Cradle Secures $73M to Revolutionize Planetary Health with AI-Driven Protein Engineering
AI biotech company Cradle has raised $73 million in a Series B funding round led by IVP and backed by Index Ventures and Kindred Capital, bringing its total funding to over $100 million. Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Zurich, Switzerland, Cradle was founded by ex-Googlers Stef van Grieken (CEO) and Daniel Danciu (CTO) in 2021 to make biology engineering more accessible and efficient with AI. Its team comprises machine learning …
World Animal Protection Launches Free, AI-Powered Cultivated Meat Chatbot for All Your Questions
The US global animal advocacy organization World Animal Protection and AI software company PubTrawlr announce the launch of the Cultivator. Touted as the first-ever cultivated meat chatbot, the Cultivator provides information and answers questions on the topic to make the technology, which may become more widely available shortly, more accessible to consumers. The initiative aims to raise awareness and acceptance of cultivated meat as a viable, slaughter-free, and sustainable alternative …
University of Waterloo Students Secure $700,000 to Revolutionize Cultivated Seafood with AI
Kevin Shen and Rikard Saqe, students from the Faculties of Science and Mathematics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, have received over $700,000 in grants from Good Food Institute (GFI), Mitacs, and New Harvest to expand their research in advancing cultivated seafood with AI. The research goals, formulated within the Waterloo Alt Protein Project design team, a global network of over 60 student-led organizations supported by the GFI, aim …
Pulmuone Announces New Collab to Streamline Cultivated Seafood Using AI Robotics
South Korean plant-based foods producer Pulmuone has signed a business agreement with ABB Korea Robotics, the local corporation of Switzerland’s ABB, to develop cultivated seafood. The collaboration aims to automate the cultivation process for seafood using ABB’s robotics technology, with a target of mass-producing cultivated seafood products by 2026. According to the announcement, the companies hope to spearhead research and development in AI robotics for cellular agriculture. At the same …
Aleph Farms Partners with BioRaptor to Streamline Cultivated Beef Production With Cutting-Edge AI
Israeli biotech Aleph Farms announces a partnership with the AI-powered insights platform BioRaptor to streamline and lower the costs of its cultivated meat production process by integrating cutting-edge AI technology. Aleph Farms, the first and only company to receive regulatory approval for cultivated beef, is preparing to produce larger volumes of its products, Aleph Cuts, in Israel and Thailand. In Thailand, it will install a large-scale manufacturing plant, targeting Southeast …
UK: Multus and New Wave Biotech Merge in AI Partnership to Lower the Costs of Cultivated Meat
Multus, a UK growth media innovator for cultivated meat, and London-based New Wave Biotech, a leader in AI bioprocess optimization software, are joining forces to lower the costs of cultivated meat using AI. Multus develops food-safe, animal-free growth media for the cultivated meat industry through AI, lab automation, and novel ingredients. New Wave Biotech develops AI bioprocess optimization software to help biotech companies launch their products more quickly and at …
Libre Foods Wins €335K Grant to Pioneer Low-Cost Mycelium for Meat Alternatives
Libre Foods, a Spanish biotech based in Barcelona, has been awarded a €335,000 public R&D grant by Neotec (a program that supports technology-based companies) to develop a low-cost mycelium ingredient for meat alternatives. Mycelium holds the potential to enhance the texture and nutrition in meat alternatives; however, scaling its production to lower the final product’s costs remains an industry challenge, argues Libre Foods. With the funds, the Spanish biotech plans …
BioCraft Pioneers AI to Streamline Production of Cultivated Meat for Pets
BioCraft Pet Nutrition, formerly Because, Animals, states it is pioneering AI to reduce costs and accelerate the development of cultivated meat for the pet food market. BioCraft claims to have developed a new proprietary AI tool that supports R&D in finding nutrient inputs, giving it an edge in achieving optimal cell proliferation, thus expediting production. Using AI, the company conducts fewer and more focused experiments to improve cell growth and …
ICL and Protera Biosciences Partner for AI-Driven Precision Fermented Ingredients
ICL Food Specialties of Israel has joined forces with Chile’s Protera Biosciences, an AI-driven food tech startup and designer of novel proteins used to develop precision fermented ingredients for food manufacturers. Protera closed a $10M Series A round last year, while ICL employs more than 12,500 people worldwide, and reported revenues in 2021 of around $7 billion. Through the newly announced partnership, ICL and Protera will develop and commercialize sustainable …