NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2024 89 Meatly unveils new protein-free culture medium Agronomics, a company with a focus on the field of cellular agriculture, announced that its portfolio company Good Dog Food Limited trading as Meatly has achieved a significant milestone in developing a protein-free culture medium, costing only one pound per litre. Culture medium is an essential element in the production of cultivated meat, providing cells with the nutrients required for in vitro viability and proliferation. Although animal cell culture is routinely performed in academic labs, creating the amount of biomass required for commercial scale and price points demands significant cost reductions and innovations for the replacement of certain medium components such as fetal bovine serum and albumin. Medium costs account for a significant portion of the costs of producing cultivated meat and reducing them is a well-known hurdle the industry faces as it looks to scale up and achieve price parity with conventional meat products, Agronomics unveiled. Agronomics' team observed that medium prices vary substantially between companies and in some cases are still at levels exceeding hundreds of pounds per litre, making industrial production economically unviable. However, Agronomics explained that Meatly's new medium contains no serum, animal-derived components, steroids, hormones, growth factors, or antibiotics, and is used in their suspension culture bioreactors without micro-carriers. The absence of these expensive proteins, such as transferrin and insulin, as well as growth factors and micro-carriers, means the production of Meatly's protein-free culture medium at an industrial scale is economically viable - at the price of one pound a litre. Meatly believes further cost reduction will be possible when higher volumes of the medium are purchased. Read more>> Alltech introduces its new product to reinforce gut health in pigs The Alltech U.S. Pork Team introduced Levelset, an innovative solution designed to reinforce gut health in pigs at the World Pork Expo 2024. Levelset consists of a blend of key technologies that synergistically supports natural resistance against diarrhea challenges while enhancing overall enteric health. Designed for maximum impact during three different life stages of production, pre-farrow sows, suckling pigs and weaned pigs, Levelset is an exceptional tool in any production strategy, according to the company. The product is manufactured by Ridley Feed Ingredients, an Alltech company. “Across the industry, pathogen resistance is an ever-growing challenge, and solutions to reduce reliance on conventional antibiotics are of critical importance,” said Andy Rash, general manager of Alltech’s U.S. swine business. “Levelset is an innovative blend of carefully developed technologies that minimizes undesirable organisms within the gut, thus promoting the overall health and productivity of pigs.” Read more>>
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