Patent Watch: The Cellular Agriculture Filings Worth Knowing About

Patent Watch: The Cellular Agriculture Filings Worth Knowing About highlights some recent patent filings in the cellular agriculture space. NH Foods, a meat producer in Japan, has filed a method for creating high-moisture plant-based meat with the texture of beef or pork, signaling a focus on improving texture in plant-based products. Hanwha Solutions from South Korea is exploring whether monoethanolamine alone can drive muscle stem cells to differentiate into muscle tissue, potentially reducing costs by eliminating the need for multiple culture supplements.

Tufts University is working on replacing expensive fetal bovine serum with lysates from microbes like Vibrio natriegens and brewer's yeast. This serum-free medium could be more cost-effective, consistent, and reduce contamination risks in cultured meat production. IamFluidics, a Dutch company, has developed dissolvable microcarriers that allow for easy retrieval of cells from bioreactors without loss, presenting a promising solution to a common problem in cell manufacturing.