Novameat is a
food tech
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startup that works with
plant-based foods, including plant-based meat substitutes. According to ''
El País
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'', the company was responsible in 2018 for creating a meat substitute through
3D printing
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, whereby a plant-based paste was used with syringes placed in a 3D printer using
AutoCAD
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software.
History
Novameat was founded in 2018 by
Giuseppe Scionti, a
bioengineering
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researcher and entrepreneur.
In September 2019, the company announced it had received funding from New Crop Capital, a private venture fund that has also invested in
Beyond Meat
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,
Memphis Meats
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,
SuperMeat
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History
The company, which is crowdfunded through Indiegogo, claims that their product is more ...
,
Mosa Meat
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Organisation
Co-founder Mark Post is a professor of Sustainable Industrial Tis ...
, Good Catch, Kite Hill and Zero Egg, among other companies developing plant-based and
cell-based products. Also in 2019, Novameat was included in
Peter Diamandis
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' article "The 5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing".
Approach
Novameat intents to provide the machinery to make the plant-based meat under a
licensing agreement
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to other companies.
Novameat has a platform for 3D-printing steaks and has new money to take it to market
/ref> Novameat uses 3D printing to produce meat substitutes made from plants.The company utilizes pea protein, beetroot juice, and other plant-based elements to create its 3D- printed steak. With industrial machinery, Novameat can produce 500 kg of plant-based whole cuts per hour. With only plant-based elements, Novameat aims to recreate the muscle fibers of animal meat.
References
External links
Official website
Vegetarian companies and establishments
Companies based in Barcelona
Spanish companies established in 2018
Food and drink companies established in 2018
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