AI-Driven Virtual Marine Cell from Umami Bioworks Promises Faster, Smarter Marine Biotechnology
Umami Bioworks has introduced a new AI-powered tool designed to transform research in aquaculture and marine biotechnology. The company’s Virtual Marine Cell, a cutting-edge metabolic model, enables researchers to simulate and predict the behavior of aquatic cells with unparalleled precision, marking a major advancement in marine science and biotechnology. The platform models how aquatic cells from species like tuna, salmon, and eel grow, respond to environmental factors, and produce essential …
BLUU Expands Beyond Seafood, Bringing Cultivated Marine Ingredients to Health and Beauty
BLUU, a European biotechnology company specializing in cultivated fish cell production, is expanding its reach beyond the food sector. The company, which is known for its salmonid cell technology, is now entering the beauty and health markets, offering ethically sourced, traceable marine ingredients. BLUU has developed a proprietary technology platform called Bluu Zone that enables the production of bio-identical marine ingredients from cultured salmonid cells. This process eliminates the need …
Wildtype’s FDA-Approved Cultivated Salmon Comes to San Francisco Restaurant
Starting August 14, 2025, Wildtype’s cultivated salmon will be featured on the menu at Robin, a San Francisco restaurant led by acclaimed chef Adam Tortosa. Known for his unique omakase dining experience, Tortosa will incorporate Wildtype’s cultivated salmon into his creations, marking the product’s debut in California. Success in high-end restaurants Robin offers a high-end, personalized dining experience, with Chef Tortosa combining traditional Japanese culinary techniques with local California ingredients. …
Revo Foods & Paleo Unveil €2.2M EU-Backed Project for Salmon Alternatives with Animal-Free Heme
Two alternative protein startups, Austria’s Revo Foods, a manufacturer of 3D-printed vegan seafood, and Belgium’s Paleo, a precision fermentation startup developing animal-free heme, have joined forces to advance sustainable and realistic seafood alternatives. In a project initiated earlier this year and funded by the European Union’s Eurostars program with €2.2 million, the companies are working to develop a “unique” animal-free salmon heme for Revo Foods’ 3D salmon fillet. Speaking to …
Revo Foods: “3D Extrusion Technology is Not a Far-Fetched Dream, But a Reality That You Can Already Buy in Supermarkets”
When we last spoke with Revo Foods just a year ago, CEO Robin Simsa boldly stated that, in five years, “Revo will be the leading provider of plant-based seafood in the world”. Since then, the young Austrian team has famously gone on to launch its mycoprotein-based salmon filet into REWE’s flagship vegan superstore, the 200-metre square Billa Pflanzilla, marking the first-ever 3D-printed product to be available in supermarkets worldwide and …
Upstream Foods Develops Cultivated Salmon Fat to Improve Taste of Alt Seafood
Dutch startup Upstream Foods is developing cultivated salmon fat that could be used to give plant-based seafood the same flavor and mouthfeel as conventional fish. The fat is made by taking cells from living fish via a biopsy and using them to produce stem cells. These stem cells can then become fat cells, multiplying many times in a bioreactor so that one sample can produce a large quantity of cultivated …
Wildtype Expects to Launch Sushi-Grade Cultivated Salmon in US Restaurants This Year
San Francisco’s Wildtype, which raised an incredible $100 million in Series B last year from investors including Leonardo DiCaprio, says it expects to launch its cultivated sushi-grade salmon in restaurants later this year. Wildtype’s co-founder Justin Kolbeck told IntraFish that the company is waiting to complete the FDA’s pre-market consultation that studies the safety of its cultivated salmon and that when the process concludes, Wildtype will be able to commercialize. …
South Korea’s Third-Largest Conglomerate SK Invests $7M in Wildtype Cultivated Salmon
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, has announced a $7 million investment in US-based cultivated salmon producer Wildtype. The Korean firm explained that it is looking to increase its investments in companies with excellent environmental, social, and corporate governance credentials. The conglomerate also reveals that it is working to form a joint venture between Perfect Day and Korean dairy producer Maeli Dairies, with the …
Is Cultivated Fish Possible at Scale? Find Out From Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype
What will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? If so, what will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? Find out from Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype on this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Specifically, they discuss: The benefit of cultivated fish over wild-caught or commercially farmed fish, How Wildtype procures their cell lines, What is the …
Revo Foods Presents “Ultrarealistic” Plant-Based Salmon Fillet Produced With 3D Technology
Austria’s Revo Foods presented an “ultrarealistic” plant-based salmon fillet made of 100% plant-based ingredients, prepared by Michelin chef Siegfried Kröpfl who has previously cooked for Queen Elizabeth, at a public tasting event in Vienna this Monday. The base of the fillet consists of various plant protein sources, such as pea proteins. Other ingredients include algae extracts and plant oils. The fillet has a high protein and omega-3 fatty acid content, …