Wagyu doing? Japanese lab bioprints Holy Grail beef cut
In Japan, scientists have successfully grown wagyu—a premium variety of beef known for its marbling and tenderness—in a lab.
Using cells taken from a cow’s...
Islamic legal authority lays out conditions for cultivated meat to be deemed halal
In Qatar, the International Islamic Fiqh Academy has determined that cultivated meat is halal for Muslims if the source cells come from animals permissible...
UC Davis chooses Healbe to validate fitness trackers for personalized nutrition
In California, the University of California, Davis, Foods for Health Institute, signed a five-year agreement with health and wellness start-up Healbe Corp. to validate...
iWi launches omega-3 supplements made from algae
In Texas, iWi, the brand revolutionizing nutrition with healthy, sustainable, algae-based products, launched a full line of omega-3 supplements – omega-3 complex, DHA and...
Diet biomarkers are strong predictors of type 2 diabetes risk
In Sweden, a study found that diet is one of the strongest predictors of type 2 diabetes risk in older women and that metabolic...
Study says improve America’s diet and save billions on healthcare
In Massachusetts, new research suggests improving the quality of the average American's diet could substantially reduce costs associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer and...
Standing Ovation raises €3.75 million for animal-free casein
In France, precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €3.75 million ($4.2 million) in a Series A extension and appointed Yvan Chardonnens CEO as...
Greenhouse Juice Company brings cold pasteurization to Canada
In Canada, the Government of Canada announced an investment of up to $6.3 million for the Greenhouse Juice Company to invest in new-to-Canada, cold...
Friends & Family Pet Food taps Novel Farms for cultivated pork
In California, a pet food startup focused on using sustainable proteins has partnered with cellular agriculture firm Novel Farms to source cultivated meat to...
Potatoes: Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew… or use them to...
In Israel, PoLoPo has unveiled SuperAA, a plant molecular farming platform to grow egg protein ovalbumin in potatoes, after raising $2.3 million in 2023....