We recently attended the Cultured Meat Symposium in Sunnyvale, California. It was excellent catching up with all of the companies and researchers that are active in the industry. Clearly the industry is trying to figure out how to scale within the times frames allowed by each firm’s financial model. The speakers were excellent and provided very thoughtful observations about the state of the science, the positioning of many key players, the regulatory framework, and the readiness of consumers.

The industry has advanced very quickly in just a few years. It is amazing to get to the point where regulatory issues and consumer acceptance are being discussed as necessary next steps. That said, it has been difficult for every company to succeed on its own with regard to their respective science, regulatory issues, financial strength, target market, etc. Many discussions were about how some of the companies were leaning into key partnerships and perhaps narrowing technical objectives as realistic short term goals. Alex Shirazi and the CMS team pulled off another great meeting and we were very pleased to have participated as a sponsor.

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