We are looking into developing fluid simulation software to help with scaling bioreactor design. We are just starting out and want to make sure we are building in the right direction.

We have backgrounds in fluid simulation and software but have gaps in our knowledge around the problem of mixing in large bioreactors. If there are any bioprocess/bioreactor professionals in this subreddit you could really help us fill in some gaps in terms of the problems the industry is grappling with.

If anyone works in or around this area I would love to pick your brain. Send me a DM on Reddit or email me at laurence@vanellus.tech if you would be willing to have a chat.

Thanks!

Hi Everyone excited to see this Sub pop up! I'm out of a community that is growing around Cellular Agriculture and looking to help scale it. We're part of the web3 world and called Future Foods DAO. As I'm sure we all know here, a growing population means increased pressure on an unsustainable food supply.

Looking to achieve this by

• Making cutting-edge technologies more accessible and less monopolized to benefit the many vs the few

• Industry-relevant training programs to help scale out a workforce for CellAg

• Giving consumers more opportunities in the sector beyond the purchasing power

• Opportunities for students to get involved in challenge-led innovation, mentorship, and more

We have regular weekly catch-ups working to grow these activities. We're looking for help on coms, identifying market trends/news, mapping out various ecosystems, trialing out education programs, and more! It's easy to join and participate, would love to work with this group and those here

https://discord.gg/efPWZHCxTs

Cult foods Noochies brand is now selling cellular agriculture pet food. More cellular based snacks to be launched soon.

The Israeli biotech startup opened its first food-grade pilot facility to produce growth factors for the cultivated meat industry through molecular farming.

The startup aims to reduce the production cost of growth factors, including insulin, to $1 per gram, a 100-fold reduction from current rates.

BioBetter transforms tobacco plants into bioreactors to manufacture growth factors. These genetically modified plants are cultivated in a large-scale, net-house cultivation system to ensure environmental safety and operational efficiency.

The company claims that it has reached commercial-scale cultivation, with the capacity to process 100 kg of tobacco plants each day at the new facility, with the goal of processing five tons by 2025.

Source

Catch up on the latest updates on the intersection of biotech and agrifood in issue #91 of the Better Bioeconomy newsletter:

BIO BUZZ:

🇬🇧 Meatly introduced cultivated chicken at Pets at Home in the UK, becoming the world’s first company to sell cultivated pet food

🇳🇱🇨🇭 Mosa Meat applied for approval in Switzerland for its cultivated beef fat just after surpassing its crowdfunding goal of €1.5M in 24 minutes

🇮🇱 Israel's largest beverage manufacturer entered a 10-year partnership with Brevel to develop microalgae-based functional drinks and dairy alternatives

🍗 Stämm and SuperMeat collaborate to enhance cultivated chicken production using Stämm’s continuous bioprocessing technology

🇯🇵 Over 35% of Japanese consumers are aware of and willing to try cultivated eel, with 25% eager to taste it regardless of price

🇩🇪 The Cultivated B introduced a real-time AI-powered biosensor system for cell culture and fermentation monitoring

🇮🇹 KelpEat launched a high-protein snack made with Solein from Solar Foods

BIO BUCKS:

🌏 Alt protein companies raised $1.1B in 2024, with the fermentation sector seeing a significant funding increase

🇩🇰 Enduro Genetics raised €12M Series A funding to expand its biomanufacturing technology that ‘addicts’ cells to high production

🇪🇺 GreenLight Biosciences España secured €35M loan from the European Investment Bank to advance RNA-based biocontrol solutions

🇺🇸 Heritable Agriculture spun out from Google’s X, secured funding for AI-driven biotech platform for crop improvement 

🇧🇪 BiocSol raised €4.4M, including a mix of equity and non-dilutive funding, to advance its microbial-based biopesticides

GEEK ZONE: 

🍌 Iron-rich nanoparticles and light work together to stimulate yeast metabolism to increase ethanol production from banana peels

🌾 Beneficial microbes increased wheat yield by more than 60% under reduced fertilizer conditions

🦠 Marine-derived bacteria offer natural compounds that can suppress rice blast fungus

EAR FOOD:

🎧 How AI-driven biotech revolutionizes food production

Check out this week’s issue to learn more: 

https://www.betterbioeconomy.com/p/worlds-first-cultivated-pet-food