Cell-Based News

Shiok Meats, the Singapore-based food tech developing cell-based crustaceans, has secured more funding for its bridge round. The oversubscribed round has welcomed support from two new investors, Cultured Seafood LLC and Yi Sung Yong, and…
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US-based UPSIDE Foods says it has completed construction on a production facility for manufacturing various types of cultivated meat and seafood. The Emeryville, California, facility, which it calls its Engineering, Production, and…
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TurtleTree, the Singapore-based startup growing milk in labs, has raised $30 million in the first tranche of its Series A.
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Mylkcubator, the world's first incubator dedicated to alternative dairy, has just chosen its first batch of four startups.
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These 8 plant-based and cultivated meat Asian food tech startups are working to make the global food system more sustainable.
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California Cultured, the startup developing lab-grown chocolate, has secured $4 million in a new funding round to scale its technology.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The USDA has awarded $10 million to Tufts University for the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture to study cultivated protein.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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