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B2B growth factors for proliferation
There is a need for a supplier of low-cost growth factors produced without the use of animals to support the proliferation phase of cultivated meat production. The cost of growth…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
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Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Cell culture media
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Seafood-relevant
Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Affordable animal-free omega-3 ingredients for alternative seafood and other alternative protein applications
In order to appeal to health-conscious consumers, alternative seafood products should contain similar omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA and EPA, content to conventional seafood. Animal-free omega-3 ingredients can be expensive…
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Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Crop development
Host strain development
Ingredient optimization
Target molecule selection
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Seafood
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Industry
Investors
Startups
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Novel methods for long-chain omega-3 fatty acid production
As the alternative seafood industry scales up, a low-cost and abundant source of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids will become necessary. Several means of producing these compounds have been investigated…
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Fermentation
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Host strain development
Ingredient optimization
Target molecule selection
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Seafood
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Preventing oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before and after addition to alternative seafood products
Deeper fundamental knowledge of the causes and prevention of oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before, during, and after addition to alternative seafood products is needed to improve their nutritional and…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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End Products
Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Crop development
End product formulation & manufacturing
Host strain development
Ingredient optimization
Target molecule selection
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Seafood
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Academics
Industry
Investors
Startups
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Understanding uptake and interconversion of omega-3 fatty acids by cultivated fish cells
Although fish are one of the best dietary sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (FAs), these compounds are mostly bioaccumulated from a fish’s diet rather than synthesized de novo. Consistent…
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Cultivated
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell culture media
Cell line development
Host strain development
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Seafood
Seafood-relevant
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Scaffolding development for culinary and biomechanical requirements of cultivated seafood
A number of published studies have focused on scaffolds for cultivated meat (see Related Efforts) yet, to our knowledge, no studies have specifically attempted to formulate scaffolds for fish or…
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Cultivated
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell line development
Scaffolding
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Seafood
Seafood-relevant
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Guidelines for cultivated meat starter cell selection
Improving our understanding of the relative advantages and disadvantages of different cell types for cultivated meat would enable companies to make these decisions more effectively with less duplicative effort.
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Cultivated
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell line development
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Seafood-relevant
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Academics
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Plants as a recombinant protein expression platform for functional food ingredients
Crop plants used as recombinant protein production hosts could offer benefits of minimal processing, cheaper equipment, and fewer downstream purification costs.
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Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Crop development
Ingredient optimization
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Forging product development partnerships among ingredient suppliers and manufacturers
Opportunities exist to coordinate product development partnerships between ingredient suppliers, strategic partners, and product manufacturers to directly engage more holistically on product formulation.
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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End Products
Production
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell culture media
Crop development
Feedstocks
Ingredient optimization
Scaffolding
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Species-agnostic
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GFI
Industry
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Systematic investigation of growth factor needs and effects
Open-access research into growth factors required for proliferation, maintenance, and differentiation of cell types relevant to cultivated meat will support both academic and industry research efforts. This research could include…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Cell culture media
Target molecule selection
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Seafood-relevant
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Academics
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