New Viewpoint Argues Cultivated Meat Has Solved the Science and Now Needs the Orders

Management consultancy Arthur D. Little has published a new viewpoint on cultivated meat, stating that the hard technical questions have largely been answered, and what remains is a commercial problem. The firm believes that sub-€10/kg cultivated meat is feasible in the near future, with the main cost reduction coming from increased production rather than further breakthroughs in biology.

The cultivated meat sector is reorganizing around a capital-light model, where companies buy media from suppliers, rent bioreactor capacity, and utilize existing plant-based food processing lines. The report highlights the funding squeeze in the industry, leading to consolidation among companies as they concentrate capital and expertise. ADL emphasizes the need for sustained public funding to scale cultivated meat, pointing to the Netherlands' commitment to building open-access production capacity as a model for other European states.