WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS: “We’re Making Cultivated Meat Cost-Effective and Scalable, Bringing It Closer to Supermarket Shelves”
WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS is playing a pivotal role in advancing cultivated meat and seafood production through innovative biotech solutions. Leading this effort is Iris Maria Dahlem, Innovation Manager and head of the Cultivated Meat project, which focuses on developing key components for the industry. With a background in nutritional science and extensive experience in the food sector, Dahlem has been working for the past two years on solutions to address challenges …
Mosa Meat Requests First EU Market Authorisation for Cultivated Fat
Netherlands-based cultivated beef producer Mosa Meat has submitted its first request for Novel Foods market approval in the EU, seeking authorisation for its cultivated fat ingredient. The fat is designed to be blended with plant-based ingredients to create beef-style products such as hamburgers, meatballs, and bolognese. Following the regulatory submission, the cultivated fat will be evaluated by The European Commission (EC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The submission …
Nexture Bio Acquires Plant-Based Edible Scaffold Producer Matrix Food Technologies
Nexture Bio, a producer of animal-component-free microcarriers, scaffolds, and cell-attachment factors for use as food ingredients, has acquired Matrix Food Technologies (Matrix F.T.). Matrix F.T. designs and manufactures plant-based, edible nanofiber scaffolds and microbeads for use in cultivated protein. Following the acquisition, the company’s patents, trade secrets, and data will be combined with Nexture Bio’s proprietary technology and industry expertise, enhancing the latter’s capabilities. With its expanded portfolio of high-performing …
Multus Launches Animal-Free Alternative to Fetal Bovine Serum for Cultivated Meat
British biotech company Multus has launched Proliferum B, a new animal component-free alternative to fetal bovine serum (FBS) designed to accelerate cultivated meat production. Proliferum B, which is the first product developed using Multus’ machine learning-driven system, is said to address costs, reliability, and ethical concerns related to FBS. It accelerates early R&D without depending on the controversial and costly serum or having to develop a product. Co-founder and CEO Cai …
Ohly Unveils Yeast-Based Bionutrients to Boost Fermentation in Alternative Proteins
Ohly, a German supplier of yeast derivatives and culinary powders for the food, biotechnology, and human and animal health industries, has introduced a new range of yeast-based bionutrients for fermentation processes used in cultivated meat, protein, cheese, and dairy alternatives. The bionutrients are described as “powerful tools” that act as nitrogen sources to achieve high yields, titers, and enhanced productivity, resulting in lower cost-in-use and high batch outputs. They contain a …
Jellatech Unveils Updated Brand to Showcase Cell-Based Collagen Solutions for Health and Longevity
Jellatech, a US biotech startup pioneering the development of cell-based collagen, announces the launch of its updated brand and website. As stated by the company, the new rebrand has been designed to showcase its mission to revolutionize biomedical applications with “cutting-edge” human-identical proteins, beginning with Type 1 collagen. Jellatech says these proteins enable breakthroughs in tissue regeneration, injectable aesthetics, cell and gene therapy, and various therapeutic applications. Founder and CEO …
Ants Innovate Unveils Cell-Based Ingredient that “Captures the Maximum Flavor of Meat”
Singapore’s Ants Innovate, a deep tech startup focusing on developing cultivated whole meat cuts, held a private tasting to debut Cell Essence, a functional ingredient designed for hybrid (cell- and plant-based) products that is said to deliver an authentic meaty flavor. The Good Food Institute APAC reports that the company featured porcine Cell Essence in different meat alternative dishes, including meatballs, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, and teriyaki grilled meat skewers at …
Superbrewed Food’s Strategic Partnership with Dairy Group Fonterra Explores Uses of Biomass Protein
New Zealand-based multinational dairy cooperative Fonterra and US fermentation startup Superbrewed Food have entered into a strategic partnership to explore applications and further develop Superbrewed’s biomass protein platform. Leveraging Superbrewed’s Postbiotic Cultured Protein, a non-GMO, allergen-free bacterial biomass protein, which recently received FDA approval for the US market, the partnership aims to address growing demand for “sustainable” dairy, and will also explore applications for precision-fermented derived animal-free dairy, as well …
Ergo Bioscience Creates “Animal Proteins, Without Animals” for the Next Generation of Plant-Based
Ergo Bioscience, recognized in 2022 by FoodBytes! from Rabobank as one of the 15 most disruptive food tech startups worldwide, specializes in developing complex animal proteins such as bovine myoglobin and casein through plant cell culture. Founded in May 2020 with pre-seed investment from CITES, the startup boasts a team of 12 scientists dedicated to innovation and biotechnology to create animal-free ingredients. With biotech research in Wilmington, Delaware, laboratories in …
CytoNest Unveils Edible 3D Scaffold for Cultivated Meat & Seafood
CytoNest Inc., a startup from the University of Georgia, has released its first commercial product, the CytoSurge 3D fiber scaffold. The new scaffold is an edible, fiber-based structure made from generally recognized as safe (GRAS) materials. Safe for use with living tissues, it has various applications, including cell research, biopharmaceuticals, cell therapeutics, and cultivated meat and seafood. CytoSurge 3D features ultra-long strands made with CytoNest’s proprietary fiber drawing technology capable …