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In a world first, the chicken produced by an Israeli cultivated meat company has been certified kosher by the most widely recognized kashrut certification agency, just days before Rosh HaShanah (the Jewish New Year).  New York-based OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency, determined that the chicken meat grown from Tel Aviv’s SuperMeat adheres […]

A startup that uses tobacco plants to stimulate the mass production of cultivated meat has opened its first-ever facility in northern Israel.  BioBetter grows tobacco plants and manufactures proteins from them, specifically insulin, transferrin, and the growth factor FGF2 – compounds that are necessary to make cultivated meat commercially viable.  The pilot plant has the […]

An Israeli startup making lab-grown cultivated meat has submitted an application to a Swiss regulatory agency to sell the first ever cultivated beef steaks in Europe. Aleph Farms grow proteins from cell cultures rather than harvesting directly from animals.  In 2017, Aleph Farms unveiled the world’s first slaughter-free steak made from cow cells, and released […]

An Israeli startup that prints cultivated meat says it has increased its production potential with major software and hardware upgrades to its industrial 3D bio-printer. Deep-tech startup Steakholder Foods uses a selection of curated stem cells in its bio-ink to offer a range of cultivated meat products. With the upgrade, the company can now use […]

An Israeli startup is shortening the time it takes to develop large amounts of cultivated meat, by producing new kinds of insulin to spur the growth process. Enzymit creates the form of insulin normally mass produced from the pig or cow pancreas, which is cheaper and helps grow animal cells more quickly. The startup is […]

An Israeli food tech startup has produced the world’s first 3D-printed fish filet that can go from printer to plate in minutes.   The printed fish is based on cultivated cells of grouper fish and was produced by Steakholder Foods, which uses bio-printing and bio-inks to develop meat products.  Unlike fully-cultivated meat products, which still require […]

A crop that has been farmed for thousands of years has been gene-edited by Israeli scientists – so it can be cultivated on a large scale. Cowpea is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has always been picked by hand. The stalks don’t naturally stand upright, making it impossible to harvest by machine. Until […]

From coconut-oil cheese to powdered egg mix made of chickpea, there are plenty of animal-free alternatives out there to enjoy. But they all face the same problem. Because they lack the natural protein content of their animal counterparts, they have to be supplemented with protein powders made from pea, soy, and other sources.  That gives […]

Israel’s alternative protein industry attracted over $1 billion of investment in the last two years, second only to the USA, according to a new report. While Israeli tech overall experienced a 42 percent decrease between 2021 and 2022, investments in food tech companies fell by just 18 percent, according to The Good Food Institute (GFI) […]

Walk into any health food store and you’ll see shelves lined with vibrant blue-green powders and pills that are packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals.  Known as spirulina, this highly-nutritious algae has been used as a health supplement in the West for decades. But back in 16th century Mexico, the Aztecs actually used it as […]

An Israeli startup claims its cultivated meat products could provide “similar nutritional value” to real meat.  Steakholder Foods tested its own cultivated beef products against actual meat and found the same amounts of 17 amino acids were present in both. The company says this indicates that cultivated meat has the same biochemical composition as conventional […]

Startup says they taste great and are good for the planet

An Israeli startup is to develop 3D-printed eel with a company in Singapore, the only country in the world where cultivated meat has regulatory approval. Steakholder Foods say the first product, which will mimic the flaky texture of cooked fish, should be completed within the coming months. Its bio-printing technology and bio-inks will be customized […]

Israeli startup Believer Meats says work has started in the USA on what will become the largest cultivated meat production center in the world. The $123 million facility in Wilson, North Carolina, will cover 200,00 sq ft and produce at least 10,000 tonnes of animal-free meat a year. Last year Believer Meats announced the biggest […]

BioBetter, an Israeli startup that uses tobacco plants to stimulate the mass production of cultivated meat, has raised $10 million in Round A funding.  It grows tobacco plants and manufactures proteins from them, specifically insulin, transferrin, and the growth factor FGF2, compounds that are necessary to make cultivated meat commercially viable. The proteins needed to […]