his collaboration will drive advancements in bioreactor technology, perfusion systems, and media rejuvenation while reducing environmental impact through optimized water usage, power consumption, and circular economy initiatives like waste stream utilization.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, argues that Florida’s ban violates the Constitution’s provisions that prohibit protectionist measures designed to favor in-state businesses at the expense of out-of-state competitors. 

The breakthrough will enable the company to produce cultivated meat significantly faster and at lower costs than industry norms, and is therefore an important step towards the commercialization of Meatable’s technology and large-scale production of cultivated meat products more broadly.

At a time that the plant-based meat analog industry is currently passing through some growing pains, cell-based meat is encountering its own challenges.

Meat alternatives could be developed in future iterations to gain nutritional value that matches or exceeds that of traditional meat.

Titled "PAT to Optimize the Cost, Consistency, and Yield of Cultivated Meat Production," the paper explores groundbreaking solutions to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of cultivated meat production processes through applied advanced sensor technology.

The $999,967 two-year grant is a testament to Novel Farms' work in the field of cultivated meat production and will provide critical funding to support the scale-up of their proprietary scaffolding platform. 

The state-of-the-art plant, designed to house cultivators with capacities of up to 100,000 liters, will stand as one of the world’s largest and most advanced commercial cultivated meat facilities.

These strategic appointments underscore UPSIDE's dedication to assembling an exceptional industry-defining leadership team to drive the company's growth in its next phase.

The fund announcement comes on the heels of the landmark USDA approval of cell-cultivated meat to US consumers last week.