Aleph Farms, an Israeli food tech startup that develops slaughter-free, lab grown meat, has signed an MoU with Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Corporation to bring cultivated meat to the Japanese table.
Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi Corporation are both members of the Cellular Agriculture Study Group, a consortium implementing policy proposals under the Japanese Center for Rule-Making Strategy. The consortium brings together a range of experts on the definition and construction of cellular agricultural foods. It also adds clarification of conditions for Japanese products and technologies to have international competitiveness and establishes mechanisms for coexistence and division of roles with existing industries.
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The MoU will play a major part in fighting climate change, especially now that the Japanese government stipulated a goal of achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions. In April 2020, Aleph Farms committed to eliminating emissions associated with its meat production by 2025 and reach the same net-zero emissions across its entire supply chain by 2030.
According to the agreement, Aleph Farms will provide its BioFarm manufacturing platform for the cultivation of whole-muscle steaks, and Mitsubishi will provide its expertise in biotechnology processes, branded food manufacturing, and local distribution channels in Japan.
"The MoU with Mitsubishi Corporation's Food Industry Group marks an important milestone for us, as we methodically build the foundations of our global go-to-market activities with selected partners," notes Aleph Farms co-founder and CEO Didier Toubia.
"The cooperation demonstrates Aleph Farms' strategy of working together with the food and meat industries to ensure a successful integration of cultivated meat within the ecosystem, while maximizing the positive impact we make," adds Toubia. "We are excited to bring cultivated meat production closer to the Japanese market."
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