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Cultivated Meat

New Research Collaboration Accelerates Meatafora’s Product Development

Meatafora, an Israel-based cultivated meat company, announces its latest technological advancements, positioning the food tech company one step closer to a consumer product launch.  The company’s mission is to provide a premium cultivated meat product that is highly nutritious and cost-efficient using a scaleable process that it claims can reduce costs by up to 50 percent.  Unlocking new research The company’s recent collaboration with Technion Israel Institute of Technology has provided access to new research, which has been instrumental in Meatafora’s technological developments. The procurement of research breakthroughs from the leading research university has yielded two pivotal milestones for the company. The first involves the successful development of an oleogel fat substitute that replicates the characteristics of animal-derived fat while offering improved nutritional value. This …

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Investments & Finance

MeatAfora Secures $5M for Cultivated Meat Process Involving Vegetable Fat

Israeli cultivated meat company MeatAfora has announced a $5 million raise fund led by the New Gate Capital fund and the participation of a private investor. The funds will inject the company’s R&D with new capital to upscale its platform, which is capable of producing nutritional, low-cost cultivated meat. Founded by Professor Marcelle Machluf and businessman Shmuel Yanai, the food tech focuses on producing affordable cultivated meat. “We believe that our cultivated meat will provide nutritional security for many and will assist in increasing food safety worldwide,” states MeatAfora. This is the second round of fundraising for the company, which raised $1 million in 2021 from the public food tech partnership Biomit two years ago.   Alex Shilman, partner at the New Gate Capital fund, said: …

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

MeatAfora Secures $5M for Cultivated Meat Process Involving Vegetable Fat

Israeli cultivated meat company MeatAfora has announced a $5 million raise fund led by the New Gate Capital fund and the participation of a private investor. The funds will inject the company’s R&D with new capital to upscale its platform, which is capable of producing nutritional, low-cost cultivated meat. Founded by Professor Marcelle Machluf and businessman Shmuel Yanai, the food tech focuses on producing affordable cultivated meat. “We believe that our cultivated meat will provide nutritional security for many and will assist in increasing food safety worldwide,” states MeatAfora. This is the second round of fundraising for the company, which raised $1 million in 2021 from the public food tech partnership Biomit two years ago.   Alex Shilman, partner at the New Gate Capital fund, said: …

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