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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Germany has released a biotech roadmap that includes a national cultivated meat innovation hub opening in 2027. Targets: 100M+ cells/mL density, halving bioreactor costs, and cutting media prices by 90% #cultivatedmeat #cellag #alternativeprotein
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Melazyme has raised $2M in seed funding to advance its precision fermentation platform for melanin and brazzein sweet protein. Founded by two former Perfect Day execs including co-founder Perumal Gandhi #precisionfermentation #cellag
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Berlin-based cultivated fat startup Cultimate Foods has filed for bankruptcy. The company raised €2.3M in 2024 for its CultiSense fat ingredient, adding to recent closures including Believer Meats and Meatable #cultivatedmeat #cellag
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

@CaCultured and @UCDavis received $2.77M in @TheBioMADE and @NSF grants to reduce cell-cultured chocolate production costs. Commercial manufacturing expected early 2027 #cellag #cellularagriculture #futureoffood
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Totality Biosciences aims to engineer GM soybeans to produce human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), potentially reducing costs by an order of magnitude vs microbial fermentation while enabling the full HMO spectrum. #futureoffood #cellag
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

.@Forza10USA and @BeneMeat debut Coolty Meat — EU-first cultivated dog food with 26% cultivated meat. Targeting dogs with food intolerances, retail availability planned for Q3 2026 in Portugal and Spain. #cultivatedmeat #cellag
https://t.co/gH1e5tNoJe

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

.@bondpetfoods receives FDA No-Objection Letter for its precision-fermented Lamb Protein Yeast, developed with Hill's Pet Nutrition — the first PF-derived animal protein to complete FDA GRAS review for pet food. #precisionfermentation #cellag
https://t.co/PsfiLBd6xT

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

.@agfundernews 2025 report: agrifoodtech funding held steady at $16.2B, but deal count dropped 12%. Deeptech's share climbed to 32% of deals. Debt financing hit 18.2%, its highest in a decade. #alternativeprotein #futureoffood
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

@_SuperMeat_ raises $6M as part of a $10M Series A4 round and files for regulatory approval to sell cultivated chicken in Switzerland. LCA found ~50% fewer carbon emissions vs conventional chicken at scale. #cultivatedmeat #cellag
https://t.co/9ckiLmfgL8

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

@EdenBrewDairy has self-affirmed its recombinant beta-casein as GRAS for use in the US and is pivoting to supplements, sports nutrition, and food fortification. The company is raising a $20M Series B. #precisionfermentation #cellag
https://t.co/WBWeB1EBQx

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

@theEVERYcompany asks court to sanction @Onego_Bio as precision fermentation egg protein IP dispute escalates. After Wisconsin case dismissal, Every filed for sanctions in Delaware, alleging duplicative litigation. #precisionfermentation #cellag
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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

California-based biomanufacturing startup Biosphere has been awarded a $9 million contract from the US Army to develop portable bioreactors that produce protein via gas fermentation. #cellag #futureoffood
https://t.co/cXj0bjAgMm

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

A new report by Systemiq argues that China is in "year zero" of its food system transformation, projecting alternative proteins could account for 37% to 54% of China's meat and dairy consumption by 2050. #cellag #alternativeprotein
https://t.co/lAj0IQBaja

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

South African precision fermentation startup Immobazyme has scaled up production of FGF-2, one of the most expensive ingredients in cultivated meat production, in a 50-liter bioreactor. #cellag #precisionfermentation
https://t.co/q5eqpEZKd4

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Japan's @organoid_farm has completed a demo production run in 200-liter bioreactors, spanning the full process from culturing bovine muscle cells to harvesting cultivated beef. #cellag #cultivatedmeat
https://t.co/EnX4hHV6Q1

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

California-based molecular farming startup Mozza Foods is targeting a late 2028 launch for its soybean-grown casein proteins, pending regulatory approval from the USDA and FDA. #cellag #futureoffood
https://t.co/6ALPeWwbAl

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

US senators Pete Ricketts and John Fetterman have reintroduced the FAIR Labels Act, a bipartisan bill that would ban traditional meat terms on labels for cultivated meat and plant-based protein products. #cellag #alternativeprotein
https://t.co/AgSc1Nd0BJ

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

UK cultivated meat pet food startup Meatly has raised £10.4 million in Series A funding to build a 20,000-liter pilot plant in London, set to be Europe's largest cultivated meat facility. #cellag #cultivatedmeat
https://t.co/Zr7km9daFW

[CellAgri @cellagritech]

Indian bioprocessing company @PrajIndustries has launched an AI-enabled precision fermentation lab at its Praj Matrix innovation hub in Pune. #cellag #precisionfermentation

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[CellAgri @cellagritech]

During a Senate hearing, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. expressed "amplified concern" about cultivated meat, saying products will "have to get through a lot of skepticism" from the FDA. #cellag #cultivatedmeat

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