{"id":578262,"date":"2023-06-09T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T07:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T04:00:35","slug":"uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"#Uncommon bags \u20ac28M to scale lab-grown meat using RNA technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fc1d7be6d3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fc1d7be6d3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/#Patent-pending_RNA_technologies\" >Patent-pending RNA technologies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/#Will_cultivated_meat_succeed_where_plant-based_alternatives_appear_to_have_failed\" >Will cultivated meat succeed where plant-based alternatives appear to have failed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/#UK_cell_agriculture_investment_is_booming\" >UK cell agriculture investment is booming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uncommon-bags-e28m-to-scale-lab-grown-meat-using-rna-technology\/#Securing_food_supply\" >Securing food supply<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F06%2Fforpeople_Uncommon_Day-2_RUSH.01_25_28_22.Still016.jpeg&amp;signature=de67aeaf37fa3c71ef6d1474f64ae3bb\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global livestock <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/news\/story\/en\/item\/197623\/icode\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contributes 14.5%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Our food systems need a significant revamp, not to say a revolution, if we are to have any chance of feeding a growing population while also making sure there is still a planet that is worth populating at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of that revamping is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening in the lab, with cell biology taking centre stage. With global meat consumption showing no sign of slowing down (in fact, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/cb5332en\/Meat.pdf\">quite the opposite<\/a>), cellular agriculture could be one of the keys to reducing livestock-related emissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK-based cultivated meat startup Uncommon announced today it has raised $30mn (\u20ac28mn) in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> A funding. The round was led by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balderton and Lowercarbon, but also included angel investors in the form of Sam Altman (of OpenAI fame) and his brother Max.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patent-pending_RNA_technologies\"><\/span><span>Patent-pending RNA technologies<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncommon, founded in 2018 and based out of Cambridge, leverages RNA <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to cultivate bacon and pork belly from pig cells. If RNA sounds familiar to you, it is probably due to the mRNA vaccines developed to fight COVID-19. RNA stands for Ribonucelaic Acid, a molecule that contains the instructions, or recipe, that directs cells to make a protein using its natural machinery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">Tickets are officially 90% sold out<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss your chance to be part of Europe&#8217;s leading tech event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs the only cultivated meat leveraging RNA technologies, we believe we have a competitive advantage that could help us become the largest protein company in the world,\u201d said Benjamina Bollag, founder and CEO of Uncommon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cultured meat startup has now raised a total of approximately \u20ac35mn, including a <span>\u00a31mn (\u20ac1.16mn) Innovate UK grant<\/span>. The latest round will go toward bringing down the cost of goods further, the regulatory application procedure, and the scaling of production at a pilot manufacturing facility at Cambridge Technopark. Furthermore, the company says it will double its team over the next 18 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_cultivated_meat_succeed_where_plant-based_alternatives_appear_to_have_failed\"><\/span>Will cultivated meat succeed where plant-based alternatives appear to have failed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors who backed the initial rush towards plant-based meat alternatives have not had a great time of it over the past couple of years. But if the failure to capitalise on the early enthusiasm for vegan meat substitutes has proved anything it is this: people will not stop eating meat, even if the future of the planet depends on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though the taste and texture of plant-based alternatives have come a long way, they cannot fully replicate actual meat. Lab-grown meat doesn\u2019t have that problem since it is, well, actual meat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cells are taken from an otherwise unharmed animal and then cultivated in a lab setting. Uncommon transforms the individual cells into induced pluripotent stem cells in a process called \u201creprogramming,\u201d a technology that <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/2012\/summary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the Nobel Prize<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in physiology or medicine in 2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costs associated with the technology have thus far been prohibitive of commercialisation (and that is saying nothing of regulatory hurdles still to be overcome). However, companies in the sector claim that scaling production will reduce costs to where, in a few years time, the products will reach price parity with conventional meat. Indeed, Uncommon says it aims to own 5% of the global pork market by 2035.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UK_cell_agriculture_investment_is_booming\"><\/span>UK cell agriculture investment is booming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts differ in their estimates, but the cellular agriculture market could be worth hundreds of billions by 2040; an attractive proposition for investors willing to play the long <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and potentially do something good for the planet. Globally,<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f92a8bfe-9ec1-4423-a05a-e2f0d9047f03\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the cultured meat industry raised <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$869mn (\u20ac806mn) in venture capital funding in 2022, down from $1.3bn (\u20ac1.2bn) in 2021. However, in the UK, investments <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uktech.news\/foodtech\/investors-lab-grown-meat-startups-regulation-20230216\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rose by 400%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most people have come to know him as the CEO that brought ChatGPT to the world, Sam Altman is an avid startup investor. He <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/sam-altman\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has backed over 100 companies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the years, including several biotech startups, for instance, Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Securing_food_supply\"><\/span>Securing food supply<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">C<\/span>ultivated meat may be one of our best bets when it comes to curtailing the slaughter of 200 million animals per day and cutting down the vast emissions and overuse of antibiotics associated with land use and factory farming. What\u2019s more<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it may help assist with food security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is perhaps no coincidence that the first country to approve cultivated meat for human consumption \u2013 Singapore in December 2020 \u2013 imports 90% of its food. The US also approved the first cultivated meat product (chicken) in November 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the EU could be in for a bit of a tussle, as Italy\u2019s government recently backed a bill that would ban lab-grown and other synthetic meats in the name of cultural food heritage. Although, given it is the country\u2019s 68th government in 76 years, things may still change in time for when the technology becomes commercially mature.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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