
…need for more progress and development into cultured meat and other meat alternatives are important. In 2018, for example, the average American will consume 222.2 pounds (100.8kg) of red meat or poultry [1]. That’s equivalent to eating approximately 800 quarter-pounder burgers in the year, or 2.4 per day [2]. On top of that, Americans will eat approximately 1.35 billion chicken wings over the NFL Superbowl LII weekend [3]. That is enough chicken wings to go around the earth. Thrice. Clearly, there is a need for a more sustainable source of animal products, and cell ag can provide …
Andras Forgacs is the founder and CEO of Modern Meadow. He initially worked with his father at their startup Organovo, which created human tissues and organs for testing pharmaceutical products (and the long-term goal of producing replacement organs) [1, 2]. Forgacs wondered if there could be any other application of their technology beyond healthc…