week, on Wednesday 19 Febraruy, NoPalm Ingredients will be featured in the February edition of our 'Start-up Spotlight' feature.

Our immediate next milestones include scaling up our production processes and optimising cost-efficiency One of the main challenges in cultivated meat is scaling up production while keeping costs down. Scaling up production efficiently is one of our top priorities.

plant-based dog food brand The Pack, will be available in a limited release at Pets at Home locations, starting Last October, in our ‘Start-up Spotlight’ series, we spoke with Owen Ensor, founding CEO of Meatly, about "And we’re just getting started.

With the capital, the cellular aquaculture start-up plans to build its first commercial pilot production

New analysis predicts that Europe's cell-based meat market could deliver between €20 billion and €85 billion in annual economic contributions. The research by Systemiq, in collaboration with GFI Europe, emphasises cultivated meat's potential to transform the EU’s economy and environmental footprint. According to the analysis, cultured meat could create between 25,000-90,000 jobs across the EU by 2050. However, the research states that his growth hinges on crucial steps and will require an estimated €5 billion in annual investments from the EU. It goes on to predict that globally, the industry could be valued at around €510 billion, with necessary global investments reaching €55 billion annually until 2050. The authors state: “Cultivated meat is still nascent, however it has the potential to bring us closer to reaching taste and texture parity with traditional meat and seafood products, if some key technology, regulatory and investment hurdles can be overcome”. The report points out that 'significant chemical and biological engineering challenges remain to further reduce costs and increase yields’ of cultured meat production. It selects the following as ‘key research priorities’ for cultivated meat: 🥩 Cell line development to achieve faster cell growth, greater stability and stress tolerance and higher cell density in terrestrial and aquatic cell lines 🍗 Reduced cell culture media costs by bringing down the cost of growth factors and sourcing amino acids from cheap plant hydrolysates and other sources 🥩 Increased bioprocessing efficiency via innovations in bioreactor design and media utilisation strategies to achieve greater scale and bring down costs 🍗 Improved scaffolding biomaterials that support cell adherence and differentiation, allowing for the replication of complex animal meat structures EU governments must increase investment The report calls for a supportive regulatory and policy framework to unlock the potential of cultivated meat in the EU. It recommends that at least €500 million of the required €5 billion annual investment should come from public funding, with 40% earmarked for R&D and 60% for infrastructure. This, the authors argue, is essential for attracting private capital and driving sector growth. The analysis also highlights opportunities for countries like Germany, Spain, France, and Poland to become key players in the sector by developing domestic markets and biomanufacturing capabilities. Top image: ©France's Vital Meat's cultured chicken #GFIEurope #GFI #Europe #Systemiq

This opens up new possibilities for creating healthier food products that cater to the growing consumer demand for sustainable nutrition and wellness, as well as opening up interesting opportunities for personalised

The trio have a combined total of eight Michelin stars. Gourmey’s cultivated meat product, roasted with sweet and sour fig by three-Michelin-star chef Claude

Start-ups in the field also had their time in the spotlight. These start-ups are at the forefront of transforming the alternative protein landscape. company is addressing the challenges in the production of plant-based analogues for meat and fish, spotlighting Icelandic start-up ORF Genetics showcased its expertise in producing recombinant animal-free growth factors

careful allocation of these funds into R&D, infrastructure and collaboration with universities and start-ups Start-up showcase This year’s event also introduced a dedicated area for start-ups to present and showcase Wednesday’s 'Start-up symposium' highlighted the vibrant start-up ecosystem, allowing fresh voices to With each start-up given a five-minute window, it became apparent that these emerging players are not EU regulatory collaboration As Thursday began, the spotlight shifted to regulation – a necessary focus

Partner content: Early-stage innovators from around the world are in the spotlight across the summit. during live cook-offs and topical panel discussions on the main stage, with pitches and booths in the Start-Up A whole floor dedicated to the hottest innovations, the Start-Up Arena is back for 2024 – and this time Start-ups: Alora ’s solution is ocean agriculture, growing rice in oceans. Ergo Bioscience  is a biotech-based start-up focused on the production of complex animal proteins by

Company spotlights On the following pages, we spotlight ten pioneering companies advancing molecular The start-up’s technology was built out of research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in PoLoPo Israeli molecular farming start-up PoLoPo uses genetic engineering to produce proteins in potato The start-up has created a new strain of potatoes that can produce egg protein, or ovalbumin, that is The cells start secreting bioactives that can be scaled up in Pluri’s modular Matrix bioreactor.

This exclusive interview navigates the unchartered waters of cell-based seafood, casting a discerning spotlight