MeaTech 3D unveils largest cultured steak to date
In Israel, cultivated steak producer MeaTech 3D announced that it has successfully “printed” a 3.67-ounce cut of beef without adding any soy or pea...
Upside Foods weighs in on cultivated meat labeling debate
In California, cultivated meat major Upside Foods has told the USDA that cultivated meat should be called cultivated meat, noting that any regulations on...
Investors back cheesier animal-free mozzarella
In California, startup New Culture has raised $25 million as it works to make good on its promise of putting a better animal-free mozzarella...
ADM acquires Serbian soy protein company
In Chicago, agribusiness giant ADM has acquired Serbia’s Sojaprotein, a leading provider of non-GMO soy ingredients, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1977, Sojaprotein produces...
Meat processing giant JBS invests $100 million in cultivated meat startup
In Spain, leading meat processor JBS is taking a majority stake in cultured meat startup BioTech Foods.
The deal, which marks JBS’s entry into to...
Delicious data: Shiru uses machine learning to identify food-friendly proteins
In California, alternative protein startup Shiru has closed a $17 million Series A funding round and says it will use the funds to build...
Israel’s Herzog claims first president to try cultivated meat
In Israel, Isaac Herzog has become the first president to try cultivated meat. At a National Climate Strategy hype event ahead of Herzog’s departure to...
Bill Gates invests in cell-based breast milk startup
In North Carolina, Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures has co-led an oversubscribed, $21-million Series A funding for cell-based breast milk startup Biomilq.
Using cellular agriculture...
Cell cultured chocolate startup raises $4 million
In Davis, a lab-grown chocolate startup has raised $4 million to advance its technology, which is aimed at addressing the negative environmental and labor...
Lab-grown antelope startup looks to address food insecurity
In South Africa, cultivated meat startup Mogale Meat has a bank of more than 500 cell samples from antelope and cattle that it hopes...