Lab-grown meat, now more commonly referred to as cultivated meat, cell-cultured meat, or cellular agriculture, has evolved from a speculative biotechnology concept into an emerging commercial sector attracting investors, biotechnology companies, food industry leaders, and researchers worldwide.

Produced by expanding animal cells from species such as cattle, pigs, chicken, fish, and other livestock within controlled bioreactor environments, cultivated meat has the potential to reshape portions of the global protein market. Rather than raising and slaughtering animals, cultivated meat companies use cellular agriculture techniques to produce animal-derived tissues directly from cells. [Read more…]