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Three bottles of animal-free milk

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Government Support Crucial for Australia to Become a Global Precision Fermentation Leader, Says New CAA Report

The non-profit Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) has released a new white paper highlighting Australia’s capabilities in producing precision-fermented ingredients and its potential to become a global leader. The country is already home to a precision fermentation ecosystem of startups, established companies, research institutions, mature investors, and manufacturing capabilities. Eden Brew, Daisy Lab (NZ), All G Foods, Eclipse Ingredients, Nourish Ingredients, the ASX-listed company Noumi, and CMDO Cauldron Ferm contribute to making Australia and New Zealand’s precision fermentation sector the largest in Asia-Pacific. These companies focus on producing proteins such as whey and casein for dairy products and bovine lactoferrin, a sought-after whey protein due to its iron content, and fats to improve meat and dairy alternatives. Australia’s strong reputation as a global food supplier, established logistics networks, …

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believer meats' cultivated chicken dish

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Believer Meats Study is “First” Demonstration of Cost-Efficient Manufacturing of Cultivated Meat

The continuous manufacturing of cultivated meat could address the associated scalability and cost challenges facing the industry, finds a new study published in the Nature journal conducted by Believer Meats founder Professor Yaakov Nahmias and a team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The research used a technology called tangential flow filtration, with a new bioreactor assembly that permitted biomass expansion to 130 billion cells per liter. This provided yields of 43% weight per volume. A new animal-free culture medium costing just $0.63 per liter was also used. The process involved cultivating chicken cells over a 20-day period, with daily biomass harvests. The researchers found that the method could significantly reduce the cost and complexity of cultivated meat production, potentially making cultivated products more accessible …

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The UK Government invests £12M in Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub to cultivate meat at scale

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Survey Explores Swiss Acceptance of Cultivated Meat and Precision Fermentation

On behalf of Swissveg, YouGov recently conducted a representative survey on the acceptance of cultivated meat and precision fermentation derived products in Switzerland. The survey found that flexitarians are most in favour of cultured meat. 47% of meat-reducers would buy such products if they were already available. The new products received the least approval from vegans and vegetarians with only 22%, but essentially, such products are not aimed at vegans and are essentially “real” meat without slaughter. While an average of 30% of respondents to the new Swissveg study would consume cultivated meat, the figure for 15 to 29-year-old Swiss is 46%. In contrast, only 19% of 60- to 79-year-olds would consume cultured meat. Cultivated meat in Switzerland Noteworthy in this context and pertaining to …

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Ivy Farm sausage dish

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Report: Cultivated Meat Could Provide Opportunities for Some UK Farmers

A report by the UK’s Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has investigated how the widespread adoption of cultivated meat could impact UK farmers. The results indicate that under the right circumstances, cultivated meat could provide opportunities for some farmers, such as supplying animal cells or raw materials for cultivated meat production. It may also be possible for farmers to turn crop or animal byproducts into an income stream by selling them as cultivated meat ingredients. According to the report, using these byproducts as amino acid sources could reduce the cost and environmental footprint of cultivated meat production. Other farmers may be able to gain private investment in order to produce cultivated meat on their own farms. However, it is believed that this would cost about 30% …

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