Novameat

Novameat is a food tech startup that works with plant-based foods, including plant-based meat substitutes. According to El País, the company was responsible in 2018 for creating a meat substitute through 3D printing, whereby a plant-based paste was used with syringes placed in a 3D printer using AutoCAD software.[1][2]

NOVAMEAT
TypePrivately held company
IndustryFood technology
Founded2018
FounderGiuseppe Scionti
Headquarters
Barcelona, Spain
Number of employees
 (1-10 (2019))
Websitenovameat.com

History

Novameat was founded in 2018 by Giuseppe Scionti, a bioengineering researcher and entrepreneur.[1] In September 2019, the company announced it had received funding from New Crop Capital, a private venture fund that has also invested in Beyond Meat, Memphis Meats, SuperMeat, Mosa Meat, Good Catch, Kite Hill and Zero Egg, among other companies developing plant-based and cell-based products.[3] Also in 2019, Novameat was included in Peter Diamandis' article "The 5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing".[4]

Approach

Novameat intents to provide the machinery to make the plant-based meat under a licensing agreement to other companies. [5] Novameat uses 3D printing to produce meat substitutes made from plants.The company utilizes pea protein, beetroot juice, and other plant-based elements to create its 3D- printed steak. With industrial machinery, Novameat can produce 500 kg of plant-based whole cuts per hour. With only plant-based elements, Novameat aims to recreate the muscle fibers of animal meat.

References
  1. Bejerano, Pablo G. (2018-09-28). "Barcelona researcher develops 3D printer that makes 'steaks'". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. Smith, Lacey. "3D-printed vegan meat is here". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. "This Company Is Going Way Beyond Meatless With 3D Printed Steaks". Observer. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. Diam, Peter H.; is; MD (2019-04-08). "5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing". Singularity Hub. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  5. Novameat has a platform for 3D-printing steaks and has new money to take it to market


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