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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.

Bon Vivant Achieves GRAS Status for Animal-Free Whey Protein
Bon Vivant , a food technology company specializing in precision fermentation , has announced that its recombinant Beta-Lactoglobulin...
Feb 6

A Breakdown of Precision and Biomass Fermentation in Cow-Free Dairy and Fermentation-Enabled Protein Production.
As demand for dairy-free and animal-free products continues to rise, innovations in food technology offer new ways to meet consumer demands
Jan 30


The First Public Tasting of Cultivated Meat in Mumbai
Biokraft Foods, a biotech startup founded in 2023 by Kamalnayan Tibrewal, recently hosted India’s first public tasting of cultivated meat in
Dec 19, 2024

The Future of Aqua Cultured Foods
Chicago-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods has partnered with Boston's synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks to improve the production of...
Mar 30, 2024


UN Report: Cultivated Meat Could Help Reduce Environmental Impact
The new report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) investigates how alternatives to conventional meat, such as...
Dec 15, 2023


Algae Protein Startup Phycin Secures $400K
Phycin, a biotech startup in Maryland, United States, has raised $400,000 from The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund to aid in developing...
Nov 8, 2023


UPSIDE Foods Makes History with Sale of Cultivated Meat
UPSIDE Foods has made history with the first consumer sale of cultivated meat in the United States. The company launched its cultivated...
Jul 12, 2023

Introducing The World’s First Cultivated Meat Textbook
The Cellular Agriculture Society has announced the world’s first textbook on cultivated meat, “Modern Meat: The Next Generation of Meat...
Mar 14, 2023


Singapore Approves GOOD Meat's Serum-Free Media
The Singapore Food Agency has given a first-in-the-world regulatory approval of GOOD Meat’s use of serum-free media for the production of...
Feb 20, 2023


Brazil Announces Cultivated Chicken and Cell Biobank
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation’s Swine and Poultry Unit (Embrapa) has announced a study to develop cultivated chicken....
Feb 15, 2023


Tufts University Establishes Cellular Agriculture Consortium to Develop Future Foods
The Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA) has announced the creation of the TUCCA Consortium to support research in...
Oct 19, 2022

Alt-Seafood Sector Raises $178M in Less Than 6 Months
The alternative seafood sector makes up a large share of the growing cultivated market, raising $178 million between January and mid-July...
Aug 2, 2022

CULT Food Science Files Third Cultivated Meat Patent
In line with its mission to advance the development of novel technologies, CULT Food Science recently filed its third patent application....
Jun 23, 2022


Cultivated Seafood Company Introduces Cytoponics
Mermade, an Israeli cultivated seafood company, has revealed its plan for achieving sustainable mass production of scallops. The cellular...
May 24, 2022


UK Study to Explore if Cultivated Meat is a Threat or Opportunity for Farmers
UK’s Royal Agricultural University is bringing together farmers, public interest groups, cultivated meat companies, environmental...
May 16, 2022

World’s First Cultivated Leather Production Facility to Open in California
California-based VitroLabs Inc. has raised $46M in a Series A funding round to build and scale the world’s first pilot production of...
May 9, 2022

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


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


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

Shanghai-based startup CellX announced it has closed a $4.3M funding
The $4.3 million round, led by prominent Chinese investors ZhenFund, will go towards advancing CellX’s ongoing R&D and expansion, aiming...
Oct 11, 2021
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