If all goes to plan, Dutch start-up Meatable will launch its cultivated meat in the first half of this year. Meatable is one of Europe’s leaders of cultivating animal cells to generate meat, using fermenters similar to those used in brewing beer, but European consumers won’t find it on the shelves of their local supermarket any time soon.
European Union lawmakers are being urged to avoid too much risk aversion from holding back the potential of the homegrown biotech sector. Beyond huge promise in healthcare, innovative, low carbon applications in areas like agriculture and food systems and energy production could help address pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.