Mewery appoints Believer Meats veteran as CTO, reports 300 g/L biomass yield

At a Glance

Czech cell-cultured meat startup Mewery has appointed Dr. Moria Shimoni—formerly CTO at Believer Meats and Forsea Foods—as its new chief technology officer, signaling a push toward industrial-scale production. The company also reported achieving a biomass yield of 300 g/L through its co-cultivation platform, which combines microalgae and mammalian cells in bioreactors, placing it among the highest-yielding approaches in the cellular agriculture sector. Mewery has added Croatian deep-tech fund Vesna Capital to its investor base and is currently raising additional funding to support pilot-scale production and regulatory preparations.

Key Details

• Dr. Moria Shimoni, who previously helped design one of the world's largest cell-cultured meat facilities at Believer Meats, joins Mewery to guide its transition from pre-pilot development to industrial implementation.
• Mewery achieved stable suspension cultivation of porcine cells without scaffolding, implementing a continuous growth and harvesting strategy that yielded 300 g/L biomass density.
• Higher biomass density per cultivator is considered critical to improving unit economics and commercial viability for cell-cultured meat production.
• Vesna Capital, a Croatian fund focused on disruptive deep-tech innovations, invested in Mewery, and the company is raising further capital for industrial validation and European pilot-scale partnerships.

Top Quote

"When I first saw Mewery's co-cultivation concept, I instantly thought it was a real chance to overcome the toughest hurdles in the industry: efficiency, unit economics, and ultimately profitability." —Dr. Moria Shimoni, CTO of Mewery