Incorporating growth factors into scaffolds to reduce costs and introduce spatial heterogeneity
Growth factors (GFs) can be incorporated into scaffolds as a strategy for both reducing costs and improving product quality of cultivated meat. Open-access research is needed to test the feasibility…
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Cultivated
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End Products
Production
R&D
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Scaffolding
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Seafood-relevant
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Scaffolds and structural approaches to optimize fat distribution and content in cultivated meat
The inclusion of fat and marbling in cultivated meat is likely to increase its flavor, texture, and consumer appeal. Structural approaches using edible microcarriers, hydrogels, and 3D bioprinting present promising…
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Cultivated
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End Products
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
End product formulation & manufacturing
Scaffolding
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Hybrid products to optimize nutrition, taste, cost, and sustainability
Hybrid products are a promising means to improve the cost and sustainability of animal-derived meat while improving the taste of plant proteins. Promoting the health benefits of hybrids may facilitate…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Demand Generation
End Products
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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End product formulation & manufacturing
Ingredient optimization
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Investors
Startups
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Commercial
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Industry
Science
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B2B media development company
The cultivated meat industry needs dedicated suppliers of low-cost, food-grade cell culture media to reduce cultivated meat production costs. Close collaboration between the customer and supplier will be required in…
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Cultivated
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell culture media
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Seafood-relevant
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Industry
Investors
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Plant-based scaffolds to improve cultivated meat nutrition
A variety of plant-based scaffolds present the opportunity to combine the natural nutritional and structural benefits of plants with the taste and high protein of cultivated meat. Bacterial nanocellulose from…
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Cultivated
Plant-Based
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End Products
Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
End product formulation & manufacturing
Scaffolding
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Animal-free, non-recombinant albumin and transferrin for cultivated meat
The identification of non-animal, non-recombinant proteins with similar functionality to serum albumin and transferrin will lead to major cost reductions in cell culture media development, facilitating progress toward achieving price…
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Cultivated
Plant-Based
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Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell culture media
Crop development
Target molecule selection
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Semi-continuous bioprocess for whole cut cultivated meat using simultaneous perfusion and stretch
Stretching of engineered muscle constructs has been previously demonstrated to induce alignment and maturation of muscle fibers, which is desirable for whole cut cultivated meat. Stretch stimuli could also be…
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Cultivated
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Production
R&D
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Bioprocess design
Scaffolding
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Terrestrial-specific
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Incorporating omega-3s into cultivated seafood
Cultivated seafood will need to be supplemented with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to be nutritionally equivalent or superior to conventional seafood. However, how these compounds can best be incorporated…
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Cultivated
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Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Cell culture media
Cell line development
End product formulation & manufacturing
Scaffolding
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Seafood
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Repurposing and retrofitting facilities for use in alternative protein manufacturing
The manufacturing capacity for rapid and cost-effective scale-up of alternative protein production is a current constraint on the growth of the industry. Repurposing and retrofitting stranded or underutilized assets such…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Business Services
Production
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
End product formulation & manufacturing
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Donors
GFI
Industry
NGO’s
Policymakers
Startups
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Commercial
Ecosystem
Policy
Research
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Industry
Policy
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Plant-based category marketing
Interest in plant-based products is growing, but many consumers still express skepticism about plant protein foods, or simply lack familiarity with the category. Category marketing campaigns to promote plant-based and…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Demand Generation
Distribution Channels
End Products
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Seafood-relevant
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Donors
Industry
NGO’s
Policymakers
Startups
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Commercial
Ecosystem
Policy
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Industry
Policy
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