What is Cellular Agriculture?

Cellular agriculture is the next revolution in the global food industry 

Cellular agriculture is an alternative means of producing meat, dairy, and other animal products without directly using animals. While cellular agriculture techniques can be used to produce both plant- and animal-based foods, the cultured or “clean meat” industry in particular stands to disrupt the current paradigm of protein production and consumption. 

Cell-based meat is produced using animal cell culture technology, generating meat and protein products from animal cells under controlled conditions through a combination of tissue engineering, molecular biotechnology, and synthetic processes. Cultured meat has the potential to address the global environmental and sustainability issues associated with conventional meat production, while replicating taste, texture, appearance, and nutritional value expected of the meat product.  

Growing meat from cell cultures – from beef to turkey to fish and even caviar – in a bioreactor instead of a farm can offer a solution to reducing the food industry’s climate emissions and land use.