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The Good Food Institute (GFI) Asia Pacific has initiated a partnership with South Korea’s World FoodTech Council, focused on accelerating domestic alternative protein innovation.

The UK government has announced its Digital & Technology Sector Plan as part of its broader Industrial Strategy, including an £184m Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Programme to build and upgrade facilities.

Australian biotech company Vow has announced that cultivated Japanese quail products under its brand, Forged, have been officially approved for sale in Australia and New Zealand.

Cultivated meat producer Mosa Meat has submitted its first application for market authorisation in the UK, marking a significant step in the commercialisation of cell-cultivated food products.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute have made a significant breakthrough in the field of cultivated meat, developing a reliable and stable source of pig fat cells that could transform the industry.

Multus Biotechnology, a producer of growth media solutions for the cultivated meat sector, has announced the launch of its new food-grade basal media, named DMEM/F12-FG.

Dutch biotechnology company Meatable and Singapore-based TruMeat have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the commercialisation of cultivated meat.

Agronomics Limited has announced an expanded partnership between its portfolio company, BlueNalu, and Nomad Foods, aimed at advancing the commercialisation of cell-cultivated seafood products in the UK and Europe.

Upside Foods has secured a significant ruling from the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida, allowing its challenge against the state’s ban on cultivated meat to proceed.