Founded in Israel in 2017, Aleph Farms uses cellular agriculture to grow animal cells into cultivated beef, including its Aleph Cuts steaks, without raising or slaughtering cattle. The company’s work began with Technion tissue-engineering research and has produced the first cultivated steak and the first cultivated meat in space, while its Petit Steak received regulatory approval in Israel in 2024.
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MyForest FoodsAt its Green Island, New York, vertical farm, MyForest Foods grows organic oyster mushroom mycelium into meatless foods such as MyBacon and MyPulledPork. An Ecovative spinoff launched from experiments begun in 2020, the company uses its parent’s AirMycelium process to create whole-cut proteins with short ingredient lists, and MyBacon has earned multiple 2024 food awards.GREEN ISLAND, NY
KOL FoodsFounded in 2007, KOL Foods produces glatt-kosher meat and poultry raised with regenerative, pasture-based practices, including 100% grass-fed beef and organic-fed pastured poultry. The Silver Spring company began by bringing together a Washington, DC synagogue, a slaughterhouse and a local farmer to create what it describes as the first glatt-kosher, organically raised local grass-fed meat. Today it partners with small family farms and ranches, ships throughout the continental United States, and pairs its food standards with eco-conscious operations and fair practices.SILVER SPRING, MD
Rumin8Rumin8 develops patented feed and water additives that reduce methane emissions from beef and dairy cattle by reproducing a naturally occurring anti-methanogenic compound. The agriculture-focused climate technology company is built around a decade of research into a seaweed-derived solution, with formulations designed for production systems ranging from grain-fed operations to grass-fed cattle. A newly opened demonstration production plant is helping Rumin8 move its approach from scientific development toward scalable supply.311119CONSHOHOCKEN, PA
Phycin IncPhycin Inc engineers and manufactures next-generation growth factors, led by its Ultrastable™ basic fibroblast growth factor for regenerative medicine and advanced cell culture. Based in Frederick, Maryland, the company combines AI-guided protein engineering with a proprietary algae-based platform to produce animal-free, endotoxin-free growth factors. Its bFGF remains active for more than 21 days at 37°C and is designed to ease the storage and handling constraints of conventional products.FREDERICK, MD