Cellular agriculture holds immense promise in revolutionizing the food industry by providing sustainable, cruelty-free alternatives to traditional animal-based products. However, the successful commercialization of these products requires a well-defined and efficient supply chain. While IntegriCulture Inc. possesses cutting-edge cell culture technology, the company recognizes the strengths of established players in areas such as quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

To bridge this gap and accelerate industry progress, IntegriCulture Inc has been leading the CulNet Consortium, a collaborative platform fostering innovation in cellular agriculture. Through this partnership, the company is organizing several joint research projects:

• JT/TableMark: One of the challenges in promoting cellular agriculture is reducing the cost of the culture medium. We are developing a basic medium made from food ingredients that minimizes the use of highly processed materials.

• San-ei-gen FFI: We have developed a novel scaffold to realize 3D cultivation. Our scaffold is made of food-grade ingredients, and various types of cells can grow on it with higher density than previously known. We are searching for the scaffold performance and the optimization of the cultivation condition.
• Nacalai Tesque: Before cultured meat can reach consumers, various technologies are required. Among these, we are focusing on culture media used to grow cells for the meat. Our efforts are dedicated to developing cost-effective culture media using safe and reliable raw materials that have also been utilized in food products.

• UBE: Stable production of cultured meat requires a long-term stable supply of growth factors produced by organ cells. We have focused on the improvement of supply stability of growth factors by creation of a comfortable environment for cells.

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• An anonymous member company: One of the challenges in cultivated meat production is preventing bacterial contamination during cell culture. However, traditional methods are not applicable for food in Japan. Therefore, we are working on developing antibacterial technologies using food-grade ingredients.

By sharing knowledge and resources with consortium members, IntegriCulture Inc. is driving advancements in cellular agriculture and paving the way for a more sustainable future.

CulNet consortium as of April 2024 had 14 members, with a number of companies in conversation. Products developed in CulNet Consortium will be made available on Ocatté Base.

Comment by Yuki Hanyu, CEO of Integriculture Inc.:
Many of the pressing issues of the current cellular agriculture industry, such as migration from biopharma to food grade, purchase order scale, quality assurance and IP, are addressable to lack of supply chain. We believe that concerted effort like CulNet Consortium is one of the most effective ways of breaking this chicken and egg situation. It has been several years since the consortium launched, but we know that innovations take time, and we will continue with this marathon effort.

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