More meat, more quickly: ProFuse Technology unveils non-GM cell lines for cultivated meat
The ‘PROFUSE-B8’ bovine myoblasts—muscle progenitor cells—are spontaneously immortalized without the use of genetic engineering.
The ‘PROFUSE-B8’ bovine myoblasts—muscle progenitor cells—are spontaneously immortalized without the use of genetic engineering.
Finless Foods is not commenting on rumors that it is reducing headcount to extend runway, raise capital, and rebuild at a later time.
According to its CEO: “We still have quite a bit of runway as we’ve been very lean. Part of that is because we’ve never invested in large-scale production capacity [in-house] and we’ve never entered the B2C world.”
Cultivated meat startup GOOD Meat has upped the ante in its increasingly ugly legal dispute with bioreactor specialist ABEC over alleged nonpayment of bills by filing a series of counterclaims.
At a time when many alt protein companies are struggling to raise funds, Infinite Roots (formerly Mushlabs) has netted $58m from investors including German food retail giant (REWE) and the holding company behind Haribo (HRH).
Industrial-scale insect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?
We’re kidding ourselves if we think we can make the unit economics add up for cultivated meat without deploying ‘much much larger’ bioreactors, says Ark Biotech.
MFL combines solid state fermentation technology with an AI-driven computational platform to create clean label savory ingredients that give depth, body, and meaty flavors to plant-based foods.
The Israeli startup expects products containing its animal-free whey protein to launch in the US within the year.
Israel’s Ministry of Health has issued a “no questions” letter granting the company pre-approval for its cultivated beef steaks.
A spinoff from VTT in Finland, Enifer is targeting human food, petfood, and aquaculture markets with its mycoprotein, produced from a fungal strain first commercialized in the 1970s.
Who will fund cultivated meat facilities if VC funds are no longer willing to stump up cash for capex projects?
Mush Foods is launching its 50CUT mycelium blends in the US market following a successful launch of its b2b ‘meat-plus’ concept in Israel.
It also teased “a major CPG partner launch” with its whey from fermentation and said it would unveil “new molecules which will bring the impact of precision fermentation to more products and markets.”
Plus… Steakholder Foods unveils a 3D-printed eel, and carbon removal startup Standard Biocarbon secures $5m for a new biochar production facility.
Ecovative is one of several startups attempting to harness the magic of mycelium—the filament-like roots of mushrooms—to make more sustainable foods and materials. But what progress has it made to date?
Bioreactor specialist ABEC claims it is owed $100m in cash and stock for work done on Eat Just’s GOOD Meat cultivated meat business.
Here are some of highlights (and a few low lights😉) from 2023, plus some areas to watch in 2024, from designer probiotics to livestock methane reduction.
Readers of AgFunderNews were glued to stories on indoor ag, regenerative ag, plant-based and cultivated meat, and an ugly spat between Miyoko’s Creamery and its namesake founder in 2023.
The continuous processing system will finally enable meat alternatives to reach cost parity with their animal-based counterparts, claims the Seattle-based startup.
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