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Change Foods Awarded a $3.1 Million Grant to Commercialize Innovative Ingredients with Queensland University of Technology
Change Foods·

Change Foods Awarded a $3.1 Million Grant to Commercialize Innovative Ingredients with Queensland University of Technology

The Australian Commonwealth Government today announced Change Foods will be a key industry partner in the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) $164 million (AUD) Trailblazer Universities Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). The multi-million dollar grant will be used to commercialize sustainable animal-free dairy ingredients and products made with precision fermentation technology.

MicrobialBusiness
'Pathways' tool Version 2 released to help students and professionals break into cellular agriculture
Cellular Agriculture Australia·

'Pathways' tool Version 2 released to help students and professionals break into cellular agriculture

- Cellular Agriculture Australia’s Pathways tool will drive and guide more talent into cellular agriculture research- The tool lists key research ‘Problems to Solve’ in the field and matches these to related tertiary qualifications - ‘Majors’ - available in Australia, with direct links to Australian universities that can be filtered by State- The new version includes non-STEM ‘Problems to Solve’, encompassing public perception, policy and regulation, funding and investment, transition research, and commerce - Cellular Agriculture Australia is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to accelerating the cellular agriculture sector in Australia. Their goals are to develop talent pipelines into cellular agriculture, create a connected and collaborative community within the sector, and promote positive awareness of cellular agriculture

Cell-BasedBusiness
Gelatex ready to produce scaffolds for 300 tons of cultured meat
Gelatex·

Gelatex ready to produce scaffolds for 300 tons of cultured meat

Techstars-backed materials technology company Gelatex is on the mission to make cultured meat available in supermarkets. As a pioneer in making scaffolds for cultured meat, Gelatex has opened a new research, engineering and manufacturing facility to take the development and production of their nanofibrous materials to the next level. Thus, removing one of the barriers in scaling cultured meat.

Cell-BasedBusiness
Unifying global efforts to advance regulation, the first China Cellular Agriculture Forum was held with success
China Cellular Agriculture Forum·

Unifying global efforts to advance regulation, the first China Cellular Agriculture Forum was held with success

The first China Cellular Agriculture Forum discussion panel was held on April 19, Beijing time. The panel was a collaborative success, with attendees from around 30 organizations1, representing leading cultivated meat companies, ecosystem builders, research institutions, and upstream and downstream partners from both within and outside of China.

Cell-BasedBusiness
Commercial launch of food grade basal medium, serum-free culture of chicken and duck liver-derived cells by CulNet
IntegriCulture·

Commercial launch of food grade basal medium, serum-free culture of chicken and duck liver-derived cells by CulNet

IntegriCulture Inc. performed the first successful cultivation of chicken and duck liver-derived cells in a serum-free basal medium by the CulNet system, which emulates natural inter-organ interactions. The cost of cultivation using IntegriCulture’s basal medium (product name: I-MEM) and CulNet system has been estimated to be about 1/60 of media using animal serum. The company aims to launch cell-cultured foie gras this year as its first line of cell-cultured meat products.

Cell-BasedBusiness
Africa’s first cultivated chicken produced in South Africa
Mogale Meat Company·

Africa’s first cultivated chicken produced in South Africa

Mogale Meat, a South-African cellular food-tech company, and their team showcased Africa’s first cultivated chicken on March 30th, 2022. This action not only represents a first for Africa, but also the birth of a major new technological drive to produce more essential animal protein for people. Cultivated meat is a potential game-changer for the planet, and more specifically for Africa’s biodiversity and wildlife conservation.

Cell-BasedBusiness
Plant Genetics Company NuCicer Closes Oversubscribed $4.5M Series Seed Round to Bring Ultra-High Protein Chickpeas to Market
NuCicer·

Plant Genetics Company NuCicer Closes Oversubscribed $4.5M Series Seed Round to Bring Ultra-High Protein Chickpeas to Market

NuCicer, a crop genetics company pioneering ultra-high protein varieties of chickpea, today announced the closing of a $4.5 million Series Seed financing round. Lever VC, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on innovative technologies and brands in the alternative protein space, led NuCicer’s round. Other participants included The House Fund, a fund backed by the University of California Endowment, as well as Trellis Road and Lifely VC.

Plant-BasedBusiness
55 Start-Ups You Will Want to Meet at Future Food-Tech
Future Food-Tech·

55 Start-Ups You Will Want to Meet at Future Food-Tech

Food-tech start-ups are trailblazing the future of food. As talented innovators leverage new technologies to bring novel foods to consumers on a global scale, there has never been a more exciting time to touch, taste and smell the breakthrough novel foods.Future Food-Tech reveals 55 start-ups for your innovation radar, as they take the global summit spotlight in San Francisco on March 24-25.

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Unprecedented Collaboration between Industry and Academia to Explore the Future of Cell Ag
Cultivate Tomorrow·

Unprecedented Collaboration between Industry and Academia to Explore the Future of Cell Ag

The Cultivate Tomorrow initiative aims to help bridge the gap between industry and academia, organizing students from all disciplines to tackle key challenges through a cellular agriculture-focused hackathon. To conclude the hackathon, the organization will host a virtual pitch day on February 12, 2022 open to everyone interested in the cultivated food industry, biotechnology applications, and sustainable food and agriculture sectors.

Cell-BasedBusiness
IntegriCulture Raises 7 Million USD to Build a Sustainable and Universally Accessible Cellular Agriculture Infrastructure
IntegriCulture·

IntegriCulture Raises 7 Million USD to Build a Sustainable and Universally Accessible Cellular Agriculture Infrastructure

IntegriCulture, with a species-agnostic, large-scale cell culture technology CulNet System, is one step closer to building a universally accessible cellular agriculture platform after raising a total of 7 million USD from 12 investors in a Series A round. The company also aims for the world’s first commercial launch of cell-cultured foie gras in 2022.

Cell-BasedBusiness

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