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| Formerly | Memphis Meats |
|---|---|
| Company type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Food technology |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Uma Valeti Nicholas Genovese Will Clem |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | upsidefoods |
Upside Foods (formerly known as Memphis Meats) is a food technology company headquartered in Berkeley, California, aiming to grow sustainable cultured meat.[1] The company was founded in 2015 by Uma Valeti (CEO), Nicholas Genovese (CSO), and Will Clem.[2][3] Valeti was a cardiologist and a professor at the University of Minnesota.[1]
The company plans to produce various meat products using biotechnology to induce stem cells to differentiate into muscle tissue, and to manufacture the meat products in bioreactors.[1]
- ^ a b c Bunge, Jacob (February 2, 2016). "Sizzling Steaks May Soon Be Lab-Grown". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Upside Foods develops animal-free growth medium for cell-based meat". Food Dive. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Why did Upside Foods fire its co-founder just weeks after his team's scientific triumph?". The Counter. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.