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Manufacturing & Technology

Chickpea-Based Scaffolds Show Promise for Cost-Effective Cultivated Meat Production

A recent study in Food Hydrocolloids has explored the use of chickpea protein (CP) as a material for creating scaffolds to support the growth of cultured meat. cell growth conditions, the study points to the potential of chickpea-based scaffolds to be a part of the future of cultured meat. Scaffolds play a crucial role in the production of cultivated meat by providing structural support for cells as they grow, helping …

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R&D

Korean Scientists Develop Marbled Cultivated Meat Using Self-Healing Scaffolding Technology

Researchers in Korea have developed a scaffolding technology for achieving precise marbling patterns in cultivated meat at scale. In a new paper, they describe the use of self-healing hydrogels containing boronic acid-conjugated chitosan. This achieves robust reversible bonding at a neutral pH, unlike conventional hydrogels which require nonphysiological conditions for strong, reversible bonding. Each hydrogel variant optimizes mechanotransduction (the conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity) for the differing …

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Investments & Finance

Women-Led Startup Sallea Secures $2.6M to Advance Plant-Based Scaffolds for Cultivated Meat Whole Cuts

Zurich-based Sallea, a startup developing edible, food-grade, plant-based scaffolds for the cell ag industry, announces it has raised $2.6 million in a pre-seed funding round. Founderful, Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund, led the round, joined by Kost Capital, a VC focused on sustainable food systems. The round follows $1.8 million in non-dilutive funding previously secured through research and startup grants. Sallea was founded in November 2023 by an all-female team, including …

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Science

NUS Researchers Use Sugar Cubes for Cheap, Scalable Production of Rye Scaffolds for Cultivated Meat

Large-scale production of edible scaffolds and effective culturing methods for fat tissues — both crucial for replicating the texture, flavor, and nutritional value of meat — remain a technical challenge for the commercialization of cultivated meat. Scaffolds provide structural support for cells to multiply and develop into tissues. But they are typically made from synthetic or animal-based materials, which are expensive and inedible. But a research team led by Professor …

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Researchers from Singapore have successfully developed a promising cultivated meat prototype  by co-culturing porcine muscle and fat cells in a decellularised asparagus scaffold.

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Ingredients

Researchers Develop Promising Cultivated Meat Prototype Using Decellularised Asparagus Scaffold

Researchers from Singapore have successfully developed a promising cultivated meat prototype by co-culturing porcine muscle and fat cells in a decellularised asparagus scaffold. The prototype development was part of a study aiming to expand the use of decellularized plant scaffolds beyond regenerative medicine, specifically for cultivated meat production. According to the researchers, this prototype closely mimics conventional meat in texture and flavor and could pave the way for large-scale cultivated meat biomanufacturing. …

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Meat

Study: Non-Allergenic Wheat Protein Could Act as a Scaffold for Cultivated Meat

A study published in the journal ACS Biomaterials & Engineering has investigated the potential of glutenin — a non-allergenic wheat protein — to act as a scaffold for cultivated meat production. Researchers isolated glutenin from gluten, before forming it into flat and ridge-patterned films. Mouse cells that develop into skeletal muscle were then placed on the films and incubated for two weeks. Cells successfully grew and proliferated on both films. …

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Big Idea Ventures (BIV) launches Nexture Bio, Inc., a new player in biomaterial technologies developing scaffoldings to create whole-cut cultivated products.

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Meat

Nexture Bio Enters US Market to Pioneer Scaffoldings for Cultivated Whole-Cuts

Big Idea Ventures (BIV) announces the launch of Nexture Bio, Inc., a new biomaterial company developing novel scaffoldings for whole-cut products and other technologies to support the cultivated meat industry. Nexture Bio is the third company launched by BIV’s Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (GFRP), an RBIC-licensed investment fund that collaborates with universities across the US to commercialize intellectual property innovations in food, protein, and agriculture. Its focus is to create new companies to provide …

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Myodenovo aims to grows cultivated meat using plant-based scaffolds

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Meat

ProFuse Technology Unveils Innovation That Enables 48-Hour Cultivated Meat Growth

Israeli biotech ProFuse Technology, a company at the forefront of muscle tissue growth, announces a tech breakthrough that it claims will mark a new era of cultivated meat production. According to the company, it has developed a scaffolding 3D growth technology that, along with its cell culture media and growth protocols, can accelerate muscle growth time fivefold. ProFuse Technology claims this advancement allows cultivated meat production within 48 hours, reducing the …

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Myodenovo aims to grows cultivated meat using plant-based scaffolds

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Investments & Finance

Myodenovo Gets First Capital to Grow Filet Mignon with Plant Scaffolding Tech

Myodenovo, a cultivated meat startup based in North Carolina, USA, has disclosed a $105,000 raise from its first two investors, Sustainable Food Ventures and Sweet Farm.  Founded by George Engelmayr, a biomedical engineer with experience in regenerative medicine and other cultivated meat companies such as Memphis Meats (UPSIDE Foods) and Mission Barns, Myodenovo focuses on cultivated whole cuts with “realistic texture,” starting with filet mignon.  The new capital will enable the startup …

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Investments & Finance

Jimi Biotech: Producer of First Cultivated Beef in China Closes Angel Round, Has Sights on Unicorn Status?

Jimi Biotech, a company that states that it unveiled the first cultivated beef in China four months after it was founded, announces the completion of an angel round of RMB20 million (around $3 million) to accelerate cultivated meat production in the country. The round was led by Plum Ventures, and Fanqie Capital, and included Green Leaf Ventures and Joyvio Capital. Former Alibaba engineer and founder of NYSE-listed company Mogujie, Chen …

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