Enhanced scalable bovine cell line
Years active: 2025This project combines a naturally muscle-enhancing bovine cell line with an engineered growth switch to make cultivated meat scalable and affordable.
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Scalable, accessible bovine fat cells
Years active: 2025This project engineers immortalized bovine fat cells for single-cell suspension growth and reduced metabolic waste in long-term serum-free cultures.
Lab-grown meat could still be a long way from widespread availability when SD’s new ban expires
GFI's Tamar Lieberman and Elliot Swartz shed light on the benefits of cultivated meat, including meeting a growing demand for protein without further straining finite planetary resources.
JUST IN: Major report unveils China’s protein playbook—a roadmap for other nations
Moments ago, Systemiq, the systems change company, published an important new report titled China’s Food Future. Key findings were shared during a live webinar featuring renowned Columbia University historian Adam Tooze and agricultural policy expert Prof. Shenggen Fan of China Agricultural University.
Train the trainer: high school educator program
Explore the science, tools, and training needed to teach alternative proteins and food innovation in STEM classrooms.
Alternative proteins: a strategic tool to adapt to climate change in Spain
Droughts, epidemics, floods: climate change is already transforming Spain’s food system. Find out how alternative proteins can serve as a strategic tool to adapt to climate change and strengthen food security in Spain.
The Science of Alt Protein: Nature and nurture—Cell lines and media
Discover opportunities for the convergent development of both cell lines and media for cultivated meat.
Proposal Writing Workshop: Tips and tricks for securing alternative protein funding
Join our expert-led workshop designed to help U.S.-based researchers strengthen their ability to secure funding.
Feeding the future without feeding risk
Scaling protein production in ways that protect antibiotics, prevent disease, and nourish a growing world.
SynBioBeta 2026
Bruce Friedrich joins SynBioBeta to make the case for a new way of producing meat—one grounded in science, built for scale, and critical to the future of food.
