This collection reviews current advances in cellular agriculture, focussing primarily on the emerging research in cultured meat technology. The book considers the establishment of regulatory frameworks for cultured meat in the USA and Singapore and highlights the quality and sustainability issues which can arise as a result of its creation.

With the global population estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050, agricultural production must align with this growth to alleviate any further burden on our current food systems. More sustainable and alternative modes of production are required to ensure that this overburden doesn’t occur and that the food security of millions isn’t compromised in the process.

Advances in cultured meat technology reviews the growing interest and emergence in the field of cellular agriculture as one possible solution to achieving this. The book reviews the major technologies used in cultured meat product development, including cell line sourcing, cell growth media, bioreactors for cell multiplication and tissue engineering using scaffolds. The need to establish regulatory frameworks to permit the creation and trade of this new type of product is also highlighted, as is the key issue of consumer acceptance of this new technology.

In its comprehensive exploration of the recent advances in cultured meat, the book showcases the potential of cultured meat production in alleviating the burden on our food systems, as well as some of the welfare and sustainability issues that arise during traditional livestock production.

Part 1 General
1.Cultured meat technology: an overview: Apeksha Bharatgiri Goswami, James Charlesworth, Joanna M. Biazik, Mark S. Rybchyn and Johannes le Coutre, University of New South Wales, Australia;
2.Talking points on the cultural politics of cultured meat: Neil Stephens, University of Birmingham, UK; and Alexandra Sexton, University of Sheffield, UK;
3.Creating a regulatory framework for cultured meat products: Singapore: Johnny Yeung, Yong Quan Tan, Siew Herng Chan, Kern Rei Chng, Calvin Yeo, Jer Lin Poh, Teng Yong Low and Joanne Sheot Harn Chan, National Centre for Food Science, Singapore;
4.Creating an infrastructure for cultured meat: Irfan Tahir, The University of Vermont, USA; Miranda Stahn, Independent Consultant, Canada; N. Stephanie Kawecki, University of California Los Angeles, USA; Vicky Andriessen, Mosa Meat, The Netherlands; Bianca Datta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA; Dwayne Holmes, Stichting New Harvest, The Netherlands; Lejjy Gafour, CULT Food Science Corp, Canada; and Isha Datar, New Harvest Inc., Canada;

Part 2 Technologies
5.Cell line sourcing and characterization for cultured meat product development: Leonard Nelson and Richard Siller, Occam Biosciences, UK; and Gareth Sullivan, Occam Biosciences, UK and Oslo University Hospital, Norway;
6.Developments in cell culture media for cultured meat applications: Andrew J. Stout, Tufts University, USA;
7.Bioreactors for cell multiplication in cultured meat product development: Stefan Schlößer and Philipp Nold, Eppendorf SE, Germany;
8.Tissue engineering using scaffolds in cultured meat product development: Iris Ianovici, Idit Goldfracht, Yana Shaulov Dvir, Hagit Shoyhat and Shulamit Levenberg, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel;
9.Scaling cell production sustainably in cultured meat product development: Panagiota Moutsatsou, Mosa Meat, The Netherlands; Paul Cameron, University College London, UK; Ben Dages, Aston University, UK; Alvin W. Nienow, University College London and University of Birmingham, UK; Gary Lye, University College London, UK; Eirini Theodosiou, Aston University, UK; and Mariana P. Hanga, University College London and Quest Meat Ltd, UK;

Part 3 Quality and sustainability issues
10.Developing cultured meat as a food product: J. F. Young, A. Abraham, M. K. Rasmussen, S. Skrivergaard and M. Therkildsen, Aarhus University, Denmark;
11.Assessing the environmental impact of commercial-scale cultivated meat production: Hanna L. Tuomisto, University of Helsinki and Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland;
12.Consumer attitudes to cultured meat products: improving understanding and acceptance: Christina Hartmann and Michael Siegrist, ETH Zürich, Switzerland;
13.Techno-economic analysis for cultivated meat production: John P. Ellersick, Next Rung Technology, LLC, USA; Elliot Swartz, The Good Food Institute, USA; and Reina Ashizawa, Next Rung Technology, LLC, USA;