The number of startups focused on developing cultured meat (and the required cell culture media, supplements, and methods to produce them) has been rising year after year. There are now an impressive 99 companies worldwide developing cultured meat components, services, and end-products, compared to only four in 2016. Additionally, nearly 40 life science firms have declared and formally launched products to supply market competitors with the essential inputs they need to support cultured meat and seafood production.
Motif FoodWorks moves to revoke patent at center of Impossible Foods dispute
Motif FoodWorks is challenging the validity of Impossible Foods’ patent for a meat alternative containing heme. Impossible Foods launched its plant-based burger featuring yeast-derived heme in 2016 and received a patent for...