In this instalment of The Cell Base's ‘Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Max Jamilly, co-founder of @hoxtonfarms, a UK-based biotech working in the cultivated fat space. 📰 Read the full interview with Max, here:

📰 The EVERY Company has been awarded a patent for its recombinant ovalbumin ingredient in the European Union.

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French #cellbased food company, Gourmey, has unveiled the ‘industry’s first’ culinary advisory board, bringing together top chefs from around the world to help shape its innovations.

🍔 Indian biotech company Biokraft Foods has hosted the country's first official tasting event for cultivated chicken meat in Mumbai.

🌏 The race to commercialise #cellbased meat is heating up, with the UK and Australia emerging as key players. 📝 Vijay Kumar, senior scientist of cultivated meat at innovation company CPI, explores the progress of both nations.

Tech start-up Cradle has raised $73m in Series B funding to address rising demand for its AI-powered protein engineering technology in R&D-intensive industries.

🗳️ Aleph Farms has submitted an application for regulatory approval in Thailand. The submission marks the ‘first’ step towards obtaining approval from the Thai FDA, and aims to enable the sale of Aleph Cuts in Thailand.

✨ High-end products not only offer higher profit margins but also serve a market eager for luxurious culinary experiences. With the cultivated food industry striving to achieve price parity, premium offerings represent the quickest path to profitability.

💰 The Every Company has been awarded $2m from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to explore US-based manufacturing.

Australian biotech company All G has become the ‘first in the world’ to receive regulatory approval to sell recombinant bovine lactoferrin in China.

📣 Umami Bioworks and Steakholder Foods have announced the successful culmination of a two-year collaborative effort aimed at developing scalable and sustainable 3D-printed cultivated fish fillets.

🦊💫 In this instalment of The Cell Base's ‘Start-up spotlight,' we speak to Sebastian Lowe, co-founder of Red Tail, a British initiative that aims to help farmers produce cultivated meat and change conventional agriculture.

☕ TurtleTree has partnered with fellow Singapore-based company, Mad Foods, to enhance the brand’s oat milk coffee beverages with TurtleTree’s precision-fermented lactoferrin ingredient.

🆕 Australia’s Vow has launched Forged Gras in Singapore, Hong Kong and US, making it the ‘first and only’ company actively selling multiple cultured meat products in multiple markets.

📝 Steakholder Foods has signed six Letters of Intent with international companies. These agreements are said to reflect the growing demand for the company’s 3D printing systems and plant-based premixes for alternative proteins.

💰 Steakholder Foods has received a $270,000 payment from the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation to advance its 3D-printed plant-based seafood development.

🌊 Cultivated seafood start-up Forsea has made a breakthrough in its production of cultured freshwater eel.

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🐾 British cultured meat company Meatly has revealed the findings from its feeding trials for Meatly Chicken, pet food made with cultivated chicken.

🌎 With cultivated meat companies refining production and cost-efficiency, COP 29 offers a unique chance to mobilise financial backing for rapid industry growth. Will this year’s summit propel the sector toward commercial viability?.

🍴 Newform Foods held a tasting of its cultivated lamb meatballs with 40 delegates from investment banking group Old Mutual South Africa.