Author: Synthetarian

‘Clean meat as a service’: Plug-and-play tech turns meat producers into cell-based pork producers

As it stands, conventional meat processors are ‘squeezed’ on price. On one side, the major slaughterhouses want higher prices for their cuts, and on the other, supermarkets ‘don’t want to grant better prices’.“This is a really big problem,”​ according to German entrepreneur Laura Gertenbach. And she speaks from experience: Gertenbach comes from a family of…

Job Vacancy, Must be Willing to (Space) Travel: European Space Agency Seeks Cultured Meat Specialist – vegconomist

The European Space Agency is seeking experts in cultured meat for human space travel. The ESA is relying on cultured meat to feed its crew on future far-Earth explorations, and says that “applications from women are encouraged.” As re-tweeted by Bruce Friedrich of the GFI, who says that the following job ad is “very cool”…

Home – Future Meat

Future Meat Technologies (FMT) is the first company in the industry to break a price record, producing cultured chicken breasts for only $3.90. As our technology progresses withscale, prices will continue to drop making cultured meat affordable worldwide. At Future Meat, we have the power to rapidly scale non-GMO, sustainable, clean, cultured meat production by…

Bill Gates says richest countries should switch to 100% synthetic meat to save planet

The Microsoft founder’s book, ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster’, includes a series of recommendations on how to tackle climate change. Mr Gates, who has invested in multiple “synthetic meat” companies, insisted Government’s should bring in policies limiting carbon emissions.In an interview with the MIT Technology Review magazine, Mr Gates detailed his proposal on synthetic…

GOOD Meat raises $170m in new funding to scale cell-cultured meat in North America: ‘Being the only option is the goal’

With the funding news, GOOD Meat becomes a subsidiary of Eat Just, which announced a $200m fundraise in March​​.The latest investment from funds managed by UBS O’Connor, a hedge fund manager within UBS Asset Management,Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just: “We want to get below the cost of animal protein.” Graphene Ventures, K3…

Letter: Research drives down cultured-meat costs

To the Editor: I was thrilled to learn an Israeli company, Future Meat Technologies, has slashed production costs for cultured meat and hopes to bring it to the United States in the next year and a half. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughter. It’s better for the environment,…

ModernPlantBF (MEAT.CN) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

CNW GroupModern Plant-Based Foods Inc., (CSE: MEAT) (OTC: MDRNF) (“Modern Plant Based Foods”) or (the “Company”), an award-winning plant-based food company, is pleased to announce that Modern Meat, its meat alternative line of products, is further expanding its presence in Alberta by reaching over 400,000 potential customers through Calgary Co-Op retail outlets. The grocery stores…

Bill Gates Wants Us to Eat 100% Synthetic Beef. He Has a Point.

Christian MarquardtGetty Images Bill Gates suggests synthetic beef like Beyond Meat is a key part of climate action.Lab-grown meat still has extremely high costs, but taste-wise, it has passed muster.Gates pushes meat alternatives because of meat’s high cost in global emissions.Bill Gates has a big idea to fight climate change. The Microsoft cofounder and chair…