35 articles from across the cultivated meat ecosystem
The Good Food Institute's annual report reveals cultivated meat funding plummeted to just $74 million in 2025, a 96% decline from its 2021 peak of $1.4 billion, reflecting investor skepticism about cost and scale.
The UK Food Standards Agency publishes its first set of safety guidance documents for companies developing cell-cultivated food products, including data requirements for regulatory submissions.
South Korea publishes comprehensive draft regulatory guidelines for cultivated meat, positioning the country as the next major market for cellular agriculture.
University College London researchers publish a breakthrough showing that common brewing yeast can serve as an affordable, edible scaffold for growing cultivated meat, potentially reducing production costs by 90%.
Japanese cellular agriculture company IntegriCulture announces plans to file for Singapore Food Agency approval for its cultivated duck meat product, leveraging its CulNet System bioreactor platform.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 2026 calls on countries to clarify regulatory systems for cultivated meat and precision-fermented ingredients.
Market research firm Grand View Research projects the global cultivated meat market will reach approximately $330 million in 2026, driven by regulatory approvals in key markets.
The Good Food Institute reports total alternative protein investment surpassing $881 million in 2025, with cultivated meat securing $52M in Europe alone.
Mosa Meat secures a €15 million funding extension from its existing investor base, building on a successful €1.5M crowdfunding campaign earlier in 2025.
Dutch cultivated meat company Meatable enters liquidation after failing to secure continued funding, despite achieving a 4-day cell-to-meat production cycle. The company had acquired Uncommon Bio earlier in 2025.
Believer Meats, formerly Future Meat Technologies, has shuttered operations just months after receiving FDA and USDA approvals, citing inability to reach cost targets.
San Diego-based BlueNalu closes an $11 million bridge round to sustain operations and continue development of its cultivated yellowtail and mahi-mahi products.
UK-based Hoxton Farms files a regulatory submission with the Singapore Food Agency for its cultivated animal fat ingredient, designed as a B2B component for plant-based meat manufacturers.
Fork & Good has acquired cultivated exotic meat startup Orbillion Bio, combining technologies to accelerate path to commercial production.
The US Department of Agriculture awards $10 million in research grants aimed at advancing cultivated meat safety, scalability, and public understanding through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Israeli cultivated meat leader Aleph Farms files for regulatory approval in Thailand as part of its Asia-Pacific expansion strategy, backed by a new $29M funding round.
Upside Foods announces expansion of its cultivated chicken availability to additional high-end restaurants across California.
Texas officially bans the manufacture, processing, distribution, and sale of cell-cultivated protein products, effective September 2025.
Mission Barns completed the dual FDA/USDA approval process for its cultivated pork fat ingredient, designed for use in hybrid plant-based products.
Three additional US states — Mississippi, Montana, and Nebraska — enact laws prohibiting the sale of cultivated meat products, bringing the total number of restrictive US states to six.
French startup Gourmey announces achieving production costs below $100 per kilogram for its cultivated foie gras, a major cost parity milestone.
Chinese cultivated pork startup CellX finalizes its pilot production line in Shanghai, targeting the world's largest pork market.
Indiana enacts a temporary ban on cultivated protein from July 2025 to June 2027, after which strict labeling requirements will replace the ban.
CRISPR-based cultivated beef startup SciFi Foods ceases operations after being unable to raise additional capital, adding to a growing list of cultivated meat casualties in 2025.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand grants approval for Vow to sell cultivated quail meat in Australia, following its earlier Singapore launch.
Australian cultivated meat company Vow achieves a major production milestone, producing over 538 kilograms of cultivated Japanese quail in one harvest run.
Israeli cultivated meat company Aleph Farms secures $29 million in new funding to accelerate commercial production of its Petit Steak and BioFarm facility operations.
Wildtype Food became the third company to receive FDA safety clearance for cultivated meat, this time for cell-cultured salmon — the first non-poultry species to be cleared.
Dutch startup Meatable demonstrates producing cultivated pork in just four days using its proprietary opti-ox technology, a significant speed breakthrough.
The USDA finalizes proposed rules requiring cultivated meat products to use the term "cell-cultivated" on labels, aiming for consumer clarity.
The UK Food Standards Agency unveils a sandbox program to help cultivated meat companies navigate the regulatory approval process for human consumption.
Dutch cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat reports an 88-fold reduction in growth media costs since the original 2013 cultured burger, bringing per-unit costs closer to viability.
Investment in European cultivated meat companies fell sharply to $52M in 2024, though the broader alternative protein sector remained relatively stable.
Italy becomes the first EU member state to ban the production and sale of cultivated meat, with penalties up to €60,000 for violations. The law was passed amid lobbying from traditional farming interests.
Aleph Farms begins commercial sales of its Petit Steak cultivated beef product in Israel following landmark regulatory approval in January 2024.