Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 3 April 2021

NEWS 22 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2021 Meatable raises $47m in Series A funding Meatable, the Dutch cultivated meat startup, recently closed $47 million USD in its Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $60 million. M eatable, the cultivated meat startup, has closed $47 million USD in its Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total fund- ing to $60 million. Meatable finalized its first show- case product in 2020 and aims to use the new funds to advance small-scale production at the Biotech Campus Delft and to diversify its product portfolio. The consortium consists of Dr. Rick Klausner, Section 32, Dr. Jeffrey Leiden, and DSM Ventur- ing, and includes existing investors, such as Blue- Yard Capital, Agronomics, Humboldt, and Taavet Hinrikus, showing continued support. They recog- nize the positive impact cultivated meat will have on climate change, see the trillion-dollar potential of the cultivated meat marketplace, and are betting on Meatable to solve the industry’s scalability and speed-to-market challenges with its patented op- ti-ox™ technology. Automated liquid feeding systems for insect feeding Insect industry benefits from automated liquid feeding systems developed by WEDA for feeding. With the WEDA liquid feeding system, very different raw material components can be metered out in the desired quantity and transported smoothly over long distances. I nsect-based feeds now enjoy a very good reputation world- wide and are increasingly used as animal feed. This is due on the one hand to the high protein content; on the other hand to the efficient, sustainable production possibil- ities to meet the increasing de- mand. Moreover, the antioxidant ingredients and good taste of the feeds have been shown to promote animal health and welfare. EXPERTISE FROM LIQUID FEEDING The proven animal feeding sys- tems of established manufactur- ers are increasingly being used in the production of animal pro- teins. For example, WEDA has already set up production plants for insect larvae in Germany and abroad. "In such projects, our ex- pertise from the automated liq- uid feeding systems for pig pro- duction is particularly applied," reports WEDA product manager Jens Feldhaus. PROTEIN CONTENT UP TO 55 PERCENT One insect species that is al- ready successfully fed in WEDA systems is the black soldier fly. The larva of the fly, which can be up to 17 millimetres long, utilises almost all organic residues. De- pending on the feed composition, larvae with a protein content of up to 55 percent emerge from this. The rearing stations, where the easy-care fly lays its eggs in a honeycomb structure, must be properly moistened, illuminated and heated to 30° degrees. The young larvae are then placed on the metered-out substrate slurry. The fattened adult maggots are harvested for feed production. A part of this larval harvest is al- lowed to pupate and ensures the population of the next generation of insects.