TECH 01

Cells: automated isolation, cell bank

1/60 isolation cost, 3x cell divisions
TECH 02

Medium: microalgae-based ABC media

FBS 0%, 99% lower cost
TECH 03

Scaffold: seaweed-derived ACe-gel

Zero animal inputs, 90.7% dietary fiber
TECH 04

Reactor: single-use CELL BATH

5L → 50L → 500L, 10 days or less
Hanwoo tissue
Muscle
Fat
Skin
Cell bank -196°C
Spirulina
Chlorella
Single-use culture bag
Seaweed beads

Our automated cell isolation system, the first in the world to process Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) tissue by the kilogram, yields muscle, fat and skin cells. It is 100 times more efficient than manual work (10~20g), makes 500~1,000 vials of master cells in one run, and grades them with AI tiering for storage in a 6,000-vial cell bank.

Liquid nitrogen tanks in the animal cell bank
Liquid nitrogen tanks in the animal cell bank
Automated cell isolation system
Automated cell isolation system

A food-grade, serum-free culture medium made with spirulina and chlorella extracts. Cells proliferate and differentiate in both 2D and 3D without fetal bovine serum, at 99% lower culture cost. Spent medium still holds growth factors and becomes a cosmetic ingredient.

Culture bag filled with medium
Culture bag filled with medium
Work at the clean bench
Work at the clean bench

An edible cell scaffold made from alginate extracted from wakame seaweed without chemical refining. 60% alginate, 90.7% dietary fiber, 0.00% heavy metals. Cells attach and differentiate as well as on animal collagen (Food Hydrocolloids, 2024). Our Gwangmyeong facility makes 320kg per run.

Beads for stem cell culture
Beads for stem cell culture
Cultivated Hanwoo beef burger
Cultivated Hanwoo beef burger

Our own bioreactor grows adherent cells in rocking single-use culture bags. Unlike stainless steel stirred tanks, it needs no sterilization plant, so it installs quickly and unit cost falls as scale grows. Equivalence is confirmed at 5L, 50L and 500L, and the Uiseong 1,500L line harvests within 10 days.

Bioreactor in operation
Transferring cells from 5L to 50L
Technology

From a single cell to 1kg of protein, in 42 seconds

This video shows how the four technologies connect in the real process: cell isolation, cell bank, culture medium, proliferation, harvest and scale-up.

Automated stem cell isolation and cell bankUltra-low-cost medium from marine materials3D stem cell tissue cultureCELLBATH bioreactor for mass culture
Milestones

From grams to tons

Same cells, same medium, only the scale changes. Bag sizes reflect actual volume ratios.

R&D
2021a few g per batch, 3 days2D culture
5L
20231kg per batch, 6 daysLab pilot
50L
202410kg per batch, 9 daysValidated in food company products
1,500L
2025.11750kg per batch, 12 daysUiseong production line, equal to 2.5 cattle
6,000L
2027Commercial facility (planned)
10,000L
20285 tons per batch, 15 daysThe Farm container module (planned)
Pipeline

Seven products from one platform

Three lines: food, bio and cosmetics. Of the 7 that have completed research, 4 are already on sale, and cultivated Hanwoo beef is in the regulatory approval stage.

Products and materialsR&DProductionLaunchRevenue
Food
Cultivated Hanwoo beefPrimary cell 3D culture, approval in progress
Food ingredientsAlternative meat, marine materials
3D-cultured fat hybrid
Bio
Cell raw material supplyCell lines, media, scaffolds
Cultivated leather3D culture-based
Analysis servicesCRO
Cosmetics
Cosmetic ingredientsCulture by-products, marine-derived materials
Patents

Patents cover the full culture cycle

8 registered patents in Korea and abroad, 9 pending applications, 1 SCI paper (Food Hydrocolloids, IF 12.8), and 12 designs and trademarks. Together they protect the whole process: culture medium, scaffold, equipment and cell isolation.

Registered patentNumberYear
Cell culture medium composition containing spirulina extractKR 10-19502452019
Treatment apparatus for reducing iodine content in seaweedKR 10-20417912019
Seaweed treatment method for reducing iodine contentKR 10-20638862020
Scaffold for cell culture and method of manufacturing the sameKR 10-2151203, US 12,448,5962020, 2022
Method of extracting soluble alginate from brown algaeKR 10-24166742022
Cell culture composition containing chlorella extractKR 10-24336652022
Cell culture apparatus for producing cultivated meatKR 10-26188942023

9 pending applications: chlorella culture composition (US, EU, PCT), cell culture scaffold (US, EU, PCT), composition for muscle cell isolation, composition for stem cell isolation, and hybrid meat composition of cultivated and conventional meat

Technology partnerships and material supply

We supply cell lines, media and scaffolds, and welcome joint research.

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