Microbes, meat and materials: biotech meets climatetech

Catalyst · 18 Jan 2022 · 42m

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Arye Lipman, a biologist and general partner at Mars Bio, discusses the intersection of biotech and climatetech, highlighting the potential of synthetic biology to create alternative proteins, remove carbon, and clean up fertilizer. He distinguishes between fermentation-derived foods like Impossible Foods and Perfect Day, and the high-cost challenges of lab-grown meat, expressing skepticism about its near-term viability. Lipman also covers engineered plants for carbon sequestration, microbial fertilizers like Pivot Bio, and biomaterials such as fungal biomass, noting that scaling biomanufacturing and managing sterility remain significant hurdles.

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Companies: Mars Bio, Impossible Foods, Perfect Day, Pivot Bio, Cellagen, LanzaTech

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Microbes, meat and materials: biotech meets climatetech

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