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A chocolate boost for no-tree chocolate

Posted on September 8, 2024

Having produced its proof of concept, Israel’s Celleste Bio (see here previously) is now upscaling its lab-cultivated chocolate production, thanks to a strategic investment from food giant Mondelez. It is upgrading its 1,000 liter bioreactor to 50,000 liters, aiming to … Continue reading →

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$9.6 million BIRD Foundation grant

Posted on February 11, 2024

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has granted $9.6 million to 10 joint projects. The Israeli companies are Celleste Bio, CENS Materials, Diptera.ai, Opmed.AI, Hypervision, Imagindairy, IAI, LahakX, Tissue Dynamics and Sheba hospital. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s13hssx56

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Cocoa in Israel

Posted on March 5, 2023

Celleste Bio (see here previously) is another Israeli startup using cell cultivation of plants – this time cocoa. It says one of its 800L bioreactors can produce as much as one hectare of cocoa trees. https://www.israel21c.org/could-israel-become-a-surprise-cocoa-superpower/ https://www.celleste-bio.com/ https://www.trendlines.com/portfolio/celleste-bio/

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Sustainable chocolate

Posted on November 28, 2022

Israel’s Celleste-Bio is developing high-value cocoa ingredients using cell culture methods, eliminating the dependence on the cultivation of cocoa trees. Lab-produced cocoa avoids deforestation, child labor and high carbon emissions. https://www.trendlines.com/portfolio/celleste-bio/ https://www.trendlines.com/news/trendlines-invests-in-celleste-bio-to-make-our-chocolate-supply-sustainable/

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