Elliot Swartz
@elliotswartz.bsky.social
Principal Scientist at The Good Food Institute, analyzing progress and how to address challenges for cultivated meat and alternative proteins.
Opinions my own.
https://gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/
Opinions my own.
https://gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/
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Elliot Swartz
@elliotswartz.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I started an initial list of folks who track the development of the alternative protein industry or how it relates to environment, public health, or sociopolitical landscape.
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A new study shows for the first time that bovine cells can undergo spontaneous immortalization, providing a roadmap for cell line development for the full spectrum of food animal species for #cultivatedmeat.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Cow cells defy aging, opening the door to affordable lab-grown beef
A new study shows, for the first time, that cow cells can naturally become immortal—continuing to divide indefinitely without genetic modification or any abnormal transformation. This overturns long-h...
phys.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A new study shows for the first time that bovine cells can undergo spontaneous immortalization, providing a roadmap for cell line development for the full spectrum of food animal species for #cultivatedmeat.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Calling a spade a spade — the "lab-grown meat up to 25x worse than beef" headline is straight-up fake news, as outlined in a new peer-reviewed critique
The study's assumptions are completely disconnected from reality, yet it continues to be widely cited by the media
The study's assumptions are completely disconnected from reality, yet it continues to be widely cited by the media
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Calling a spade a spade — the "lab-grown meat up to 25x worse than beef" headline is straight-up fake news, as outlined in a new peer-reviewed critique
The study's assumptions are completely disconnected from reality, yet it continues to be widely cited by the media
The study's assumptions are completely disconnected from reality, yet it continues to be widely cited by the media
Believer Meats receives USDA authorization to begin manufacturing its cultivated chicken product(s) — the 5th company to receive US authorization thus far
Based in North Carolina, their facility will be the largest cultivated meat production site in the world
www.greenqueen.com.hk/believer-mea...
Based in North Carolina, their facility will be the largest cultivated meat production site in the world
www.greenqueen.com.hk/believer-mea...
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Believer Meats receives USDA authorization to begin manufacturing its cultivated chicken product(s) — the 5th company to receive US authorization thus far
Based in North Carolina, their facility will be the largest cultivated meat production site in the world
www.greenqueen.com.hk/believer-mea...
Based in North Carolina, their facility will be the largest cultivated meat production site in the world
www.greenqueen.com.hk/believer-mea...
In Australia, pallets of #cultivatedmeat are leaving the facility operated by Vow, who also just launched direct-to-consumer products that allow you to cook cultivated meat at home.
Living in the future 🚀
Products & ingredient lists: forgedbyvow.store
www.greenqueen.com.hk/vow-cultured...
Living in the future 🚀
Products & ingredient lists: forgedbyvow.store
www.greenqueen.com.hk/vow-cultured...
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In Australia, pallets of #cultivatedmeat are leaving the facility operated by Vow, who also just launched direct-to-consumer products that allow you to cook cultivated meat at home.
Living in the future 🚀
Products & ingredient lists: forgedbyvow.store
www.greenqueen.com.hk/vow-cultured...
Living in the future 🚀
Products & ingredient lists: forgedbyvow.store
www.greenqueen.com.hk/vow-cultured...
French company PARIMA's cultivated chicken product cleared for sale in Singapore. It is the first cultivated product by a European company approved for sale, and the 10th product to clear a safety review globally.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/parima-vital...
www.greenqueen.com.hk/parima-vital...
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
French company PARIMA's cultivated chicken product cleared for sale in Singapore. It is the first cultivated product by a European company approved for sale, and the 10th product to clear a safety review globally.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/parima-vital...
www.greenqueen.com.hk/parima-vital...
GFI acquires former startup SCiFi Foods' cell lines and serum-free media to lower barriers to entry for #cultivatedmeat R&D:
www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/gfi-tuf...
www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/gfi-tuf...
GFI acquires SCiFi Foods’ cell lines to lower cultivated meat research barriers
The Good Food Institute (GFI) has acquired a “small portion” of specific bovine cell lines and serum-free media from cultivated meat firm SCiFi Foods to accelerate R&D and remove major...
www.foodingredientsfirst.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
GFI acquires former startup SCiFi Foods' cell lines and serum-free media to lower barriers to entry for #cultivatedmeat R&D:
www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/gfi-tuf...
www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/gfi-tuf...
Reposted by Elliot Swartz
🌍 Big news on #WorldFoodDay!
GFI has partnered with Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to make cultivated meat cell lines and serum-free media publicly available for researchers worldwide.
A leap forward for open science + alt protein innovation 🚀
Details: bit.ly/47qrHuK
GFI has partnered with Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to make cultivated meat cell lines and serum-free media publicly available for researchers worldwide.
A leap forward for open science + alt protein innovation 🚀
Details: bit.ly/47qrHuK
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌍 Big news on #WorldFoodDay!
GFI has partnered with Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to make cultivated meat cell lines and serum-free media publicly available for researchers worldwide.
A leap forward for open science + alt protein innovation 🚀
Details: bit.ly/47qrHuK
GFI has partnered with Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to make cultivated meat cell lines and serum-free media publicly available for researchers worldwide.
A leap forward for open science + alt protein innovation 🚀
Details: bit.ly/47qrHuK
Very excited to share that @gfi.org acquired suspension-adapted bovine cell lines & serum-free media from former startup SciFi Foods to share as resource tools to advance the entire ecosystem
A huge level-up for #cultivatedmeat R&D
Waitlist to use the cells below:
agfundernews.com/exclusive-op...
A huge level-up for #cultivatedmeat R&D
Waitlist to use the cells below:
agfundernews.com/exclusive-op...
Exclusive: Open-source moment for cultivated meat as GFI releases SCiFi Foods’ cell lines to academia
Developing new cell lines takes time and money, two things the cultivated meat space sorely lacks, says The Good Food Institute (GFI).
agfundernews.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Very excited to share that @gfi.org acquired suspension-adapted bovine cell lines & serum-free media from former startup SciFi Foods to share as resource tools to advance the entire ecosystem
A huge level-up for #cultivatedmeat R&D
Waitlist to use the cells below:
agfundernews.com/exclusive-op...
A huge level-up for #cultivatedmeat R&D
Waitlist to use the cells below:
agfundernews.com/exclusive-op...
French #cultivatedmeat startup Gourmey merges with another French startup Vital Meat
Between them, the companies have 9 active regulatory filings across cultivated chicken/duck products
www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...
Between them, the companies have 9 active regulatory filings across cultivated chicken/duck products
www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...
Gourmey buys Vital Meat in major cultivated merger
Gourmey has bought Vital Meat. The two French companies, which make cultivated foie gras and cultivated chicken respectively, have combined infrastructure, cell lines, patents and regulatory applicati...
www.foodnavigator.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
French #cultivatedmeat startup Gourmey merges with another French startup Vital Meat
Between them, the companies have 9 active regulatory filings across cultivated chicken/duck products
www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...
Between them, the companies have 9 active regulatory filings across cultivated chicken/duck products
www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...
Encouraging to see the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology openly supporting the development of #cultivatedmeat 🇮🇳
One day we'll stop calling it lab-grown meat though🫠
More here: theprint.in/ground-repor...
One day we'll stop calling it lab-grown meat though🫠
More here: theprint.in/ground-repor...
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Encouraging to see the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology openly supporting the development of #cultivatedmeat 🇮🇳
One day we'll stop calling it lab-grown meat though🫠
More here: theprint.in/ground-repor...
One day we'll stop calling it lab-grown meat though🫠
More here: theprint.in/ground-repor...
📈Join us for a webinar overview on Nov 4 of our new report on cell growth modeling for #cultivatedmeat📈
If you're interested in computational modeling or working in a lab & want to know how to design experiments to be more commercially-relevant and impactful, please attend!
Registration below.
If you're interested in computational modeling or working in a lab & want to know how to design experiments to be more commercially-relevant and impactful, please attend!
Registration below.
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📈Join us for a webinar overview on Nov 4 of our new report on cell growth modeling for #cultivatedmeat📈
If you're interested in computational modeling or working in a lab & want to know how to design experiments to be more commercially-relevant and impactful, please attend!
Registration below.
If you're interested in computational modeling or working in a lab & want to know how to design experiments to be more commercially-relevant and impactful, please attend!
Registration below.
Fixing the food system addresses the root cause of many of the world's largest problems. An interview with GFI's new CEO:
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/prot...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/prot...
Protein for a crowded planet: An interview with the Good Food Institute’s Nigel Sizer
For more than three decades Nigel Sizer has orbited the front lines of environmental policy. His résumé spans forest conservation in Amazonia, the launch of Global Forest Watch at the World Resources ...
news.mongabay.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Fixing the food system addresses the root cause of many of the world's largest problems. An interview with GFI's new CEO:
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/prot...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/prot...
Finished @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's book, which shows the urgency to develop solutions to address agriculture's climate problem
It highlights the overlooked concept of carbon opportunity costs of land use & isn't afraid to say that grass-fed beef is a climate disaster. Recommended read!
It highlights the overlooked concept of carbon opportunity costs of land use & isn't afraid to say that grass-fed beef is a climate disaster. Recommended read!
September 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Finished @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's book, which shows the urgency to develop solutions to address agriculture's climate problem
It highlights the overlooked concept of carbon opportunity costs of land use & isn't afraid to say that grass-fed beef is a climate disaster. Recommended read!
It highlights the overlooked concept of carbon opportunity costs of land use & isn't afraid to say that grass-fed beef is a climate disaster. Recommended read!
September 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Aleph Farms partners with the Cultured Hub, a shared co-manufacturing facility, to produce cultivated beef in Switzerland.
The company filed for regulatory approval in the region over two years ago.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/aleph-farms-...
The company filed for regulatory approval in the region over two years ago.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/aleph-farms-...
Aleph Farms Eyes Europe with Cultivated Beef Facility in Switzerland
Israeli food tech startup Aleph Farms has struck a deal to produce its cultivated meat in Europe, setting up at The Cultured Hub facility in Kemptthal.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Aleph Farms partners with the Cultured Hub, a shared co-manufacturing facility, to produce cultivated beef in Switzerland.
The company filed for regulatory approval in the region over two years ago.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/aleph-farms-...
The company filed for regulatory approval in the region over two years ago.
www.greenqueen.com.hk/aleph-farms-...
Iceland's ORF Genetics raises €5M to scale up their platform to produce low-cost growth factors in barley.
Their products are already used in commercial cultivated meat processes.
agfundernews.com/orf-genetics...
Their products are already used in commercial cultivated meat processes.
agfundernews.com/orf-genetics...
ORF Genetics scales growth factor production for cultivated meat: ‘The question is not if this market will grow, but when'
ORF Genetics—a molecular farming company pioneering the production of growth factors in barley—has raised €5m ($5.9m) to scale production.
agfundernews.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Iceland's ORF Genetics raises €5M to scale up their platform to produce low-cost growth factors in barley.
Their products are already used in commercial cultivated meat processes.
agfundernews.com/orf-genetics...
Their products are already used in commercial cultivated meat processes.
agfundernews.com/orf-genetics...
Congrats to MissionBarns for making the first ever sale of cultivated pork. They are the 6th company to have sold cultivated meat around the world. Here's the current breakdown:
Coverage here: www.greenqueen.com.hk/exclusive-mi...
Coverage here: www.greenqueen.com.hk/exclusive-mi...
September 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Congrats to MissionBarns for making the first ever sale of cultivated pork. They are the 6th company to have sold cultivated meat around the world. Here's the current breakdown:
Coverage here: www.greenqueen.com.hk/exclusive-mi...
Coverage here: www.greenqueen.com.hk/exclusive-mi...
UK startup Cellular Agriculture aims to open new pilot facility in early 2026, with claims to have developed the world's longest hollow fiber bioreactor
Follows news of EdiMembre, a spinout from Merck, which has developed an edible hollow fiber reactor
cultivated-x.com/company-news...
Follows news of EdiMembre, a spinout from Merck, which has developed an edible hollow fiber reactor
cultivated-x.com/company-news...
Cellular Agriculture Ltd Strengthens Industry Position with New Facility and Breakthrough Bioreactor Systems - Cultivated X
UK-based Cellular Agriculture Ltd has announced a series of developments that advance its position as a technology provider for the cultivated food sector.
cultivated-x.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
UK startup Cellular Agriculture aims to open new pilot facility in early 2026, with claims to have developed the world's longest hollow fiber bioreactor
Follows news of EdiMembre, a spinout from Merck, which has developed an edible hollow fiber reactor
cultivated-x.com/company-news...
Follows news of EdiMembre, a spinout from Merck, which has developed an edible hollow fiber reactor
cultivated-x.com/company-news...
€2M awarded to a collaborative project to develop the world's first cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, with the aim of helping farmers diversify their business
Encouraging to see conventional and cultivated meat companies working together:
t.co/a4yJl7FcJg
Encouraging to see conventional and cultivated meat companies working together:
t.co/a4yJl7FcJg
https://vegconomist.com/cultivated-cell-cultured-biotechnology/cultivated-meat/consortium-cultivated-meat-farm-netherlands/
t.co
September 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
€2M awarded to a collaborative project to develop the world's first cultivated meat farm in the Netherlands, with the aim of helping farmers diversify their business
Encouraging to see conventional and cultivated meat companies working together:
t.co/a4yJl7FcJg
Encouraging to see conventional and cultivated meat companies working together:
t.co/a4yJl7FcJg
The Alt Protein Project, a collection of student groups, now has 76 active chapters at top Universities around the world
We recently added 13 more groups from the US, Canada, India, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, and the UK:
gfi.org/blog/the-alt...
We recently added 13 more groups from the US, Canada, India, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, and the UK:
gfi.org/blog/the-alt...
The Alt Protein Project keeps growing—and so does its impact - The Good Food Institute
Thirteen new university groups join GFI’s Alt Protein Project, a global community of student leaders reimagining our food system.
gfi.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Alt Protein Project, a collection of student groups, now has 76 active chapters at top Universities around the world
We recently added 13 more groups from the US, Canada, India, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, and the UK:
gfi.org/blog/the-alt...
We recently added 13 more groups from the US, Canada, India, Turkey, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, and the UK:
gfi.org/blog/the-alt...
Cultivated meatballs, bacon, and salami made without animal slaughter will soon be sold in U.S. grocery stores for the first time (one Sprouts market in Oakland).
The pig that donated the cells is still alive, living happily in upstate NY:
sf.gazetteer.co/some-pig
The pig that donated the cells is still alive, living happily in upstate NY:
sf.gazetteer.co/some-pig
Some pig
San Francisco companies are creating cell-cultivated meats. Is this the future of nutrition for a hungry planet, or another Impossible dream?
sf.gazetteer.co
August 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Cultivated meatballs, bacon, and salami made without animal slaughter will soon be sold in U.S. grocery stores for the first time (one Sprouts market in Oakland).
The pig that donated the cells is still alive, living happily in upstate NY:
sf.gazetteer.co/some-pig
The pig that donated the cells is still alive, living happily in upstate NY:
sf.gazetteer.co/some-pig
Dutch startup @meatable.bsky.social acquires cell lines and IP for non-GM differentiation strategies from UncommonBio, which has since pivoted away from #cultivatedmeat and into medicine:
agfundernews.com/meatable-acq...
agfundernews.com/meatable-acq...
Meatable acquires Uncommon Bio’s cultivated meat platform as latter pivots to therapeutics
Meatable has acquired the cultivated meat platform of UK-based Uncommon Bio, including key tech, IP assets, select cell lines, and key staff.
agfundernews.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Dutch startup @meatable.bsky.social acquires cell lines and IP for non-GM differentiation strategies from UncommonBio, which has since pivoted away from #cultivatedmeat and into medicine:
agfundernews.com/meatable-acq...
agfundernews.com/meatable-acq...
Excited to see @merckgroup's edible hollow fiber bioreactor project (EdiMembre) out in the real world after 5 yrs of internal development
The fiber-based bioreactors, made from legume proteins, can create cost-effective, structured #cultivatedmeat:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/merck-millip...
The fiber-based bioreactors, made from legume proteins, can create cost-effective, structured #cultivatedmeat:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/merck-millip...
Merck Spinout Banks on Edible Membrane Tech for Lab-Grown Whole-Cut Meat
EdiMembre has spun off from Merck Group to commercialise its edible membrane tech for future foods, starting with whole-cut cultivated meat and high-protein pasta.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
August 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Excited to see @merckgroup's edible hollow fiber bioreactor project (EdiMembre) out in the real world after 5 yrs of internal development
The fiber-based bioreactors, made from legume proteins, can create cost-effective, structured #cultivatedmeat:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/merck-millip...
The fiber-based bioreactors, made from legume proteins, can create cost-effective, structured #cultivatedmeat:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/merck-millip...
India opens new stem cell biobank to aid in development of its current and future agricultural sector, with cell line banking for cultivated meat as a key focus
www.greenqueen.com.hk/india-animal...
www.greenqueen.com.hk/india-animal...
India Opens First Animal Stem Cell Biobank, With Cultivated Meat A Key Focus
India's cultivated meat industry just got a big boost, with a first-of-a-kind animal stem cell biobank listing proteins as a key priority.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
August 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
India opens new stem cell biobank to aid in development of its current and future agricultural sector, with cell line banking for cultivated meat as a key focus
www.greenqueen.com.hk/india-animal...
www.greenqueen.com.hk/india-animal...
Canadian startup Opalia scores deal with Dutch dairy company Hoogwegt to supply cultivated milk.
It is one of just a handful of global companies using bovine mammary cells to produce whole milk without the cow:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/opalia-lab-g...
It is one of just a handful of global companies using bovine mammary cells to produce whole milk without the cow:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/opalia-lab-g...
August 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Canadian startup Opalia scores deal with Dutch dairy company Hoogwegt to supply cultivated milk.
It is one of just a handful of global companies using bovine mammary cells to produce whole milk without the cow:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/opalia-lab-g...
It is one of just a handful of global companies using bovine mammary cells to produce whole milk without the cow:
www.greenqueen.com.hk/opalia-lab-g...