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| 17.06.2025 | Cultivated Meat Technologies on Track to Outpace Traditional Farming, Study Finds | A new report from technology forecasting firm GetFocus reveals that lab-grown meat technologies are advancing at a faster rate than traditional livestock farming, signaling potential for earlier-than-expected cost-competitive production.
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| 10.06.2025 | Food tech investments slow as AI grabs venture capital attention | Listen to the article 2 min
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| 26.03.2025 | Aleph Farms Accelerates Global Growth with $29M to Expand Production and Improve Efficiency | Israeli cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has raised $29 million in a funding round to expand production capacity and implement a revised biomanufacturing process. The round includes $22 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Equi... |
| 06.02.2025 | The Rise of Cultivated Seafood and Meat: A Sustainable Future for Food | The culinary landscape is shifting. Cultivated seafood and meat are emerging as viable alternatives to traditional animal products. This transformation is driven by innovation, sustainability, and changing consumer attitudes. As the world g... |
| 03.02.2025 | Future of Foods Podcast: Didier Toubia on Aleph Farms’ Strategy for Cultivated Meat | In a recent Future of Foods interview, Alex Crisp, spoke to CEO and founder Didier Toubia on the progress of Aleph Farms. The company, which has been at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, now has permission in at least one juris... |
| 30.01.2025 | WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS: Pioneering the Path to Affordable Cultivated Meat | The future of food is here, and it’s cultivated. WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS is at the forefront of this revolution, transforming how we think about meat. With innovative biotechnology, they are making cultivated meat cost-effective and scalable. T... |
| 24.01.2025 | WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS: “We’re Making Cultivated Meat Cost-Effective and Scalable, Bringing It Closer to Supermarket Shelves” | WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS is playing a pivotal role in advancing cultivated meat and seafood production through innovative biotech solutions. Leading this effort is Iris Maria Dahlem, Innovation Manager and head of the Cultivated Meat project, wh... |
| 12.01.2025 | The Rise of Vegan Innovations: A New Era in Beauty and Food | In a world increasingly aware of its ecological footprint, two companies are leading the charge toward sustainable alternatives in beauty and food. Brenntag and Cambrium are redefining skincare with vegan collagen, while Bon Vivant is trans... |
| 10.01.2025 | Brenntag Partners With Cambrium to Launch Skin-Identical Vegan Collagen in Key European Markets | Global chemicals and ingredients distributor Brenntag has partnered with biotechnology company Cambrium to introduce NovaColl, a skin-identical vegan collagen, to the beauty and personal care market in the UK, Ireland, Iberia, France, and I... |
| 08.01.2025 | The Future of Agriculture and Robotics: A New Dawn in Technology | The agricultural landscape is shifting. Innovations in technology are redefining how we grow food and manage resources. Two recent articles highlight this transformation: the impact of GLP-1 drugs on food systems and the unveiling of advanc... |
| 02.01.2025 | GLP-1, GWP*, and the state of ag robotics: the top 10 guest posts on AgFunderNews in 2024 | It should come as no surprise that the most popular guest posts of 2024 covered topics such as GLP-1, regenerative agriculture, plant-based meats, and, of course, artificial intelligence.
AgFunderNews frequently publishes guest articles fro... |
| 10.12.2024 | Guest article: When minimum isn’t viable – the case against MVP in foodtech and beyond | Didier Toubia is cofounder and CEO at Israel-based cultivated meat startup Aleph Farms.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AgFunderNews.
In the world of startups, the “minimum ... |
| 05.12.2024 | Aleph Farms Submits Thailand’s First Cultivated Meat Application, Eyes 2026 Market Launch | Israel’s Aleph Farms has submitted a regulatory approval application to sell its cultivated beef products in Thailand, marking the country’s first application for a cultivated meat product.
The safety dossier was filed to the National Cente... |
| 05.12.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Mondelez invests in cocoa tech, a $350m regen ag fund launches | Is biotech “the next industrial revolution?” The United States Department of Defense appears to think so, as it has injected millions into multiple agrifoodtech startups including The Every Co and Liberation Labs.
And actually, biotech was ... |
| 05.12.2024 | The Cultured Hub Facility Finally Opens, Positioning Switzerland as a Leader in Scaling Cell-Based Foods | The Cultured Hub has launched a “scale-up as a service” facility for cell-based foods in The Valley in Kemptthal, Switzerland, and celebrated its opening yesterday with the State of Play Cultured Foods 2.0 event.
The Cultured Hub is a joint... |
| 13.11.2024 | $229 Billion Cultured Meat Market Trends and Forecast Estimates, 2020-2023, 2024, 2035 and 2050 – ResearchAndMarkets.com | DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Cultured Meat Market: Industry Trends and Forecasted Estimates to 2050 – Distribution by Source of Meat, Type of Cultivation Technique, Form of Meat Produced, End Products Offered and Key Geographical Region” rep... |
| 31.10.2024 | Ahead of Thai Market Launch, Aleph Farms Gathers Chef Feedback on Cultivated Beef Steaks | Aleph Farms recently hosted a chef evaluation in Thailand for its cultivated beef steaks, Aleph Cuts, to gather insights from experts as it prepares to introduce a product in the country.
After conducting workshops with chefs to meet local ... |
| 08.10.2024 | UK Invests £1.6 Million in Europe’s First Regulatory Sandbox to Fast-Track Cultivated Meat Approvals | The UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced £1.6 million in funding for a regulatory “sandbox” within the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS), specifically for cultiva... |
| 01.10.2024 | PETA Warns US Meat Companies to Learn from Mistakes of Tobacco Farmers and “Get Out Now!” | PETA is urging five major US meat companies—Hormel Foods, Cargill, Smithfield Foods, Tyson Foods, and Oscar Mayer—to shift their focus from animal-based products to vegan alternatives, following the example set by one of Italy’s oldest meat... |
| 24.09.2024 | The Cellular Agriculture Conundrum: Navigating the Future of Food | The world of food is changing. Cellular agriculture stands at the forefront of this revolution. It promises a sustainable future, but it’s not without its challenges. The industry is grappling with a storm of skepticism. Negative press and ... |
| 23.09.2024 | Cellular Agriculture Australia Calls for Clearer and Verifiable Impact Metrics for Cell-Based Foods | The cellular agriculture industry faces pressure to communicate its impact potential to policymakers, investors, and consumers. However, most impact claims companies make are often aspirational, reflecting an industry at scale that may not ... |
| 14.08.2024 | Cargill Seeks Profitability with Business Split and Alternative Protein Focus | US agribusiness giant Cargill reportedly plans to split its business into three operating units instead of the current five: Food, Ag & Trading, and a Specialised Portfolio focused on animal nutrition and health.
According to Reuters, C... |
| 31.07.2024 | Japan's Bold Step into Cultivated Meat Regulation: A Global Perspective | Japan is poised to make waves in the world of cultivated meat. The Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture (JACA) has unveiled a comprehensive report that sets the stage for safety and regulatory frameworks in this burgeoning industry. T... |
| 30.07.2024 | Survey Explores Swiss Acceptance of Cultivated Meat and Precision Fermentation | On behalf of Swissveg, YouGov recently conducted a representative survey on the acceptance of cultivated meat and precision fermentation derived products in Switzerland.
The survey found that flexitarians are most in favour of cultured meat... |
| 30.07.2024 | Blue Tree Technologies nets $2.26m to expand sugar reduction tech for beverages | Blue Tree Technologies—an Israeli startup using a patented process to selectively remove sugars from juice, milk, and beer—has raised $2.26 million in a round led by OurCrowd with participation from Sucden Ventures, the VC arm of food commo... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A New Era in Food Innovation | The culinary landscape is shifting. Cultivated meat is stepping into the spotlight, promising a future where food production is sustainable, ethical, and innovative. This revolution is not just a trend; it’s a necessity. As the world grappl... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Rise of Cultivated Meat: A New Era for European Food Innovation | The culinary landscape is shifting. Cultivated meat is no longer a distant dream; it’s becoming a reality. Two recent developments in Europe highlight this transformation. Gourmey, a French startup, has taken a bold step by applying for reg... |
| 26.07.2024 | Gourmey Becomes First Company to Apply to Sell Cultivated Meat in the EU | Gourmey, a French startup producing cultivated foie gras, has become the first company to apply for regulatory approval to sell cultivated meat in the European Union. The startup has also submitted applications in Singapore, Switzerland, th... |
| 17.07.2024 | Europe’s Premier Event for Alternative Protein Innovation Returns With Stellar Lineup | The Future of Protein Production event organised by Future-Proof Group Media is set to take place from 23-24 October at Rai Amsterdam, showcasing innovations and cutting-edge solutions for alternative protein innovations. Industry pioneers,... |
| 11.07.2024 | Hungarian Council Presidency Tells EU That Novel Foods Are a Threat to European Food Traditions | The Hungarian Council Presidency has invited EU agriculture ministers to discuss the impact of novel foods such as cultivated meat and plant-based foods on European food traditions.
According to Euractiv, the presidency sent a note to EU de... |
| 17.06.2024 | Study: Men Eat More Meat Than Women in Countries With Greater Gender Equality | Researchers at the University of Zurich have examined the meat consumption patterns of over 20,000 people from 23 countries to determine whether there is a connection between meat consumption and gender equality.
The results indicate that p... |
| 21.05.2024 | Israel’s Alt Protein Industry Poised to Generate 10,000 Jobs and $2.5 Billion by 2030, New Report Predicts | A report has been published by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), the World Economic Forum (WEF) through the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) network led by C4IR Israel, and the Good Food Institute Israel. The paper examines the role... |
| 20.05.2024 | Icelandic Ministers Taste Ivy Farm’s Cultivated Beef During Iceland Innovation Week | The UK-based cultivated meat company Ivy Farm Technologies and the Icelandic biotechnology company ORF Genetics held a cultivated meat tasting and panel discussions at an event last week during Iceland Innovation Week.
The tasting featured ... |
| 14.05.2024 | New Culture Partners with CJ CheilJedang to Streamline Costs of Animal-Free Mozzarella | Californian animal-free cheese producer New Culture announces a partnership with its previous investor, South Korean biotech giant CJ CheilJedang.
New Culture develops casein from precision fermentation to make cow-free cheeses that melt, s... |
| 11.05.2024 | Voyage Foods: Leading the Way in Sustainable Food Innovation | Voyage Foods, a cutting-edge food innovation company based in California, has recently secured a substantial $52 million in funding, bringing their total raise to an impressive $94 million. This funding round, co-led by Level One Fund and H... |
| 09.05.2024 | Voyage Foods Closes $52M Series A+ Round After Notching Cargill Partnership | 4 Mins Read Ethical pantry company Voyage Foods, famous for its cocoa-free chocolate and nut-free spreads, has secured $52M in a Series A+ funding round, weeks after signing a commercial deal with Cargill.
Voyage Foods, which says it makes ... |
| 06.05.2024 | Aleph Farms Taps Into AI for More Efficient Cultivated Beef Production | 6 Mins Read Israeli cultivated meat leader Aleph Farms has partnered with biotech startup BioRaptor to integrate AI into its production process, which will enable scalability and reduce costs.
Ahead of launching into restaurants in its home... |
| 03.05.2024 | Aleph Farms Partners with BioRaptor to Streamline Cultivated Beef Production With Cutting-Edge AI | Israeli biotech Aleph Farms announces a partnership with the AI-powered insights platform BioRaptor to streamline and lower the costs of its cultivated meat production process by integrating cutting-edge AI technology.
Aleph Farms, the firs... |
| 02.05.2024 | BioRaptor and Aleph Farms use AI to lower the costs of cultivated beef | Discover how companies are responsibly integrating AI in production. This invite-only event in SF will explore the intersection of technology and business. Find out how you can attend here.
Aleph Farms and BioRaptor have teamed up to use AI... |
| 18.04.2024 | 2023 GFI Reports: Cultivated Meat and Fermentation Industries Growing Despite Drop in Investments | The Good Food Institute has released the 2023 State of the Industry Reports for the alt protein industry.
These annual reports provide a global analysis of each sector’s commercial landscape, investments, scientific progress, and government... |
| 17.04.2024 | Mosa Meat Secures €40M to Revolutionize Cultivated Beef Market | Mosa Meat, a Dutch cultivated meat company, has secured a whopping €40 million in funding to accelerate its mission of transforming the beef industry. The investment will drive production scale-up, cost reduction, and market entry preparati... |
| 17.04.2024 | Exclusive: Meatable Hosts the EU’s First Public Tasting for Cultivated Meat at Dutch HQ | 9 Mins Read Dutch cultivated pork startup Meatable today hosted the first public tasting event for cultivated meat in the European Union, following approval from the newly formed safety assessment panel in the Netherlands. It comes ahead of... |
| 16.04.2024 | Mosa Meat Secures €40M in Funding to Expand Production and Speed Up Launch of Cultivated Meat | 5 Mins Read Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has raised €40M ($42.4M) in a new funding round to support the “next phase” of the company’s growth, with a public tasting of its burger imminent ahead of its launch in Singapore.
The comp... |
| 16.04.2024 | A Deep Dive into the Role of 3D Scaffolds as the Building Blocks for Cultivated Meat | In addition to scaling and cost hurdles, cultivated meat production faces the unique challenge of developing final products that meet the consumer’s expectations of conventional animal-based meat, including larger pieces akin to whole cuts.... |
| 12.04.2024 | Bluu Seafood Opens Europe’s First Cultivated Seafood Facility, Eyes Singapore Launch in 2025 | 5 Mins Read German cultivated fish startup Bluu Seafood relocated to Hamburg with the opening of a large-scale pilot plant to produce its salmon and rainbow trout, ahead of an expected launch in Singapore early next year.
Bluu Seafood has o... |
| 10.04.2024 | OJ… with 30% less sugar? Blue Tree Technologies scales up with leading juice co, secures self-affirmed GRAS | Blue Tree Technologies—an Israeli startup using a patented process to selectively remove sugars from juice, milk, and beer—has secured self-GRAS status for its approach and has successfully scaled its solution with Israeli juice manufacture... |
| 08.04.2024 | Finally Foods Secures Funds for AI-Driven Plant Molecular Tech to Produce Casein for Cheese | Israeli startup Finally Foods Ltd., an AI-driven company focused on revolutionizing the alt-protein sector through plant molecular farming, has secured pre-seed funding from The Kitchen FoodTech Hub (TKH) and the Israeli Innovation Authorit... |
| 15.03.2024 | Orbillion Bio Secures Funding & Reaches Scaling Milestone for Cultivated Beef Production | 6 Mins Read Californian B2B cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio has secured additional funding to scale up production and develop its biotech platform, which completed a 200-litre production run in September.
The latest round of funding ... |
| 12.03.2024 | Singaporean Cultivated Seafood Startups Umami Bioworks and Shiok Meats Announce Merger | 6 Mins Read In a major shift in the cultivated seafood space, Singaporean startups Umami Bioworks and Shiok Meats have announced plans to merge. Once finalised, Umami Bioworks CEO Mihir Pershad will lead the combined entity, and Shiok Meats... |
| 08.03.2024 | The Cultured Meat Market: Global and Regional Analysis, 2024-2033 - Global Market Projected to Soar to $3.81 Billion by 2033, Fueled by Sustainable Advantages and Growing Consumer Demand | - |
| 08.03.2024 | India to Set Regulatory Framework to Move Forward Cultivated Meat & Seafood | As reported by the Good Food Institute, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is setting a regulatory framework for the approval of cell-based foods, including cultivated meat and seafood.
The development of regulations b... |
| 04.03.2024 | Eat Just Pauses Singapore Operations – But Plans to Resume Production & Foodservice Presence ‘Very Soon’ | 6 Mins Read Californian cultivated meat producer Eat Just has paused its Singapore operations, three months after Huber’s Bistro stopped selling its Good Meat chicken. But the company says this is a temporary phase, with production and serv... |
| 21.02.2024 | Aleph Farms partners with BBGI, Fermbox Bio in Thailand as part of ‘step-by-step de-risking process’ for cultivated meat | Israeli startup Aleph Farms has teamed up with biomanufacturing specialists BBGI and Fermbox Bio to produce cultivated meat in Thailand as part of its ‘asset-light’ growth strategy.
Construction of the facility, which will have a capacity o... |
| 21.02.2024 | Aleph Farms Partners with Biomanufacturing Experts to Build Large-Scale Cultivated Meat Facility in Thailand | Cultivated beef company Aleph Farms has partnered with biomanufacturing experts BBGI and Fermbox Bio to produce cultivated meat at Thailand’s first production plant for cellular agriculture applications.
Through the partnership, the compani... |
| 21.02.2024 | Israel’s Aleph Farms Partners with Thailand’s First Cultivated Meat Manufacturing Facility | 5 Mins Read Israeli cultivated meat leader Aleph Farms is advancing its Southeast Asia strategy with an “asset-light” approach through a deal that will involve the first production facility dedicated to cultured meat in Thailand.
Aleph Farm... |
| 17.01.2024 | Breaking: Aleph Farms nabs ‘world’s first’ pre-market approval for cultivated beef | Israel’s Ministry of Health (MoH) agency has issued a “no questions” letter to Aleph Farms, granting the company pre-approval for its cultivated beef steaks.
The pre-approval is the first-ever green light for a non-chicken cultivated meat p... |
| 17.01.2024 | Aleph Farms Receives World’s First Approval for Cultivated Beef, Petit Steak to Hit Israeli Restaurants Soon | Aleph Farms, a pioneer in Israel’s cultivated meat industry, announces regulatory approval from Israel’s Ministry of Health (MoH) through a “No Questions” letter, allowing the company to sell its cultivated beef to the public.
This approval... |
| 17.01.2024 | Aleph Farms’ cultivated beef process receives blessing from Israeli government | Aleph Farms received regulatory approval in the form of a “No Questions” letter from Israel’s Ministry of Health for its cultivated beef manufacturing process.
Aleph, an Israel-based cellular agriculture company, says it is the first compan... |
| 28.11.2023 | 🎥Aleph Farms CEO on cultivated meat: There’s been a ‘mismanagement of expectations’ | One of the highest-profile players in the cultivated meat space, Israeli startup Aleph Farms plans to launch with a thin-cut beef steak at a time when most firms plan to launch with processed products such as chicken nuggets.
So is this a s... |
| 21.08.2023 | With Its Ready-To-Sell Ethical FBS Alternative, Cultivated Startup Omeat Bets On Revenue Generating B2B Arm | 5 Mins Read Los Angeles startup Omeat, which launched in June after four years in stealth mode, has launched and already completed the first commercial sales of Plenty, its ethical and affordable alternative to fetal bovine serum (FBS). The... |
| 07.08.2023 | 10 Years Since THAT Burger: 10 Highlights From The Cultivated Meat Journey | 10 Mins Read On August 5, 2013, a team of Dutch scientists from Maastricht University, led by Dr Mark Post, showcased the world’s first burger made from cultivated meat at a tasting in London. It was the result of decades of research and tr... |
| 07.08.2023 | Meatable Raises $35M For Cultivated Pork Production, Eyes 2024 Singapore Launch | 4 Mins Read Dutch startup Meatable has raised $35M in funding to scale the production and accelerate the commercial launch of its cultivated pork. Bringing the total funding received by the company to $95M, the announcement comes a month af... |
| 01.08.2023 | Aleph Farms Publishes First-Ever Impact Report Revealing its Sustainability Journey | After becoming the first company to initiate the regulatory approval process for a cultivated meat product in Europe, Aleph Farms announces its first-ever Impact Report 2022.
Developed in coordination with sustainability consultancy Anthesi... |
| 26.07.2023 | Aleph Farms Becomes First in Europe to Submit Cultivated Meat for Novel Foods Approval in Switzerland | Cultivated meat company Aleph Farms announces it has initiated the regulatory approval process to commercialize in Switzerland its premium Angus-style thin cultivated steak — dubbed the Petit Steak and claimed as the world’s first cultivate... |
| 26.07.2023 | ‘Striking’ that Europe’s first cultivated meat application is in Switzerland, not Brussels, says GFI as Aleph Farms submits dossier to Swiss regulator | Israeli startup Aleph Farms has applied to Swiss food safety regulators for approval to sell its cultivated beef steaks in its first European market: Switzerland, a country outside the European Union (EU).
A spokesperson told AgFunderNews t... |
| 09.07.2023 | Cultivated meat: Lab-grown meat without killing animals | For thousands of years, humans have slaughtered animals for meat. But Dr. Uma Valeti dreamt of a different way: eating chicken without having to kill a chicken. He figured out how to "grow" meat directly from animal cells.
It's co... |
| 07.07.2023 | The A-List Investors: Top Celebrities Diving into the World of Startups | USA ~
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| 25.06.2023 | Внутри стартапа, создающего будущее производства продуктов питания | Aleph Farms — первая компания, производящая культивированные стейки, и ее видение состоит в том, чтобы в конечном итоге создать искусственную кожу и коллаген.
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| 07.06.2023 | Aleph Farms Joins Forces with Chef Marcus Samuelsson to Bring Aleph Cuts to the US, John Kerry Gets a Taste of Petit Steak | Cultivated meat company Aleph Farms today announced that the famous chef Marcus Samuelsson is joining the company as an investor, culinary advisor, and launch partner in the US.
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| 19.04.2023 | Using Technology to Produce Guilt-Free Meat | Share
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Food is one of the necessities of survival. A good meal is also one of life’s great pleasures. When it comes to a source of the protein needed for good health, it’s hard to top meat. The various kinds of animal... |
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| 01.03.2023 | BREAKING: Aleph Farms strikes deals in Singapore and Israel to advance ‘asset-light’ approach to scaling cultivated meat | Israeli startup Aleph Farms is taking an “asset-light” approach to scaling up cultivated meat production through a series of manufacturing deals it has struck in Israel and Singapore.
The startup should now be able to start production in Si... |
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| 18.01.2023 | Israeli incubator The Kitchen plans to ‘intensify’ its venture studio model for foodtech startups in 2023 | In many ways, 2022 was a pivotal year for The Kitchen FoodTech Hub, a startup incubator known for launching two of the world’s leading alternative protein companies Aleph Farms, Imagindairy, and many others.
Founded back in 2015 by Strauss ... |
| 11.01.2023 | Lab-grown caviar and foie gras could be biotech's newest goldmine, industry experts say: 'Being ethical is the new luxury' | Lab-grown caviar by Caviar Biotec, an arm of the UK company Exmoor Caviar. Courtesy of Caviar Biotec
Many companies are racing to stock lab-grown meat in supermarkets, but it's an expensive endeavor.
Some entrepreneurs see more potential in... |
| 15.11.2022 | COP27: US Secretary of Ag Vilsack calls out carbon science, agtech VC investment as lacking | Agriculture, one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, also has the potential to store carbon in its soils — through carbon sequestration — and is increasingly being seen as a solution to climate change, or at least a way to minimize... |
| 22.08.2022 | Aleph Farms CEO: ‘It has been clear for a while that plant-based analogs will not displace meat’ | But how close to the real thing are cultivated meat products going to be, and do the simple graphics gracing many startups’ websites and pitch decks featuring animal cells, a bioreactor, and a steak at the other end provide a realistic impr... |
| 28.06.2022 | Israeli alt-meat firm names new regulatory exec amid SG push | Consumer TechManagementNewsStartups
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Aleph Farms, an Israel-based cultivated meat company, is set to launch in Singapore, appointing a new chief o... |
| 28.06.2022 | JellaTech hits tech milestone with production of cell-cultured type 1 collagen | While startups such as Geltor are producing collagen peptides via microbial fermentation (using synthetic biology to effectively ‘program’ bacteria to express animal proteins), JellaTech is growing porcine, bovine, and human cells (fibrob... |
| 19.04.2022 | Israeli cultivated meat consortium kicks off with $18 million government grant | The Israel Innovation Authority has granted $18 million for what it dubbed the “world’s largest” consortium for cultivated meat development, made up of 14 companies including leading Israeli food tech startups, and 10 universities and resea... |
| 04.04.2022 | SpaceX, Axiom and Aleph Farms Prepare to Test Cultivated Meat in Space | This week, four SpaceX crew members will conduct groundbreaking experiments on cultivated meat in space. The historic Axiom-1 mission is the first fully private spaceflight to the International Space Station, and among other experiments, wi... |
| 01.04.2022 | EXCLUSIVE: IntegriCulture debuts animal-free serum tech to radically reduce cultivated meat costs | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in IntegriCulture.
IntegriCulture has announced the commercial release of its basal medium which can be used to produce cultivated meat without the addition of animal-derived growth... |
| 23.03.2022 | Aleph Farms Adds Cell-Based Collagen To Its Portfolio Of Cultivated Innovations | 3 Mins Read
Israel’s Aleph Farms is known for its progress within the cultivated meat sector. Now, it has announced it will be diversifying its interests to include cell-based collagen.
The news comes as the company pledges to replace or re... |
| 17.03.2022 | Aleph Farms to make cell-based collagen | Dive Brief:
Cell-cultured meat company Aleph Farms is expanding its product line to include collagen. The company says this is building on its strategy to provide an alternative to animal farming, and it is pledging to work on replacing all... |
| 16.03.2022 | Aleph Farms Develops Cultivated Collagen to “Replace the Whole Cow” | Israeli cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has revealed it will be expanding with a new platform for cultivated collagen production.
Collagen is normally derived from cow hides and bones, meaning its production relies on the animal agricul... |
| 23.02.2022 | Aleph Farms Moves To New Premises To Scale Cultivated “Thin-Cut’ Beef Steak Prototypes | 3 Mins Read
Israel’s Aleph Farms has announced that it has relocated to new 6,000 square metre headquarters in Rehovot, which will allow the cultivated meat company to increase production by six-fold. Production of thin-cut beef steaks will... |
| 17.02.2022 | Aleph Farms’ Space Program Has Lift Off as the Cultivated Steak Leader Reveals New HQ | Aleph Farms – the cultivated meat pioneer – has moved into new headquarters in Rehovot, Israel’s biotech hub. The new facility will include a pilot production facility and state-of-the-art R&D center, as the cell-cultured steak leader p... |
| 16.02.2022 | 5 Cultivated Meat Companies Pushing For U.S. Launch in 2022 | 4 Mins Read
A number of companies are further along in the development process for cultivated meat than ever before. These innovators are leading the charge to gain U.S. regulatory approvals.
Singapore is currently the only country to have ... |
| 08.02.2022 | Why famous people are joining food tech advisory boards | In the past year, Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has made headlines not only for his movies, but also for his environmental activism.
At the end of 2021, he starred in "Don't Look Up," a movie about a comet heading toward e... |
| 10.12.2021 | Aleph Farms Announces Groundbreaking Partnership To Scale Cultivated Meat | 3 Mins Read
Aleph Farms and Munich-based Wacker have come together in a new open supply chain agreement. The move will see Wacker offering food-grade growth medium proteins to all Aleph’s cultivated meat operations. Removal of cost barriers... |
| 08.12.2021 | Aleph Farms Partners With WACKER to Make Affordable Cell Growth Media Widely Available | Aleph Farms has announced a partnership with protein production technologies supplier WACKER to develop affordable cell growth media for cultivated meat production.
The partnership will streamline the production processes for growth medium ... |
| 18.11.2021 | Brief: JBS to acquire cultivated meat company in $100m investment | Brazil’s JBS — the world’s largest meat processor — plans to acquire a majority stake in Spanish cultivated meat company BioTech Foods as part of a $100 million investment into the nascent sector, Reuters reports.
Of that total, $41 million... |
| 08.11.2021 | Aleph Farms Reveals How it Will Achieve Net-Zero Carbon by 2025 | Israeli cultivated meat company Aleph Farms has revealed a roadmap for cutting its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2025. The plan was developed in collaboration with Christensen Global Strategies.
Aleph Farms announced its net-zero targets ... |
| 01.11.2021 | BREAKING: Insect protein company Orgafeed secures Thai Union funding | Insect protein startup Orgafeed has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from seafood giant Thai Union.
Launched in 2018, Orgafeed makes pet food products out of black soldier fly larvae.
The Bangkok-based startup raises its insects in ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Data Snapshot: Alt-protein, functional foods raise record $1.4bn in H1 2021 | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Startups developing innovative food and ingredients, including alt-proteins, raised a total of $1.4 bil... |
| 29.09.2021 | Aleph Farms Partners with Thai Union and CJ CheilJedang to Help Drive Adoption of Cultivated Meat in Asia | REHOVOT, Israel, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aleph Farms, the cultivated meat company growing steaks directly from animal cells that are not genetically engineered and not immortalized, today announced it has signed Memorandums of Unders... |
