AgFunder VC closes Fund IV oversubscribed on $102m, reveals deep tech portfolio focus
AgFunder VC, the global deep tech venture capital firm investing in startups that can positively impact food and agriculture, and…
Tufts professor has ‘zero worries’ about viability of cultivated meat
Speaking to AgFunderNews after announcing “unprecedented” funding to hire five new faculty members to work on cultivated meat at a…
New Study On Morals Reveals Purity Trumps Harm in Attitudes Toward Cultivated Meat
Regarding political orientation, those on the political left exhibited more positive attitudes toward novel meat than those on the right,…
Sustainable Synergies – Lessons from the Adoption of Electric Vehicles
Mass adoption of alternative proteins is critical in tackling climate change. Animal agriculture accounts for roughly 15% to 20% of…
Quorn’s hybrid meat product aimed at flexitarians
While suitable for vegetarians and vegans, a large proportion of the market for plant-based meat and dairy products is made…
Addressing the scale-cost paradox in biomanufacturing
Since insulin produced by genetically engineered bacteria—rather than the pancreases of slaughtered animals—was first approved in 1982, the market for…
In Italy, pols seem not to speak for the populace
According to a study by the University of Ferrara and SWG, an Italian market research firm, Italians are curious about…
State of the Industry Report 2023 : Cultivated meat and seafood from GFI
In the history of food and agriculture, 2023 was a milestone year—the year that real animal meat made without animals…
Challenges and breakthroughs: contextualizing alternative protein progress – The Good Food Institute
The alternative protein industry has made significant progress over the last decade-plus as products have increasingly approached the taste and…
Cultivated Meat Struggles to Gain Traction Among Consumers, Survey Finds
The survey, which included 2,000 to 10,000 adults aged 18 to 64 per country from January to December 2023, shows…