Food and biotech company Ajinomoto has announced it will invest in SuperMeat as a corporate venture capital project. This partnership aims to tackle ongoing food and health issues by creating and validating viable production and value chain solutions for cell-cultured meat. The market is expected to grow by $25 billion by 2030, which means that there’s a push for players in the industry to scale rapidly. They are planning to establish an open platform that will enable for the … [Read more...] about Ajinomoto enters into strategic partnership with SuperMeat for cultivated meat
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Umami Meats secures pre-seed funding for cultivated seafood
Singapore-based food tech startup Umami Meats will be moving forward in advancing technology for cultivated seafood, as it has secured $2.4 million in pre-seed funding. This will go towards the company’s goal of creating healthy, sustainable seafood without using animals or causing heavy impacts to the ocean. The fund will be utilised to further develop plant-derived growth serum, which will be integrated in its future robust cell lines from multiple fish species. Additionally, Umami Meats … [Read more...] about Umami Meats secures pre-seed funding for cultivated seafood
Going beyond supporting sustainability in alternative protein
Protein is an essential source of nutrition and there is a growing demand for it, forecasted to increase by 78% in 2050. As the protein system in the food and beverage industry involves both consumption and production, it becomes necessary to conduct these two processes within planetary boundaries. However, as the traditional meat industry is a high-energy, high-resource type, negative impacts on the nitrogen cycle balance, water quality and biodiversity are to be expected. For … [Read more...] about Going beyond supporting sustainability in alternative protein
