The alternative protein market is on fire right now, estimated to beworth approximately $2.2Bn, and cultivated meat is expected to play an important role in the shift from traditional meat products. Experienced scientists are engaging in so called cellular agriculture with the aim of reducing animal-based agricultures negative impact on both the planet and the suffering of animals and at the same time feeding a growing population.
It may take a while for consumers to accept the idea of growing meat in a lab rather than on a farm, but withincreasing concerns over food safety and securitythere is an ongoing shift in perception and priorities which is feeding the growth in cultivated meat development.
However, not everyone is as positive about the meat of the future. Animal rights activists such asClean Meat Hoaxplay a part in the resistance, but those with the biggest stake (steak?) are livestock farmers, with collectives such as theEuropean Livestock Voicedetermined to give consumers another perspective on the industry.
Here at Trellis Road, were of course following the startups and the development in this area closely. In this post we have summarized the startups across different subsectors to provide a snapshot of the state of the space.
A couple of things to note before diving in:
In the graphic below weve looked at the cultivated meat landscape based on two key groups of startups; the ones primarily focusing on producing the actual meat and the ones focused on enabling technologies.
Looking at the companies focused on producing the actual meat it is evident that beef has for long been the most attractive meat type to focus on, with 14 companies in the category compared to only two focused on chicken and four focused on pork, probably becauseindustrial beef production is the worst for the environment, so eliminating it with cultivated alternatives would make the biggest impact. In addition, the higher price point for beef makes price parity for a cultivated product at some point in the future more likely than it might be for cheaper meat types such as pork and chicken.
In the group of startups focusing on enabling technologies the biggest subcategory is Cell Culture Media, where 2019 showed a real increase with a whole of eight new startups. This might be seen as the industry now being developed enough to show growing demand for cell culture media, and weve also heard multiple founders state that they started working on cultivated meat products only to realise the cost and challenges related to the media, including making it truly animal-free. Another category that judging by this data has gained more interest in the later years is Scaffolding and Structure where four new startups has emerged since 2019.
Looking at it from a geographical standpoint we can see that North America and Europe dominates the industry; there are 25 companies based in North America, 23 in Europe and only ten in Asia as well as an additional ten from other parts of the world. Two countries that stands out as being a little extra relevant are Israel and the Netherlands; Israel having five startups in the sector despite only having 9 million inhabitants and the Netherlands having four startups in the sector despite only having 17 million inhabitants.
Heres the full list in alphabetical order:
Aleph Farms(Israel, 2016, beef) this crew are planning on cultivating their steaks in space; their ideas are literally out of this world (famous for getting the first ever head of a government to try cultivated meat)
Alife Foods(Germany, 2019, beef) consumer-first and product-orientated, working on cultivated meat processing, refinement and branding
Ants Innovate(Singapore, 2020, mixed/unspecified) focused on integrating muscle tissues, and developing healthier formulations for premium cultured meat products
Appleton Meats(Canada, 2016, beef) currently working on scaling up the production of clean ground beef, to serve the Canadian cellular agricultural market before expanding into the US
Artemys Foods(US, 2019, mixed/unspecified) working in the pursuit of guilt-free meat and a world without intensive animal agriculture
ArtMeat(Russia, 2019, other meats) cultivating horse and sturgeon cells, with a plan to bring products to market in 2023
Balletic Foods(US, 2017, mixed/unspecified) currently operating in stealth mode, working on bringing cultured meat to the masses
Because Animals(US, 2019, pet food) creators of the worlds first cultured meat pet food, a cat treat made from cultured mouse, and now working on a cultured rabbit dog treat
BioTech Foods(Spain, 2017, mixed/unspecified) its brand, Ethicameat, covers a range of cultured meat products which are high in protein, fat-free and antibiotic-free
BioBQ(US, 2018, beef) located in the land of true barbecue, this brand aims to be the first to offer cultivated beef jerky and beef brisket
BioFood Systems(Israel, 2018, beef) currently in stealth mode, this company has a patented process to cultivate bovine stem cells using an animal-free cell culture media
Brunocell(Italy, 2017, mixed/unspecified) finances and manages cell-based research projects
Cell Farm Food Tech(Argentina, 2019, beef) Latin Americas first cultured meat startup, it has a proprietary stem cell bank with the best Argentine bovine genetics
Cellular Agriculture Ltd(UK, 2016, mixed/unspecified) this companys tech sits at a footprint 200x smaller than incumbent bioprocess and at a 70% reduction in operational cost
Clear Meat(India, 2018, mixed/unspecified) Indias first eco-friendly, nutritious and affordable meat initiative (they claim to have reached price parity with conventional chicken during trials)
Cubiq Foods(Spain, 2018, fats) develops and produces cultivated fats from animal cells, with a whole host of health benefits
Fork & Goode(US, 2018, pork) a spinoff startup from cellular agricultural biomaterial company Modern Meadow, focused on cultivated pork products
Future Meat Technologies(Israel, 2017, chicken) these guys have already achieved a chicken kebab prototype
Gaia Foods(Singapore, 2019, beef) vertically-integrated cultured red meat producers
Gourmey(France, 2019, other meats) oh so French, this brands first project was a cultured foie gras produced from natural duck cells, no force-feeding allowed
Heuros(Australia, 2017, mixed/unspecified) this companys products are made without genetic engineering, so products can be sold as GM free
HigherSteaks(UK, 2018, pork) focused on pork products, and launched the worlds first lab-grown bacon and lab-grown pork belly in July this year
Hoxton Farms(UK, 2020, fats) just scooped the food & drink category award at The Royal Society of Chemistrys Emerging Technologies Competition 2020 for its work in speciality fats
Innocent Meat(Germany, , 2018, mixed/unspecified) all about efficiency (unsurprising), with fast growth cycles, media volume reduction and waste elimination
Integriculture(Japan, 2015, beef) part of the Shojinmeat Project, a non-profit which was founded to engage and inform people about cultured meat and allow them to grow it at home!
JUST (aka Eat Just & now GOOD Meat)(US, 2011, beef) best known for its work in plant-based eggs, but also working on cell-based Wagyu beef as a side hustle and now world-famous for being the first cultured-meat to get government regulatory approval (for its cultured chicken bites) and claims the title of first commercial sale of cultured meat
Lab Farm Foods(US, 2019, mixed/unspecified) just announced as part of Merck KGaAs 2020 Accelerator Cohort, alongside membership in NYU Langones Biolabs Incubator
Meatable(Netherlands, 2018, beef) can make the same amount of meat in three weeks as would take a cow three years to grow
Memphis Meats(US, 2015, mixed/unspecified) one of the originals, these guys raised a mind-blowing $161M at the start of 2020 to continue developing their chicken, beef and duck prototypes
Mirai Foods(Switzerland, 2019, beef) initially working on minced beef and covers the entire value chain, from R&D to distribution
Mission Barns(US, 2018, pork) creators of Mission Pork Bacon and Mission Fat, both of which are kosher
Mosa Meat(Netherlands, 2015, beef) made the worlds first cell-based beef burger and closed a $55M series B round in September 2020
Mzansi Meat(South Africa, 2020, beef) Africas first cell-based meat startup, with a focus on developing products which are specifically tailored for traditional African dishes such as braai
New Age Meats(US, 2018, pork) this team developed the first lab-grown sausage, which is smoky, savoury and tastes like breakfast
Orbillion Bio(US, 2019, beef) working on heritage meats from premium heirloom breeds, with a farm-to-table story
Peace of Meat(Belgium, 2019, fats) developers of cultured fat to add taste and texture to plant-based ingredients. Soon to be acquired by MeaTech.
Pristine Pet Food(US, 2020, pet food) trying to revolutionise the way pet food is made, eliminating by-products and reducing disease rates
SingCell(Singapore, 2020, mixed/unspecified) stem cell manufacturers offering integrated testing, process development and GMP manufacturing solutions
Supermeat(Israel, 2015, chicken) working to develop meal-ready cultured chicken, debuted worlds first cultured chicken tasting restaurant (non-commercial)
Vow Food(Australia, 2019, other meats) working on lab-grown kangaroo meat, most Australian thing ever
Wild Earth(US, 2017, pet food) focused on koji-based protein using their fermentation platform, alongside cultivated mouse meat, both for pet food. Co-founder Ryan Bethencourt is one of the investors behind Sustainable Food Ventures
Heres the full list in alphabetical order:
Agulos Biotech(US, 2017, cell culture media) developing Simulated Platelet Lysate (porcine), a replacement for FBS
Back of the Yards Algae Sciences(US, 2018, cell culture media) algae is hot right now, and this team is working on algae-based cell culture media
Biftek(Turkey, 2018, cell culture media) creators of a novel culture medium supplement formulation to grow muscle stem cells, which dramatically reduces production costs when compared to a conventional FBS
Biocellion(US, 2013, software) developers of cell culture modelling software for virtual experiments, so businesses can test theories and products before starting on laboratory experiments
Boston Meats(US, 2020, scaffolding and structure) committed to creating the true texture of meat through a sustainable and scalable process
Cellivate Technologies(Singapore, 2019, cell culture media) a spin-off from the National University of Singapore, and has patented a nanotechnology which enables cells to better adhere and accelerates their growth while maintaining vital cellular markers
Cell-tainer Biotech BV(Netherlands, 2015, bioreactors) building bioreactors for cell culture and microbial fermentation; currently working with Mosa Meat
CellulaREvolution(UK, 2019, bioreactors) developers of enabling technologies, including a peptide coating which increases cell proliferation in serum-free conditions, and a bioreactor capable of serum-free continuous production of adherent cells
Core Biogenesis(France, 2020, cell culture media) next-generation recombinant protein production technologies
Cultured Blood(Netherlands, 2019, cell culture media) exactly as youd expect from the company name, these guys are aiming to produce a viable artificial blood circulation system
Defined Bioscience Inc(US, 2019, cell culture media) developing cell culture reagents, growth medium and kits to grow high quality stem cells and iPSC derived cells and organoids
Excell(US, 2019, scaffolding and structure) working on mycelium scaffolds for cultured meat, tissue engineering and biomedical applications
Future Fields(Canada, 2017, cell culture media) this companys end goal is to enable the commercialisation of the cultured meat industry through providing customised growth media, growth factors and enabling solutions at disruptive costs
Incuvers(Canada, 2018, incubators) inventors of the worlds first smart incubator, complete with virtual lab assistant for live cell imaging and monitoring
Luyef Biotechnologies(Chile, 2019, cell culture media) B2B R&D to support the cultivated meat industry
Matrix Meats(US, 2019, scaffolding and structure) we hope they dont get a glitch in their nanofiber scaffolds, which support cell proliferation
MeaTech(Israel, 2019, 3D printers) focused on 3D printing, and just invested 1M in Peace of Meat to help develop its technologies
Multus Media(UK, 2019, cell culture media) creators of an animal-free serum substitute; its growth media will allow customers to produce competitively-priced, high quality meat products
Myoworks(India, 2017, scaffolding and structure) looking to manufacture and supply scaffolds for the global cultivated meat industry
Novel Farms(US, 2020, scaffolding and structure) producing cruelty-free, marbled cell-based meat delicacies for ethical foodies
NUProtein Co Ltd(Japan, 2019, cell culture media) developers of wheat germ-based cell-free proteins
ORF Genetics(Iceland, 2001, cell culture media) global leaders in barley biotech, received a 2.5M award from the Grant Management Services of the European Commission earlier this year for R&D of animal-like growth factors
Ospin Modular Bioprocessing(Germany, 2014, bioreactors) working on bioreactor systems for cultured meat and tissue engineering
SunP Biotech(China and US, 2014, 3D printers) working on bioprinters and bioink for cultivated meat production
TeOra(Singapore, 2019, cell culture media) producing cultivated meat growth factors with a microbial optimisation platform
Tiamat Sciences(Belgium, , 2019, cell culture media) manufacturers of plant-based growth factors and proteins for cellular agriculture
Vivax Bio(US, 2018, 3D printers) focused on 3D bioprinting solutions for cultivated meat
This post originally appeared on Medium,read it here. It is reprinted here with permission from the author.
Lead image of GOOD MEAT at 1880 Restaurant in Singapore courtesy of Eat Just / GOOD Meat.
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