NEW TECH FOODS

The Good Food Institute (GFI), a non-profit focused on advancing alternative proteins, has acquired several bovine cell lines and serum-free media from the former cultivated meat company SCiFi Foods.

The APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) has announced a partnership with Beyond Impact VC and the Beyond Animal investment platform to drive more funding into the cellular agriculture and future food industries.

Shoji Takeuchi and his team at the University of Tokyo are advancing lab-grown meat, using hollow fibers to grow healthy, structured chicken tissue, a key step toward sustainable, ethical protein.

French cultivated food companies Gourmey and Vital Meat have merged to create PARIMA, a new entity focused on developing cell-based animal products including duck and chicken.

Japan is set to host a major international symposium on cultivated food regulation next month, as the government nears the release of its first-ever guidelines for cell-based products.

ImpacFat, a Singapore-based company developing stem-cell derived omega-3 fish fat, has announced its expansion into Japan, establishing a research and operational presence in Tokyo.

Lallemand Specialty Cultures has inaugurated a new application research and development laboratory in Rennes, France, relocating its operations from La Ferté-sous-Jouarre to a newly built 400 square metres facility.

New analysis reveals that the number of studies published on plant-based foods, cultivated meat and fermentation has tripled over the past five years.