Companies in the UK

The UK has a high concentration of companies working in cellular agriculture: those developing end-products for consumers as well as those providing reagents, equipment and scale-up capabilities for the emerging industry.

If you are a new UK company and would like to be added to the table above, please contact us.

Other Ecosystem

Organisations

A range of other organisations further support the alternative protein ecosystem in the UK.

In addition to Cell Ag UK, such organisations include:

  • Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe, a think-tank supporting researchers, policy-makers and industry in sustainable protein transition. GFI Europe is active within the UK, having a dedicated UK policy team. They have recently produced a comprehensive review with recommendations on alternative protein in the UK

  • Alternative Protein Association (APA), an association of businesses that aims to promote alternative proteins in the UK and be a representative voice for the industry

  • Cultivate, a forum supporting dialogue about cellular agriculture in the UK, e.g. through their annual one-day conference.

  • IChemE’s Biochemical Engineering Special Interest Group is an international forum for the technical and professional development of biochemical engineering for industrial practitioners, academics and students. They hold an annual one-day conference on cultivated meat.

  • Bryant Research, a company providing social science, market research and policy analysis services focused on alternative proteins and protein transition.

  • Food Standards Agency (FSA), a governmental body, providing guidance and regulatory frameworks for novel cell-cultivated products. They have recently launched a regulatory sandbox for cell-cultivated products.