// NODE 11 · FOOD · 10 indexed
The future,
on a plate.
Meat grown from cells, not slaughter — and the drugs quietly reshaping demand. The cellular-agriculture index: who's cleared, at what scale, and what it costs. Real figures, primary sources.
5
US companies FDA-cleared (cultivated)
$73.9M
2025 cultivated investment (GFI)
£52/kg
large-scale cost · from £1.9M in 2013
1 in 8
US adults on a GLP-1 drug
// Spec comparison
Who's ahead,
by the numbers.
Compared on disclosed funding raised ($m) — the leader is lit in green. Higher is better.
// Disclosed funding raised ($M) · sources: gfi.org · agfundernews.com · nationalhogfarmer.com · vegconomist.com · greenqueen.com.hk · foodnavigator.com
// The index
Food index
The full roster — search, filter, or sort any column. This table is the database on display.
| Product | Maker | Product | Status | Scale | Country | Year |
|---|
// — shown · full sourced index is free & open
// Timeline
What just happened
The milestones that moved this node, most recent last.
2013
First cultivated burger
Mark Post unveils the first lab-grown beef burger.
£1.9M / kg
2020
First regulatory sale
Singapore clears GOOD Meat — world's first approval for sale.
World-first, Singapore
2023
US market opens
FDA + USDA clear UPSIDE and GOOD Meat cultivated chicken.
First 2 US approvals
2025
Approvals multiply
US clears Wildtype salmon + Mission Barns pork fat; Australia approves Vow quail.
7 companies cleared globally
● 2026
Shakeout meets scale-up
Believer collapses despite clearances; funding falls while GLP-1 drugs reshape protein demand.
2025 funding $73.9M
◊ Sourced from primary docs
Every figure here is drawn from primary/authoritative sources: gfi.org · agfundernews.com · nationalhogfarmer.com · vegconomist.com · greenqueen.com.hk · foodnavigator.com. Volatile counts move fast — the Newsroom tracks changes as they happen.