South Korea

16 October 2025

GFI APAC joins forces with World FoodTech Council to accelerate alt-protein innovation

The Good Food Institute (GFI) Asia Pacific has initiated a partnership with South Korea’s World FoodTech Council, focused on accelerating domestic alternative protein innovation.

17 March 2025

South Korea to establish first dedicated cultivated meat research centre

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

19 February 2025

Simple Planet introduces serum-free cell culture medium

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

28 November 2024

Korean tri-party initiative launches to accelerate cultivated meat within the region

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

2 October 2024

Exclusive interview: Umami Bioworks CEO discusses new MoU with KCell Biosciences and WSG

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

11 September 2024

TissenBioFarm wins ‘Cultured Meat Product of the Year’ in 2024 AgTech Breakthrough Awards

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

17 July 2024

Bio Future Food Industry: New cell-ag association formed, CEO appointed

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

10 July 2024

South Korean researchers develop gelatine-based scaffold for cell-based meat

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

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