BeneMeat welcomed a government, business and academic delegation from the United Arab Emirates to its Prague facilities. Facilitated by the Czech Ministry of Agriculture, the visit was led by Her Excellency Dr. Maria Hanif AlQassim, Assistant Undersecretary for Policies and Economic Studies Sector at the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism, and provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives on cultivated meat technology, its potential applications in the region and its contribution to future food security.
A delegation from global technology company Shimadzu Corporation, including a member of its Japanese management, visited BeneMeat, a Czech biotechnology company developing technology for cultivated meat production. The visit opened the door to further dialogue between the two companies and is another example of growing interest in BeneMeat’s technology from major international companies.
A delegation from international technology company ZETA, led by its CEO Alfred Marchler, visited BeneMeat’s production and development facility in Prague. ZETA is one of the leading global companies in bioprocess engineering and technologies for biotechnology manufacturing. The delegation came to BeneMeat to gain a closer understanding of its cultivated meat technology, the progress achieved so far and its potential for further scale-up.
Czech biotechnology company BeneMeat has written to the UK Prime Minister warning that uncertainty over the proposed UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement is already causing companies to pause investment, partnerships and commercial plans in Britain.
Czech biotechnology company BeneMeat has published a scientific paper focused on the safety of cultivated meat in the scientific journal Physiological Research. The publication, Shaping the Future Plate: Exploring the Safety Concerns of Cultivated and Conventional Meat Production, summarizes current scientific knowledge on key safety aspects of the technology while also identifying areas where further research is needed.
Open dialogue is the foundation of every technological transformation. With this objective in mind, BeneMeat welcomed representatives of the Czech Meat Processors Association (ČSZM) to showcase its pilot production facility and cultivated meat manufacturing technology. The meeting confirmed a shared commitment to fact-based discussion, mutual understanding, and exploring future opportunities.
