ORF Genetics secures €5m to scale MESOkine growth-factor production

Cultivated Meat & Seafood

ORF Genetics secures €5m to scale MESOkine growth-factor production

Rafaela Sousa

11 September 2025

ORF Genetics secures €5m to scale MESOkine growth-factor production

Icelandic biotech company ORF Genetics has raised €5 million to expand production of its MESOkine growth-factor portfolio for the cultivated meat sector.

The funding will support a fourteenfold increase in MESOkine output by 2027, with a target of scaling production by a factor of 10,000 by 2032.

Designed for cultivated meat producers, MESOkine provides high-quality growth factors to support the industry’s transition from research and development to commercial-scale production, as regulatory approvals increase and new markets open.

ORF Genetics produces these proteins using bioengineered barley, a method it says is sustainable, safe and cost-efficient, backed by 17 years of growth-factor manufacturing experience.

The company plans to extend the round to €7 million by mid-October. The company is continuing to seek additional investment to reach its target.

Top image: © ORF Genetics

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