IntegriCulture raises $7.4m at Series A from AgFunder, others to ‘democratize’ cell ag
CEO Yuki Hanyu’s vision encompasses low-cost DIY protein production in the home, a meat microbrewery on every corner, and cell ag in space stations.
CEO Yuki Hanyu’s vision encompasses low-cost DIY protein production in the home, a meat microbrewery on every corner, and cell ag in space stations.
FoodShot Global explains the four pillars of its Precision Protein Innovation Map that will provide a roadmap for addressing the world’s protein needs. Applications and nominations are now open for this new FoodShot.
Alternative protein had a blockbuster year in 2019, doubling its 2018 funding dollars to $1 billion.
This is the second-largest round for a cultivated meat startup after Memphis Meat’s $17 million Series A.
Aleph Farms claimed in December 2018 that it was the first company to demonstrate that it can grow steak directly from bovine cells without harming the cow.
The US Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration have established an inter-agency framework for regulating food items produced using cellular agriculture
The term clean meat “unnecessarily criminalizes the meat industry and there’s no need for that,” said Mark Post, cofounder of Mosa Meat and father of the cultured meat movement, after raising a $7.5m Series A round of funding.
While it was a positive first step that the FDA addressing the space, how it will play out is still uncertain as participants debated who should regulate the products, what it should be called, and how its safety will be determined.
Two weeks ago, our CEO Rob Leclerc went to Israel to attend Food and Ag Week and here’s what he discovered.
The wide distribution and adoption of cultured meat won’t affect all farming economies equally, but grass-based farming economies like New Zealand and Wales could be particularly impacted.