NEW TECH FOODS

South Korean cell-based meat start-up Simple Planet has raised $6m in pre-Series A funding to speed up R&D of its cultured meat powder.

Scientists at Yonsei University in South Korea, have created a new type of food – a ‘beef-rice’ hybrid, made with beef muscle and fat cells.

GEA is investing €18 million in a technology centre for alternative proteins to pilot cell-based, plant-based foods and microbial foods.

New Culture’s animal-free casein has been cleared for commercial sale in a “world first," after the start-up self-affirmed its GRAS status.

New interdisciplinary study, funded by various organisations, will track the impact of cell-based meat on society, politics and law.

Meiji has announced it is making its second investment in cell-based cocoa start-up California Cultured, following its original investment.

Singapore's MUIS has announced that under certain conditions, cell-based meat consumption can be permissible as halal.

Researchers at TUCCAhave created bovine muscle cells that produce their own growth factors, a step that can significantly cut costs.