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As cultivated meat moves closer to commercialisation, we are seeing a worrying trend of misinformation entering the public debate. This food can play a vital role in ensuring Europe’s food system is fit for the future – helping satisfy the growing demand for meat while boosting food security – but political opposition has mounted, with the Italian government taking the controversial step of banning cultivated meat.

German foodtech start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised US$3.3m to push the development of healthy animal-free, carbon-neutrally produced fish and seafood.

The French Republicans have tabled a bill in the National Assembly aimed at banning the commercialisation of cell-based meat in France.

Myoglobin producer Paleo NV has closed a € 12 m Series A round led by DSM Venturing and Planet A Ventures.