EuropaBio’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on 18 June 2026, confirmed the appointment of new Board members and welcomed new association members from across biotechnology ecosystems and international locations. The AGM takes place in EuropaBio’s 30th anniversary year, with 2026 marking three decades since its establishment in 1996.

EuropaBio’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on 18 June 2026, confirmed the appointment of new Board members and welcomed new association members from across biotechnology ecosystems and international locations. The AGM takes place in EuropaBio’s 30th anniversary year, with 2026 marking three decades since its establishment in 1996.

Can cultivated protein escape the fate of other over-hyped novel sources, like insect protein, which seems to have met reality in the current economic environment?

The role that cultivated meat could play in specialised pet nutrition will be the focus of BeneMeat’s forthcoming webinar, taking place on 24 June 2026. The session forms part of the Beyond the Hype series and will address the scientific, technical and commercial developments shaping this emerging ingredient category.

Coolty Meat為義大利寵物食品品牌芙爾莎（Forza10）推出的完整主食濕糧產品，配方含有由捷克生技公司BeneMeat供應的培養肉成分，主打單一蛋白、低敏與敏感體質犬隻營養需求。（圖片來源：Forza10）

A cseh BeneMeat tavaly ősszel indította el Try & Share programját, amelyben uniós kutyatartók ingyenesen próbálhatják ki a cég sejttenyésztéssel előállított, magas fehérjetartalmú jutalomfalatjait.

Italian brand Forza10 has launched a complete wet dog food that the company claims is the first commercially launched pet food containing cultivated meat.

Cat food containing cultivated meat is well accepted and digested by cats. This is evident from a recent study by Ghent University and biotech company BeneMeat, the results of which have been published in Frontiers in veterinary science.

A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science found that a complete feline diet containing cultivated meat from BeneMeat was well accepted and digested by domestic cats. The research was conducted in collaboration with Ghent University and focused on the acceptance and digestibility of the ingredient in petfood applications.

A feeding trial shows that BeneMeat’s cultivated hamster meat is well-accepted and digested by cats, who leave significantly fewer scraps than when they eat conventional chicken.