Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat
Cultured meat, derived from cellular agriculture, is an emerging food biotechnology. Although it is not yet available on an industrial scale, there are speculations regarding the technical and economic challenges that controversy over the viability of this product. Therefore, our study aimed to map...
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| author | Alice Munz Fernandes Odilene de Souza Teixeira Antonio Luiz Fantinel Jean Philippe Palma Revillion Ângela Rozane Leal de Souza |
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| description | Cultured meat, derived from cellular agriculture, is an emerging food biotechnology. Although it is not yet available on an industrial scale, there are speculations regarding the technical and economic challenges that controversy over the viability of this product. Therefore, our study aimed to map the technological development of cultured meat. For this, we used patent registrations, start-ups, and their investors as the main indicators for analysis, observing the assumptions established in the Schumpeterian trilogy of technological innovation. We also identified the stakeholders involved in this sector, as well as their role and relevance. From these observations, we found that some technical aspects of cultured meat production can still be improved, aiming the production in economies of scale. Patent registries demonstrate that R&D efforts are precisely directed at these issues. In this sense, some start-ups that work with cultured meat are located in the Silicon Valley region. In general, our results make some comparisons possible with the trajectory of other food biotechnologies, allowing it to reflect on the dynamics and economic and technological balance behind cultured meat, which is already a millionaire sector and still has a tendency to expand in impressive proportions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a9a4d01290a434c9192b93406c5255c2022-12-22T02:33:24ZengElsevierFuture Foods2666-83352022-12-016100156Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meatAlice Munz Fernandes0Odilene de Souza Teixeira1Antonio Luiz Fantinel2Jean Philippe Palma Revillion3Ângela Rozane Leal de Souza4Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, nº 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, Brasil; Corresponding author.Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, nº 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, nº 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, nº 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, BrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Agronegócios, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, nº 7712, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, BrasilCultured meat, derived from cellular agriculture, is an emerging food biotechnology. Although it is not yet available on an industrial scale, there are speculations regarding the technical and economic challenges that controversy over the viability of this product. Therefore, our study aimed to map the technological development of cultured meat. For this, we used patent registrations, start-ups, and their investors as the main indicators for analysis, observing the assumptions established in the Schumpeterian trilogy of technological innovation. We also identified the stakeholders involved in this sector, as well as their role and relevance. From these observations, we found that some technical aspects of cultured meat production can still be improved, aiming the production in economies of scale. Patent registries demonstrate that R&D efforts are precisely directed at these issues. In this sense, some start-ups that work with cultured meat are located in the Silicon Valley region. In general, our results make some comparisons possible with the trajectory of other food biotechnologies, allowing it to reflect on the dynamics and economic and technological balance behind cultured meat, which is already a millionaire sector and still has a tendency to expand in impressive proportions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833522000442Cellular agricultureIn vitro meatCell-based meat |
| spellingShingle | Alice Munz Fernandes Odilene de Souza Teixeira Antonio Luiz Fantinel Jean Philippe Palma Revillion Ângela Rozane Leal de Souza Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat Future Foods Cellular agriculture In vitro meat Cell-based meat |
| title | Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat |
| title_full | Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat |
| title_fullStr | Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat |
| title_short | Technological prospecting: The case of cultured meat |
| title_sort | technological prospecting the case of cultured meat |
| topic | Cellular agriculture In vitro meat Cell-based meat |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666833522000442 |
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