An Israeli startup puts 3D printed meat into commerce

An Israeli startup has put3D-printed meat into the commercial field, according to a CCTV financial channel report. According to the head of the startup, 3D printed meat can be pre-programmed with corresponding parameters to achieve personalized settings, whether in shape or in proportion to fat and leanness. The advantage is that it offers a repeatable, customizable technique to flexibly control the amount of bio-ink and spatial location of cells in a complex, presettable geometry.

It is important to note that the printing is not complete; the freshly printed "beef" needs to be infiltrated in a nutritional medium for several weeks to allow the stem cells to proliferate in a controlled environment.

Just as beef cattle take about a year to develop and breed before they are ready for production, 3D printed meat also takes time to mature, but this process is greatly shortened in the medium.

Due to the high cost of 3D printed "cultured meat" and the difference in taste compared to regular beef, mass production is still a challenge for many startups in this field. In order to save costs and improve the taste, the team of this startup company is currently promoting artificial beef products, is the plant protein as the base of the "vegetarian meat" and 3D printing of "cultured meat" combined with the "hybrid meat The company's team is promoting an artificial beef product that combines vegetable protein-based "vegetarian meat" and 3D printed "cultured meat". The person in charge said that in the future, with the continuous optimization of technology and the introduction of more market competition, the production cost of cultured meat can be further reduced, more cost-effective for developers and producers, and more affordable for consumers.