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Bringing cultivated Lamb to Australia in 2024 - Magic Valley

Oct 11, 2023
Cultivated meat company, Magic Valley, aims to commercialize their animal-free meat by 2024. They discuss the use of growth media and skin cells to create any cut of meat. The podcast explores the acceptance of cultivated meat in Australia and the potential for pork and lamb products. They also discuss the progress and future prospects of the cultivated meat industry.
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  • Magic Valley aims to commercialize cultivated lamb meat in Australia by the end of 2024 using stem cells cultured from a skin sample, while ensuring an animal-origin-free process with plant-based and synthetically derived growth media.
  • Magic Valley utilizes induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for cultivated meat production, allowing them to produce larger quantities of meat mass in less time, while also maintaining the flexibility to create different tissue types from a single skin sample.

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Magic Valley: Bringing Cultivated Meat to the Market

Magic Valley, a biotech company in Australia, is working towards commercializing their first cultivated meat product by the end of 2024. The company aims to produce a lamb product using stem cells cultured from a skin sample taken from a living animal. Magic Valley's process is completely animal-origin-free except for the initial sample, avoiding the use of products like fetal bovine serum. They utilize plant-based and synthetically derived ingredients in their growth media to ethically and sustainably produce meat. The company believes that their technology, which involves using induced pluripotent stem cells, allows them to produce more meat mass in less time and at a cheaper price compared to traditional animal agriculture. Magic Valley is focused on developing a scalable solution for cultivated meat production and aims to secure regulatory approval in Australia by the end of 2024.

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