Dyadic develops recombinant animal-free bovine serum albumin that can be used i the cultivated meat industry

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Dyadic’s Revolutionary Animal-Free Bovine Serum Albumin to Solve Costs and Ethical Challenges of Cultivated Meat and Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology company Dyadic International, Inc. (NASDAQ: DYAI) announces that independent analysis has confirmed that its revolutionary animal-free bovine serum albumin is structurally identical to commercial animal albumin, opening new commercialization opportunities.  Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is universal in the pharmaceutical industry. It has applications for human therapeutics, cell culture media, diagnostic test kits, PCR, vaccine development, R&D, and more. Additionally, it is frequently used as a component of the cell culture media to grow animal cells to produce cultivated meat.   BSA is the main constituent of fetal bovine serum, an animal-derived and expensive pharmaceutical product used for cell growth in cultivated meat that has been challenging to replace. A recombinant alternative will be a game-changer in making the cultivated meat industry slaughter-free and lowering production …

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