Look Closer: China is Quietly Making Moves on Cultivated Meat
New evidence suggests that Chinese leaders understand the massive benefits of making meat from plants and growing it directly from cells.
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SCALING UP: World’s First Approval of a Cultivated Meat Industrial Manufacturing Platform Granted
Cultivated meat—grown directly from cells, rather than farming animals—has been sold in limited quantities around Singapore since late 2020. But to scale up and reach plates everywhere, the industry needs to be supported by a thriving ecosystem of existing manufacturing companies, which already have the infrastructure to mass-produce products for their partners.
UN Advisor: “The Global Food System Must Evolve,” Nations Should Invest in Alt Protein R&D
Industrial animal agriculture threatens vital ecosystems "in a potentially irreversible way," according to a new report.
APAC’s First Alternative Protein University Course Coming to Singapore
In a historic decision, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)—one of the top universities in Asia—has approved a new undergraduate course titled “Future Foods - Introduction to Advanced Meat Alternatives.”
WHO and GFI Convene Historic Workshop to Discuss Global Regulations for Alternative Proteins
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO WPRO) joined forces with GFI’s global affiliates to host a historic two-day workshop focused on “Regulatory and Food Safety Aspects of Alternative Proteins for Conventional Animal Products.”
BREAKING: Cultivated Meat Available for Home Delivery for the First Time
Yet another step towards mainstream normalization of this revolutionary food technology.
Groundbreaking New Reports Reveal Massive Environmental Benefits, Cost-Competitiveness of Cultivated Meat
The studies paint the most complete picture of the costs and environmental impacts of large-scale cultivated meat production to date.
Scaling Up: Singapore’s First Plant-Based Meat Innovation Centre to Open This Spring
It's the first time anywhere in the world that multiple food industry leaders have joined forces on a facility dedicated specifically to alt protein.
HISTORIC: World’s First Commercial Sale of Cultivated Chicken
The world’s first commercial sale of cultivated chicken has been announced. A restaurant in Singapore will begin serving it this Saturday!
Groundbreaking Report Spotlights 7 Asian Countries That Could Reshape Plant-Based Meat
After reading the report’s illuminating conclusions, visionaries from throughout East and Southeast Asia may find themselves asking “Am I sitting on a gold mine and just need to start digging?”