Extracellular, a UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation dedicated to cell-based meat and seafood, has developed low-cost, licence-free cell banks for use by the cell-based meat sector. The cell banks are stocked with primary cells relevant to cell-based meat research, which have been created According to Extracellular, “currently, animal primary cells relevant for cell-based meat research are even tissues from the same animal to understand the details behind delivering a fantastic cultivated meat

New assessments from Ark Biotech show how cell-based meat could quickly become competitively priced alongside traditional animal-based meat. and services to ensure a future in which cell-based meat is widely available and affordable. Cultivated meat cost of goods sold can be further reduced through blending cultivated meat with plant-based “A great deal of innovation has been made across the cultivated meat ecosystem.

Cape Town-based cell-based meat start-up Mzansi Meat has rebranded to Newform Foods. Brett Thompson, CEO and co-founder of Newform, said: “Today’s conventional meat industry is fraught with Our focus is on the development of a humane, sustainable alternative to conventional meat production. the company says it is already in early-stage conversations with retailers, food manufacturers and meat The news follows last week's announcement from Singapore-based cultivated seafood company Umami Meats

software company Fiddlehead Technologies has shown insights into how interest and activity in cell-based meat The study compares the progress of Canada's cell-based meat industry to its US counterpart, sharing findings The report has revealed that Canadian consumers’ interest in cell-based meat has grown significantly It says that Canadian consumers increasingly searched for “lab-grown meat,” including its production , Evolved Meats, Seafuture, and Genuine Taste.

Telegraph has reported that the UK government is working to fast-track regulatory approval for cell-based meat accelerate approval of the novel food to ease the cost of living and provide more sustainable sources of meat Currently, no cell-based meat is authorised for sale in the UK. that the UK government is poised to sign a bilateral agreement to boost collaboration on cell-based meat Standards Agency is also said to be considering future changes to the approval process of cell-based meat

Japanese engineering company Hitachi Zosen will start selling synthetic protein to cell-based meat producers The cell-based meat protein will be made using a method developed by Japanese start-up NUProtein. Hitachi Zosen aims to start selling its synthetic protein to cell-based meat producers in Singapore from

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an update on the potential for cultivating meat in space ESA has supported two research teams investigating the possibility of growing meat in space, with the primary goal to determine whether cell-based meat is a viable option for space, as a protein food source Christel Paille, ESA life support engineer and part of its cell-based meat activities, said: "ESA is This could also be applied to cultivated meat production to recover the nutrient medium that we give

authorisation to issue halal certificates in Singapore – announced that under certain conditions, cell-based meat the Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC provided technical presentations about the process of cultivating meat MUIS representatives also made a fact-finding visit to a local cell-based meat production facility, with GFI APAC says that “halal certification of cultivated meat is a logical next chapter in the city-state In an industry-wide survey released by GFI APAC last year, 87% of cell-based meat producers said that

and biochemical engineering experts have joined forces to assess the risks and impact of cell-based meat Partnership in Supporting Excellence in Cross-disciplinary Research) to analyse the future of cell-based meat impact on the environment, threats to farming jobs and how the law can protect people when cell-based meat Researchers will interview players from the cell-based meat industry, including those from UK companies They will also hold workshops with members of the public and potential consumers and cell-based meat

Senators in Alabama have passed a bill to ban the sale of cell-based meat and seafood within the state However, cell-based meat is meat – it is made from animal cells, just without the slaughter and with and Arizona has drafted a bill that would make it illegal to “misbrand” an alt-meat product as meat and another law attempting to ban the sale or production of cell-based meat. and last month, two senators proposed a federal bill to ban the use of cell-based meat in school meals

yesterday (22 February) that it is now accepting applications for regulatory approval of cell-based meat So far, only Singapore, the US and Israel have approved the sale of cell-based meat. While no companies working in the cell-based meat space have applied for approval yet, it is expected for Asia, told The Cell Base: "This week's announcement of a tangible path to market for cultivated meat giant #Nongshim, which has invested $7.4 million in food-tech VC funding with a focus on cell-based meat

“This [cell-based meat] is a product grown in the lab.” Meat Institute North American Meat Association has argued that the ban will damage Florida’s food economy to add cell-based meat to their diet. “The Meat Institute is agnostic regarding whether Floridians will buy cell-cultivated meat products. meat and established a regulatory process for its inspection.