NEWS 82 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2023 Mosa Meat, a leader in the cultivated meat space that grows beef directly from animal cells, signed a Letter of Intent with Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aqua feed, to collaborate on creating a cell feed supply chain. This announcement is a new milestone in the longstanding partnership between Mosa Meat and its investor Nutreco – jointly awarded a REACT-EU grant for their ‘Feed for Meat’ project in October 2021, which strives to lower the cost of cultivated beef while creating a robust supply chain to scale up production. Optimising cell feed has been widely considered a key challenge that needs to be overcome for the nascent cultivated meat industry to reach the commercialisation stage. The LOI between Mosa Meat and Nutreco comes after scientists at the two companies have confirmed that a basal media (cell feed) formulated with food-grade ingredients instead of pharma-grade ones performs equally well at a substantially lower cost – a critical step to further develop the cellular agriculture supply chain. Furthermore, scientists at Mosa Meat confirmed that 99.2% of the basal media by weight has been successfully replaced by food-grade components in the serum-free cell feed. “Our partnership with Nutreco represents our commitment to further develop the cellular agriculture supply chain and bring down costs,” shared Maarten Bosch, CEO of Mosa Meat. “Our scientific results are an industry first, proving that food-grade ingredients perform equivalent to pharma-grade in cell feed. This will represent a significant cost savings as we scale up production.” Read more>> Mosa Meat and Nutreco work together to reduce cost of cell feed Evonik, one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, moved its North America headquarters from Parsippany, N.J., to Piscataway, N.J. The official address change took effect on January 1, 2023. The Parsippany location will be closed with the end of its lease later this year. The relocation is part of Evonik’s larger site rationalization plan to ensure efficient operations and future growth in North America. Evonik has embraced a hybrid work model in the region to consolidate office space, enhance employee engagement, and increase employer attractiveness. “For Evonik, moving towards a hybrid workplace is a strategic opportunity to attract and retain diverse talent and to enable an efficient real estate footprint,” said Bonnie Tully, president North America region. “We want to foster conditions for growth, creativity, and innovation.” The new Piscataway headquarters, located approximately 35 miles southwest of New York City, consists of administrative offices, laboratories for Research & Development, and the largest Collaboration Hub in the North America region – designed to support a hybrid and creative work environment for more than 160 employees. Read more>> Evonik moves North America headquarters to Piscataway, N.J.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTUxNjkxNQ==