Steak in space: Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly sign cultivated meat pact
In Mexico, cultivated meat producer Micro Meat has partnered with Orbital Assembly to evaluate lab-grown meat production in space.
OA, which develops space stations with...
Vegan Scots rejoice! Prototype haggis expected by Burns Night
In Scotland, cultivated meat startup Roslin Technologies is targeting haggis—a dish comprised of minced sheep organs baked in the animal’s stomach—as its first product.
The...
Meatable taps ESCO Aster for cultivated pork production
In the Netherlands, Meatable has partnered with ESCO Aster—the only commercially licensed cultivated meat contract manufacturer in the world—to launch cultivated pork in Singapore....
Meatiply unveils trio of lab-grown meat prototypes
In Singapore, Meatiply has unveiled three lab-grown meat prototypes—smoked duck breast, kampong chicken yakitori, and chicken katsu bites.
The prototypes are a mix of lab-grown...
Australian cultivated meat company opens first factory
In Australia, Vow has opened one of the world’s largest cultivated meat production facilities.
Dubbed Factory 1, the New South Wales facility has the capacity...
Upgrade your cocktail experience with… cabbage?
In Israel, a “marketing tech” machine that deposits colorful designs on cocktails—think latte art, but boozy—can now use entirely plant-based pods.
Manufactured by Ripples, a...
Meek Mill, Emily Ratajkowski among investors in cultivated meat platform
In San Francisco, Prolific Machines has emerged from stealth mode and announced $42 million in funding for its scalable cultivated meat platform. Backers in...
Cow-free but cheesy: Microbial casein startup Standing Ovation raises $12 million
In France, animal-free dairy protein startup Standing Ovation has closed a an oversubscribed €12 million (US$12 million) Series A financing round, with participation from...
Nestlé begins piloting animal-free dairy proteins
In Switzerland, food and beverage giant Nestlé will begin piloting production of animal-free dairy proteins at a recently inaugurated R&D Accelerator. Using precision fermentation...
Mermade Seafoods raises $3.3 million for lab-grown scallops
In Israel, cultivated seafood startup Mermade Seafoods says it has closed a $3.3-million seed funding to commercialize lab-grown scallops.
Founded in 2021 by navy veteran...