will have on global supply chains, particularly in Southeast!-->…
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The Business Of Fat: Meet The 5 Global Startups Working To Replace Animal Derived Fat
The search for animal fat alternatives is taking off. Below, we highlight five food tech startups focusing on the business of fat.
Demand for flavourful cultivated meats, realistic plant-based options, and palm oil-free products is!-->!-->!-->…
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These 5 Alt Breast Milk Startups Could Prevent the Next Baby Formula Shortage
Breast milk alternatives are poised to disrupt the infant formula market. Here are the players you need to know.
The recent U.S. baby formula shortage has brought into sharp focus a need for alternatives to be brought to market. The!-->!-->!-->…
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Because Animals Rebrands to BioCraft As It Doubles Down on Cultivated Pet Food
BioCraft Pet Nutrition, previously known as Because Animals, has unveiled its rebranded identity as part of its focus on revolutionizing the pet food industry through the development and commercialization of cultivated meat.
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Lever VC Report Navigates Cultivated Meat Risks: ‘It Is Especially Important to Scrutinize’
Lever VC has released its "Cultivated Meat Scientific Benchmarks" white paper in an effort to bolster investor understanding and confidence in the cultivated meat sector.
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The Dirty Business Of Fats And Why Alternatives Are Key To Future-Proofing Our Food System
A handful of startups around the world are pioneering new ways to produce the fat we all know and love, and unlocking a more sustainable food system in the process.
Fat is an important, but often misunderstood, core macronutrient. It!-->!-->!-->…
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Meatable’s Cultivated Pork Sausage Makes Its Debut At ‘Milestone’ Singapore Tasting Event
Dutch food technology pioneer Meatable says it has achieved a significant milestone by hosting its first-ever cultivated meat-tasting event in Singapore as it moves closer toward approval from the Singapore Food Agency.
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Dutch Pioneer Mosa Meat Opens World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Facility
Mosa Meat, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, has unveiled a new 2,760 square-meter (29,708 square feet) facility bringing its total footprint to 7,340 square meters (79,007 square feet).
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ProjectEx Announces $1M USD Seed Funding Goal for Its Cultivated Exotic Leather
The world's first lab-grown cultivated exotic leather brand, Singapore's ProjectEx, is gearing up for a fundraising round to disrupt the category.
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Thai Union’s Alt Protein MD Talks Sustainable Seafood Solutions, Cultivated Meat And The Future Of Plant-Based
Global seafood company Thai Union has made alternative proteins a key part of its future business strategy. Not only has the company launched multiple lines of plant-based seafood alternatives including vegan tuna under its flagship John!-->…
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South Korea’s CellMEAT Debuts Cultivated Osetra Caviar
South Korean startup CellMEAT says it has successfully developed a prototype for cell-based caviar, an alternative to traditional caviar that is sourced from sturgeons.
CellMEAT's cultivated prototype is based on Osetra caviar, one of!-->!-->!-->…
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Food Innovation Leaders Gather in Washington D.C. to Promote Alternative Proteins
A delegation of food innovation leaders, CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs, and investors from leading plant-based and cellular agriculture companies recently met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the importance of American leadership in!-->…
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Steakholder Foods and Umami Meats Debut World’s First 3D-Printed Cultivated Grouper Fish
In a global first, Israel's Steakholder Fodos and Singapore's Umami Meats showcase a 3-D printed grouper fish created using cellular agriculture.
Steakholder Foods, a Nasdaq-listed company and a leader in the cultivated meat industry!-->!-->!-->…
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