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Hoxton Farms

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Self-Renewing Pig Fat Cell Line from Roslin Institute Could Resolve Key Bottleneck in Cultivated Meat Sector

Researchers at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh, have developed a line of self-renewing pig fat cells that could support large-scale cultivated meat production by enabling consistent, efficient generation of fat tissue without genetic modification. The cells, designated as FaTTy, are derived from early-stage pig stem cells and exhibit the rare ability to both proliferate indefinitely and reliably differentiate into fat cells. This capacity addresses a long-standing technical barrier in cultivated meat production, where most animal stem cells lose their ability to develop into fat cells over time, making scalable fat production difficult. “These cells not only grow indefinitely but also retain their ability to become fat at such high efficiency—something we have never seen before in livestock stem cells. It opens …

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MyriaMeat

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Cultivated Meat

MyriaMeat Achieves First-Ever Functional Muscle Contractions in Cultivated Pork

Munich-based cultivated meat start-up MyriaMeat has successfully developed pig muscle tissue from pluripotent stem cells (iPS) that exhibits spontaneous contractions. This is the first time in the industry that cultivated pork has demonstrated the functional ability of real muscle tissue, bringing lab-grown meat closer to conventionally farmed pork. The development demonstrates that real pork can be produced entirely outside of a living animal, positioning cultivated meat as a direct alternative rather than a substitute. By mirroring the structural and functional properties of conventional meat, MyriaMeat aims to increase acceptance among consumers who have not yet adopted plant-based alternatives. “For the first time, an animal muscle—in this case from a pig—derived from pluripotent stem cells not only exhibits the properties of real tissue but also spontaneous …

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Marinexcell Dr. Yossi Buganim

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Interviews

Marinexcell: “Our Vision Is To Create a Sustainable and Reliable Source of Seafood Products”

Led by Professor Buganim, a globally renowned scientist in stem cell research, MarineXcell uses stem cells to cultivate shrimp, lobster, and crab meat. MarineXcell’s unique technology “addresses a significant bottleneck in the cultured seafood industry”, says the Israeli company: our methodology not only facilitates the creation of these cells but also ensures the sustained propagation and growth of iPSCs (induced pluripotent stem cells), even in sub-optimal conditions. What is MarineXcell’s value proposition? Why do you exist? MarineXcell is an innovative company supported by Yissum, the Tech Transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, that aims to revolutionize the seafood industry by developing a proprietary process for the mass production of genuine shrimp, lobster, and crab meat based on stem cells. Our vision is to …

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Innocent Meat at University of Rostock

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Science

Rostock University Explores Use of Stem Cells for Meat Cultivation with Help from Innocent Meat

Rostock University Medical Centre in Germany is involved in research into cultivated meat in order to strengthen sustainable production and reduce agricultural emissions. The research project is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture as part of the innovation funding programme until 2025. The Clinic and Polyclinic for Cardiac Surgery, the Research Laboratory for Biomechanics and Implant Technology and the Orthopaedic Clinic and Polyclinic at Rostock University Medical Centre are researching the production of cell-based meat products that are free from genetically modified tissue together with local cultivated meat company Innocent Meat. “Rostock University Medical Centre has many years of experience in stem cell research and therefore has extensive scientific expertise, which can now also have important benefits for the food sector,” …

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Myocopia & University of Helsinki develop growth free medium

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Cultivated Meat

University of Helsinki Develops “Game-Changing” Cultivated Meat Technology Without Growth Medium Using Stem Cells

Pekka Katajisto of the University of Helsinki’s HiLIFE (Helsinki Institute of Life Science) and his team at the Myocopia project have developed a technology based on stem cell research that they believe would allow the large-scale production of cultivated meat, thus bringing affordable products to the market. The Myocopia researchers argue that cultivating meat in bioreactors relies on expensive growth factors to make the cells grow and differentiate, and these costs hinder cultivated meat companies from growing sufficient volumes of meat cost-effectively. However, after researching how cellular metabolism regulates the division and differentiation of muscle stem cells, the Myocopia team has found another approach to achieve the same cell behavior without using a growth medium. “I believe our innovation is going to be a game …

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Roslin - Ernst van Orsouw

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Investments & Acquisitions

Roslin Tech Raises £11M, Aims to Be Leading Animal Cell Line Provider for Cultivated Meat

Scotland’s Roslin Technologies has raised £11 million in a Series A funding round, fuelling its mission to become the leading provider of animal cell lines for use in cultivated meat. The round was led by life sciences investor Novo Holdings. Roslin is notable for being the only commercial supplier of pluripotent stem cells, which can self-renew infinitely and grow into numerous types of animal tissue. The company already supplies customers in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. With the help of the funding, Roslin will expand its cell line portfolio and further develop protocols to scale up its cells into cost-competitive biomass for meat production. Accelerating development In the summer of 2021, Roslin appointed new CEO Ernst van Orsouw in order to begin …

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cells grown without serum

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

New Stem Cell Lines That Can Be Grown Without Serum Could Slash the Cost of Cultivated Meat

Scientists obtain animal stem cells that can be grown without serum, with the potential to dramatically reduce the production costs of cultivated meat. Researchers from the University of Nottingham‘s School of Biosciences, in collaboration with the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter, Tokyo, and Meiji, have developed stem cell lines that can be grown under chemically defined conditions. This breakthrough could make it possible to produce cultivated meat without serum, feeder cells, or antibiotics. Currently, most cultivated meat production relies on fetal bovine serum (FBS), which is expensive, of inconsistent quality, and has attracted ethical concerns. The ability to cultivate cells in a chemical growth medium could greatly improve the consistency and safety of cultivated products, as well as dramatically cutting costs. For the purposes of the …

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