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Israeli food tech companyMeaTechhas filed a provisional patent application to the United States Patent Office (USPTO) for a novel bioprinting method that it believes has the potential to provide “exceptional control” of multi-layered bioink printing.
MeaTech’s technology reportedly allows for significant control of the droplet size, volume and placement onto a sacrificial substrate layer during in-situ inkjet 3D printing, and could allow for highly advantageous bioprinting resolutions in its meat-emulating products.
The filing of the patent application forms part of MeaTech’s cellular agriculture 3D bioprinting goal of producing premium “cuts” of animal cell-based meat products, and if approved could significantly enhance currently manufacturing processes for cultivated meat.
“This novel technique for achieving more controlled, higher resolution printing may prove to be a promising path forward towards achieving high-throughput, large-scale cultivated meat production,” said Sharon Fima, MeaTech CEO. “As a 20-year veteran of the printing industry, I recognize the significant potential this patent application holds, as it directly addresses key challenges currently facing the bioprinting industry.”
3D printing cultured meat
Meatech的野心是开发商业和可持续的技术，以生产基于实验室的替代肉蛋白，以消除对动物屠杀的需求。该公司目前正在开发一种新型的专有生物生产商来沉积细胞层，脚手架和细胞营养素，以形成3D印刷培养的肉类。
去年11月，该公司生产了一家生物生产商背后的技术edible cultured beef fat structure。在同一个月，Metteach关闭了700万美元的资金回合为了提高其3D生物打印培养的肉类生产技术的发展，在美国提出IPO之后不久。
The company has also completed the acquisition of cultured fat product developerPeace of Meat以1,750万英镑的价格，将利用该公司的技术扩展其基于细胞的产品并加速其培养的脂肪开发，从而缩短了产品上市的时间。
Earlier this year, MeaTech announced anumber of key milestones对于它的业务，包括它已成为美国第一家专注于培养肉类的公开交易的公司，此举为该公司筹集了2800万美元。
MeaTech’s bioprinting patent application
MeaTech’s novel bioprinting method reportedly provides exceptional printing control during its multi-layered bioprinting process. The technology provides the operator with significant control during in-situ inkjet printing, enabling them to precisely control the size, volume, and placement of droplets onto a sacrificial substrate layer.
According to MeaTech, this level of control allows for “highly advantageous” bioprinting resolutions that allow the company to produce its thick, meat-emulating products. The patent-pending method could also yield important bioprinting flexibilities, such as increased printing speeds and the capability to use a range of inks with greater viscosity, which have traditionally been difficult to bioprint.
If approved, MeaTech believes the patent could “significantly enhance” manufacturing processes for cultivated meat.
So far, the company has filed six provisional and non-provisional patent applications with the USPTO and Word Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The patents cover MeaTech’s 3D printing activities, products, and much of its supply chain, including post-processing.
The Israeli start-up scene is continuing to take strides in advancing the 3D printed food sector, with several food technology companies experimenting with and embracing the technology for alternative meat products.
在2020年的尾巴上，食品技术公司的品尝饲养$13 million in its Initial Public Offering（IPO）在特拉维夫证券交易所，该公司估价为5120万美元。该公司的“机器人厨师”使用3D打印将基于植物的配方转换为模仿肉类的烹饪产品。
In February, food 3D printing firmRedefine Meatraised2900万美元的A系列资金为了支持今年晚些时候的商业发布，并宣布计划到2030年成为“世界上最大的替代肉类公司”。first 3D printed vegan steak productin July last year, and is continuing to develop its alt-meat portfolio.
Also active in this sector is cell-based 3D bioprinting platformAleph Farms, which grows “real steak” directly from cow cells, and has previously 3D printed meat on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Featured image showsMeatech 3D生物打印一块真正的肉。通过Meatech的照片。
