NEW TECH FOODS

In a landmark move for the cultivated meat industry, US start-up Mission Barns has become the first company globally to receive full regulatory approval to produce and sell cultivated pork and fat for both retail and foodservice markets.

Israeli biotech start-up Novella Innovative Technology has partnered with Australian ingredient developer Metaphor Foods to bring next-generation natural food preservation solutions to market.

Fishway and Multus have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating the development and commercialisation of cultivated seafood.

Gourmey has announced that it is the world’s first cell-cultivated meat company to have its application validated in Great Britain by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.

Cell AgriTech has announced that its new pilot plant in Singapore will become operational by August 2025.

Bluu Seafood has entered into a strategic partnership with Van Hees to jointly develop hybrid food products that combine plant-based components with cultivated fish cells.

Cultivated meat startup Clever Carnivore has announced progress in its efforts to produce affordable, scalable lab-grown pork.

Multus Biotechnology has introduced Proliferum P, the first commercially available animal component-free (ACF) serum replacement formulated specifically for porcine adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs).