Lab-grown meat pioneer Future Meat raises $347m as it eyes US expansion

Cecilia Keating
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Future Meat's production facility in Rehovot, Israel | Credit: Future Meat
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Future Meat's production facility in Rehovot, Israel | Credit: Future Meat

Israeli firm announces record investment as it slashes estimated cost of producing cultivated chicken by more than half over the last six months

Future Meat Technologies has raised $347m in its latest funding round, which it claims marks the largest investment to date in a lab-grown meat firm. The Israeli start-up, which cultivates chicken,...

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