Mosa Meat Joins APAC-SCA to Deepen Asia-Pacific Regulatory and Industry Ties
Netherlands-based cultivated beef company Mosa Meat has joined the Asia-Pacific Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA), adding one of the sector’s longest-standing players to a regional body that connects startups, researchers, investors, and policymakers across the APAC region. Mosa Meat CEO Maarten Bosch noted, “Joining the APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture is an exciting milestone for Mosa Meat as we deepen our engagement with international markets. The Asia-Pacific region is a …
Cultimate Foods GmbH Files for Bankruptcy
The Berlin-based startup Cultimate Foods GmbH, a specialist in cell-cultured fat, has filed for bankruptcy with the Charlottenburg Local Court. By order dated April 30, 2026, a provisional bankruptcy administrator was appointed to assess the company’s financial situation and prospects for continued operations. It remains to be seen whether a restructuring is possible. Founded in 2022, the company specializes in the cultivation of animal fat. The fat is intended to …
Business Portal vegconomist Continues Role as Independent Observer of Alternative Protein Market
vegconomist is pleased to announce that the B2B portal for the plant-based and cultivated food sectors will continue its operations. Under the editorial lead of Vera Oswald, who has shaped the platform’s direction since 2023 and most recently served as co-Managing Director alongside founder Peter Link, the editorial focus and the suite of products will stay loyal to the established tradition. “The core direction and portfolio remain unchanged,” Oswald points …
An Update from vegconomist
Dear readers, supporters, and partners, You may have noticed that things have been quiet here over the past few days. Behind this isn’t a simple decision, but one that has required a great deal of thought and effort: we have had to pause our daily operations for now. This step wasn’t an easy one, but it was necessary to ensure the future of vegconomist. Since our founding in 2018, we’ve …
Data & Insights on New Production Facilities in the Alternative Protein Industry Globally
The fourth quarter of 2025 saw significant expansion in the alternative protein infrastructure, with ten new production and innovation facilities. The data in this article, compiled by Nicholas Dahl, founder and CEO of Alternative Proteins Global, showcases 10 new production facilities in the alternative protein industry in Q4 2025 detailing technology (plant-based, fermentation, cultivated, other), and geography (city, country), and provides links to further reporting. In the plant-based sector, dsm-firmenich unveiled its …
MicroHarvest Selects Germany for First Large-Scale Production Plant
German biotech MicroHarvest, a producer of protein ingredients via biomass fermentation, has selected Industriepark Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt as the location for its future production plant. The company utilizes regional agri-food side streams for its process. Federal grant of €5.46M awarded for industrial energy efficiency The planned facility is designed for an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes, with a planned mid-range double-digit million EUR investment in the region and the creation …
Aleph Farms and Roslin Technologies Demonstrate Cross-Platform Compatibility for Cell Cultivation
Aleph Farms, a cellular agriculture company developing a scalable biomanufacturing platform for the food and broader bio-based industries, announced the successful completion of the first phase of a collaboration with UK-based biotechnology company Roslin Technologies, a leading developer of advanced animal cell lines for cellular agriculture applications. “This milestone demonstrates, for the first time, that cells developed by an external organization can grow successfully using Aleph Farms’ proprietary growth medium, …
Cell4Food Partners With Algocell to Optimize Its Cell Cultivation Process
Cell4Food, a Portuguese company producing cultivated marine foods, has announced a partnership with Algocell, which has developed an AI-powered bioprocess modeling platform. The partnership will integrate Cell4Food’s cell cultivation technology stack, BlueCell™, with Algocell’s AI-powered bioprocess modeling platform, Algocell P™. The aim is to accelerate Cell4Food’s process development and optimization. By integrating Algocell’s Digital Twin technology, Cell4Food hopes to complete and optimize a full cell cultivation process, creating an optimal …
UPSIDE Foods Launches New Spinoff Lucius Labs to Commercialize Cell Culture Media
US cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods has recently launched a spinoff called Lucius Labs. As first reported by AgFunderNews, the new company will create cell culture media for the life sciences industry. In a LinkedIn post, Bob Newman, Chief Scientific Officer at UPSIDE Foods, explained that the company had “developed deep expertise in cell culture media based on extensive work in cultivated meat”. Consequently, UPSIDE has decided to sell cell …
Liberation Bioindustries Restructures Leadership as Indiana Facility Nears Completion
Liberation Bioindustries has restructured its executive team, with co-founder Etan Bendheim stepping into the role of Chief Executive Officer, while fellow co-founder Mark Warner transitions to Chief Technology Officer. The change comes as the company approaches the operational launch of its first commercial-scale precision fermentation plant in Richmond, Indiana. Technical focus takes priority Warner, who previously served as CEO, will now focus on technical execution and infrastructure development. “This transition …