articleMar 15, 2022SaveReimagining global protein production for the 21st centuryWhat options are on the food-tech menu for achieving long-term protein security? Cell culture, plants, microorganisms, algae, and fungi may all have roles to play. But from a sustainability and resilience perspective, is there a clear winner?
articleMar 1, 2022SaveCould molecular farming unlock the secret of cheese?Gene-recombinant biotechnologies aim to produce key animal proteins at a fraction of the cost of conventional animal husbandry. The implications for research, medicine, food systems, and the climate could be huge. But can these emergent technologies scale quickly enough to spur system-wide change?
newswireJan 25, 2022SaveUnprecedented Collaboration between Industry and Academia to Explore the Future of Cell AgThe 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.
newswireNov 11, 2021SaveGinkgo Bioworks Launches Cell Development Kit Service for Standardized, Low-Cost Entry to its Cell Programming PlatformStreamlined toolkit for cell programming aims to provide developers with the platform, tools and expertise needed to launch protein production projects
articleSep 14, 2021SaveNurturing proteins with algae and myceliaMuch attention has been given to the innovators producing plant- and cell-based alternatives to traditionally animal-based foods, but less recognized are the ones developing serums and mixes in which those proteins can grow. Some of the most creative are using ancient and simple components—including algae and mycelia—to make the foundations for animal protein alternatives.
newswireSep 8, 2021SaveStudent Essay Contest Calls for Future Food System Thought Leaders, Submissions Due Sept. 24Open to undergraduate and graduate students from around the world, the Student Essay Contest supports emerging thought leadership and excellence in communication around the world's most complex food system challenges. Submissions due September 24.
newswireApr 16, 2021SaveSVCMS Announces Cellular Agriculture Webinar Series Focused on SpaceSVCMS, LLC, a California based company focused on media and networking surrounding cell-cultured meat and future food technology, announces a webinar series, CMS Astro, planned for Thursday, April 29, 2021 to be held online and in a digital format.
articleApr 13, 2021SaveLab to table: Identifying the genes responsible for muscle tissue development in cowsWhat distinguishes a muscle cell from a fat cell or a skin cell? The answer is “gene expression.” Although genome sequencing and analysis has been employed vastly in the study of disease and pharmaceuticals, there has been little application in the emerging field of cellular agriculture.
newswireApr 6, 2021SaveEat Beyond Portfolio Company SingCell to License Technology from National University of SingaporeEat Beyond Global Holdings is announcing that its portfolio company SingCell has entered into a technology development agreement with the National University of Singapore to evaluate and license its plant-based edible microcarriers technology.
articleMar 24, 2021SaveUC Davis sets its sights on the main courseThe school that helped turn California's wine industry from afterthought into economic juggernaut has set its sights on cultured meat.
articleMar 16, 2021SaveCellular Agriculture Australia launches pathways tool for students and professionalsThere is no shortage of intelligent and passionate people who want to get involved in cellular agriculture, but there are few resources directing them to the various pathways into the field. In order to solve this problem, Cellular Agriculture Australia has developed an online resource called “Pathways into Cellular Agriculture.”
newswireFeb 8, 2021SaveCPI unveils plans for its Novel Food, Feed and Nutraceuticals Innovation Centre of ExcellenceCPI, an independent technology innovation centre and founding member of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, today announced its plans to establish a Novel Food, Feed and Nutraceuticals Innovation Centre of Excellence, catalysed by £4 million in funding from the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority Cabinet.
newswireNov 5, 2020SaveThe Molecular Farming Revolution in Alternative ProteinsMoolec Science is a newly formed company using molecular farming to introduce a hybrid concept between plant-based and cell-based technologies in the alternative proteins space. With a proof of concept for the cheese market, the team is known for being the first to produce bovine chymosin in safflower, a functional protein commercialized under the SPC brand. A family of international patents currently covers this platform, with SPC events fully de-regulated for cost-effective large-scale production.
newswireOct 30, 2020SaveNew VTT-based startup company eniferBio producing protein from biorefinery by-products received more than one million euros in fundingThe growing demand for food and sustainable food production are global challenges. A significant part of the problem is the lack of sustainably produced protein feed. eniferBio has developed a new and sustainable production process for a high-quality fish feed ingredient and recently received funding for its solution from two funds, Nordic FoodTech VC and Voima Ventures.
articleOct 29, 2020SaveNew Harvest funds Australian research on cell-based crayfish meatAn aquaculture researcher from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has secured a seed grant from US-based research institute New Harvest to develop cell-based crayfish meat.
newswireOct 15, 2020SaveGolden meat: Engineering cow cells to produce beta caroteneScientists prove cell-cultured meat products can offer enhanced nutrition compared to conventionally produced meat.
articleOct 6, 2020SaveWestern Australia State Government funds PhD internships for cultured meat researchThree late-stage PhD candidates have been accepted into a government-funded industry internship program to undertake cultured meat research
articleAug 28, 2020SaveBreaking down the Good Food Institute’s Essential 8 culture medium analysisBy optimizing culture media ingredients specifically for cultivated meat production, and by producing those ingredients at scale, costs may be reduced to as little as $0.24 per liter. This would enable cell-cultured meat produced in bioreactors to reach prices competitive with their animal-based counterparts. But investment and demand needed to reach those economies of scale remain a constraint on lowering cultivated meat production costs.
articleAug 6, 2020SaveThe buzzing future of food: An introduction to entomocultureCultured insect meat products might look more like normal burgers and steaks than you’d expect. But what is entomoculture, why might we need it, how does it work, and who’s leading the research? Prodigious young science writer and New Harvest summer intern, Avery Parkinson, answers all your questions.
articleJul 20, 2020SaveAustralian startup develops novel edible scaffold to modernize meat productionA recently founded startup from Australia has developed a novel edible scaffold for cultivated meat production, addressing one of the key challenges facing the cellular agriculture industry.
articleJul 15, 2020SaveTiamat Sciences: Using plants in place of bioreactors to meet the future needs of cellular agricultureIn 2040, one third of the meat on our plates could be grown outside of animals, drastically reducing the leading sources of CO2 emissions and water pollution, while answering the question of how to feed a global population of nine billion. Cellular agriculture companies such as Memphis Meats, BlueNalu, and Mosa Meat are racing to bring their products to market, but they are still missing a key ingredient: affordable culture media available in large quantities. Brussels-based startup Tiamat Sciences believes their technology platform could become the best option to bridge that gap.
articleApr 7, 2020SaveCultivated abundance: The man who saved a billion livesIn an eponymous book published in 1968, Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich noted that the rate of population growth would outpace agricultural production, leading to widespread famine and subsequent suffering in the 1970s and 1980s. Many now look back at that prediction and shame it as another example of fear-mongering about a Malthusian catastrophe that has been often repeated throughout history but never come to pass. This post comes from my upcoming book, Cultivated Abundance, which will be published by New Degree Press in July 2020.
newswireNov 22, 2019SaveInnovative North East tech disruptor secures funding to scale globallyNorthstar-backed technology disruptor CellulaREvolution, which aims to revolutionise the way cells are grown at industrial scale, has secured £380,000 in funding to grow the company - a spin out from Newcastle University. CellulaREvolution has identified a significant opportunity in how to make the culturing of cells more efficient and affordable, which will benefit medical and pharmaceutical industries, and also the fast-increasing interest in cultured meat.
