Israel-based Aleph Farms and its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have created the world’s first 3D-printed rib eye steak. The team used a special three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology and natural building blocks of meat, which are essentially real cow cells, without genetic engineering and immortalization. This 3D bioprinting technology actually prints living cells that are then incubated to grow, differentiate, and interact, in order to acquire the texture and qualities of a real meat.
A proprietary system, similar to the vascularization that naturally occurs in tissues, allows the passage of nutrients across the thicker tissue and grants the steak with the similar shape as well as structure of its native form as found in livestock before / during cooking. This results in a delicious tender, juicy rib eye steak that you would purchase from a market.
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This breakthrough reflects an artistic expression of the scientific expertise of our team. I am blessed to work with some of the greatest people in this industry. We recognize some consumers will crave thicker and fattier cuts of meat. Additional meat designs will drive a larger impact in the mid and long term. This milestone for me marks a major leap in fulfilling our vision of leading a global food system transition toward a more sustainable, equitable and secure world,” said Didier Toubia, Co-Founder and CEO of Aleph Farms.
