Cultured cells Archives

In Depth 8 Sep 2023

The rise of lab-grown dairy: a sustainable solution for the future

Recently, there has been a lot of talk surrounding cultivated meat, especially after Upside Foods and Good Meat received final U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval to sell lab-grown meat…

September 8, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 17 Jan 2023

Multus Biotechnology closes $9.5M funding to bring cultivated meat closer to price parity

Multus Biotechnology Limited, a U.K.-based start-up creating ingredients for the affordable scale-up of cellular agriculture, has completed a £7.9 million ($9.5 million) funding round led by Mandi Ventures. Other investors…

January 17, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Nov 2022

Foodtech company, Wilk, creates first cultured milk fat, cell-based yogurt

Israeli company, Wilk, has today (November 16) announced the successful development of the world’s first yogurt developed with cell-cultured milk fat. The company is a developer of cell-cultured human and…

November 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Forsea Foods is relieving bottleneck in seafood supply starting with eel meat

News and Trends 26 Oct 2022

Forsea Foods raises $5.2M in bid to redress destruction of marine life

With eels becoming an endangered species and demand for its meat continuing to increase, the Israeli food-tech startup Forsea Foods has raised $5.2 million in a seed round to address…

October 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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In Depth 11 Oct 2022

The biggest private biotech investments in September 2022

The companies Acelyrin, InnovaFeed and Arsenal Biosciences bagged the biggest biotech investments in September 2022, with insect protein and cell therapies attracting big funding rounds. Autumn is in full swing…

October 11, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 28 Sep 2022

How the alternative protein space aims to address food waste

Food waste impacts the whole of society, including the field of alternative protein. Nick Cooney, managing partner of Lever VC, explains how companies and investors in the space aim to…

September 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Interview 27 Sep 2022

Europe’s first lab-grown fish company Bluu Seafood is aiming for sustainability

Overfishing is a global issue that negatively impacts the ecosystem and our access to fish protein. One solution to overfishing is producing fish products in the lab from harvested animal…

September 27, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

Best in Biotech 21 Sep 2022

The 5 hottest biotech companies making waves in Israel

Despite its small population, Israel hosts a high concentration of startups. Here’s a collection of the hottest biotech companies raising big cash in the Middle Eastern nation. Historically, Israel’s biotech…

September 21, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 8 Sep 2022

From tobacco to table – cell-cultured meat venture receives $10M funding to scale-up production

Cell cultured meat could now be produced on a broader scale thanks to funding of $10 million invested in the Israeli start-up BioBetter Ltd. Food-tech BioBetter Ltd., received the significant…

September 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 6 Sep 2022

Forsea Foods creates eel meat using patented organoid technology

Cell cultured seafood produced with the same nutrients and texture has been developed through patented organoid technology. Previously used in developmental biology, medicine and research, organoids are stem cell-derived, three-dimensional…

September 6, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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In Depth 1 Jul 2022

Continuous cell culture paves the way for better biomanufacturing

The development of continuous cell culture technologies is cutting the costs and resources required for biomanufacturing, benefiting biotech processes ranging from growing cultured meat to manufacturing drugs. The idea of…

July 1, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Sachin Rawat

News and Trends 9 Jun 2022

Cocuus raises funds to upscale alt-protein 3D bioprinting technology

Spanish start-up Cocuus has raised €2.5M ($2.7M) in its pre-Series A funding round. The funds will be used to scale up its 3D bioprinting process for producing plant or cell-based…

June 9, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 6 May 2022

Melt&Marble Gains €5M to Brew Fat Alternatives Using Engineered Yeast

Tapping into the increasingly sophisticated market for meat alternatives, the Swedish synthetic biology startup Melt&Marble has raised €5M in seed financing to fund the development of a fermented fat ingredient…

May 6, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

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In Depth 13 Apr 2022

Cultured Meat Is Coming Soon: Here’s What You Need to Know

Cultured meat promises to change the way we eat and help solve some of the big problems of a crowded planet. When will it be on our plate and how…

April 13, 2022 - 12 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 5 Jan 2022

The Top European Biotech Investments in December

December 2021 ended with a bang for biotech funding in Europe and Israel, with cultured meat and cell therapy startups attracting the biggest investment rounds. Biotech companies in Europe and…

January 5, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 23 Dec 2021

Future Meat Lands €308M in Biggest-Ever Cultured Meat Investment

The Israeli firm Future Meat Technologies has raised a neat €308M ($347M) in the biggest financing round in the field of cultured meat to date. The company claims rapid progress…

December 23, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Stem Cell-based Cultured Meat: No Longer Science Fiction

Since the turn of the century, stem cell technology has delivered on its promise to transform the healthcare industry, while its applications across different sectors have continued to emerge. Bioreactors,…

August 26, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021

Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the bagpipes as we tour the top 10 biotech companies in…

June 30, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Best in Biotech 3 May 2021

Ten Ways Biotechnology Makes the World More Sustainable

As climate change looms over our future, many industries are turning to biotechnology for solutions to make all aspects of our lives more sustainable for the environment. Biotechnology is uniquely…

May 3, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 24 Mar 2021

Global Funding for Meat Alternative Companies Tripled in 2020

Companies developing sustainable meat and dairy alternatives smashed records with a €2.6B ($3.1B) haul last year. Why has it been such a bumper harvest? Traditional agriculture is a major polluter,…

March 24, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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