2022 signified several major news updates in the cell-based food sector. Below are the top five most popular stories from The Cell Base.

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The Republicans party of France has introduced a bill in the National Assembly to prohibit the production and marketing of cell-based meat.

Hoxton Farms has announced two senior hires, positioned to accelerate its production timeline and drive conversations with regulators.

COP28: Key takeaways...Cell-based meat company Newform Foods has summarised the major takeaways from this year’s COP28 event in Dubai.

Vital Meat has submitted a novel food pre-market regulatory dossier to the Singapore Food Agency to launch its cell-based chicken.

Dutch fermentation start-up Farmless announced that it has raised €4.8 million to produce functional proteins for the F&B industry.

Singapore-based Meatiply secures $3.75m in seed funding for expansion and commercialisation of cell-based meat.

3D Bio-Tissues and its sister company Kerato, owned by BSF Enterprise, plan to form a JV with continuous cell manufacturing biotech CellRev.

Chicago-based biotech start-up Clever Carnivore has announced the successful closing of its $7 million seed round funding.

Tufts University, based in Boston, Massachusetts, US, has launched the “world’s first” undergraduate degree in cellular agriculture.

Clean Food Group has been awarded £1m in funding by the UK Government and has partnered with UK bakery brand Roberts Bakery.

Liberation Labs announced that the USDA has awarded a $25 million ‘business and Industry’ loan guarantee for Liberation Labs’ manufacturing.

MycoTechnology has appointed Michael Leonard as its new chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO and co-founder Alan Hahn.

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has published a webpage to guide businesses on the authorisation process for cell-based food products in UK.