>While many cultivated meat and seafood companies employ “adherent” techniques that attach growing cells to microcarriers, BlueNalu says it has developed non-GMO cell lines in single cell suspension, meaning large numbers of cells can freely grow in bioreactors without the need for costly microcarriers.
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>In addition, BlueNalu reveals its patent-pending lipid-loading technology allows cultivated muscle cells to actively store fat, eliminating the need to grow muscle and fat cells in separate bioreactors. This technique is projected to significantly reduce capital expenditures, the company says, and will create products with higher fat profiles and better taste, texture and mouthfeel attributes.