NEW TECH FOODS

South Korea is launching its first cultivated meat research centre with ₩14.5B ($10M) public funding to strengthen its food tech leadership.

Simple Planet, a South Korean alternative protein lab, has developed an innovative serum-free cell culture medium using recycled probiotics.

GFI APAC, KoreaBIO and the Bio-based Future Food Industry Committee have joined forces to accelerate cellular agriculture within the region.

Umami Bioworks has signed a MoU with South Korean biotech firm KCell Biosciences and bioprocess solutions provider WSG.

South Korea's TissenBioFarm has received ‘Cultured Meat Product of the Year’ in the fourth annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards programme.

Simple Planet's CEO Dominic Jeong has been elected as the first chairman of the Bio Future Food Industry Association.

Scientists at Yonsei University in South Korea, discover a gelatine-based hydrogel that improves the flavour and aroma of cultured meat.

Pulmuone and Switzerland’s robot automation company ABB have signed a joint R&D agreement to develop technologies for cell-cultured fish.