Estonia’s Gelatex Technologies has raised €1.2 million to fuel its innovative approach to cultivated meat scaffolds. The startup’s technology has the potential to slash the cost of cultivated meat.
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 …
A Deep Dive into the Role of 3D Scaffolds as the Building Blocks for Cultivated Meat
In addition to scaling and cost hurdles, cultivated meat production faces the unique challenge of developing final products that meet the consumer’s expectations of conventional animal-based meat, including larger pieces akin to whole cuts. However, most prototypes are made from ground meat and do not look exactly like whole cuts. Why is this the case? 3D scaffolds Companies in the space are experimenting with 3D structures or scaffolds to recreate …
ProFuse Technology and Gelatex to Expedite Cultivated Meat by Enhancing Muscle Growth
Israeli biotech ProFuse Technology, a biotech at the forefront of muscle tissue growth, and Gelatex Technologies, an Estonian materials technology company specializing in nanofibers, have partnered to advance cultivated meat production. The companies have announced that they have been working on a comprehensive solution for optimizing muscle growth that will expand production capacity and expedite the commercial viability of cultivated meat. Using a media supplement developed by ProFuse and Gelatex’s plant-based scaffolds, …
Novel Farms Raises $1.4M in Pre-Seed Round for First Marbled Cultivated Pork Loin
Novel Farms, a food technology startup, announces a $1.4M pre-seed funding round and reveals it has created the world’s first marbled cultivated pork loin. According to the startup, its loin showcases the marbling and texture of a real muscle cut, making it one of the few cell-based meat companies to successfully create a structured meat prototype. Founded in 2020 by Nieves Martinez Marshall, PhD and Michelle Lu, PhD, the company …
Gelatex Slashes Cost of Cultivated Meat Scaffolds, Raises €1.2M in Funding
Matrix Meats Announces Five Key Hires to Enter Next Stage of Growth
Matrix Meats, Inc., an Ohio based developer of nanofiber scaffolds for the production of cell cultivated meat, enters a new phase of growth with the addition of five new team members as interest in the cell-based category continues to rise internationally. The hiring surge marks an important milestone for the company, which achieved oversubscribed investment from companies such as Unovis Asset Management, CPT Capital, Siddhi Capital and Clear Current Capital. …