Slides that were meant to be the presentation slides for cellular agriculture and cell-based meat in EmTechAsia 2020 Singapore (postponed to August) - describes the emerging cellular agriculture, path to democratization and crossing with DIY gene edits and biohacking toward wagyu steak on Mars and DIY Pikachu meat.
11. Cell-Ag movement and spin-offs
Citizen Science
For-profit Startup
Non-Profit
2014 2015 2017 2019
12. “Open Source Cultured Meat”
Growing meat at home
Schoolkids culture
cells in kitchens
Manuals in Comiket
Airtight box
CO2 source humidity source
dish
13. “Food grade” demo - Sports drink culture media
90% DAKARA
80%
70%
60%
0%
(DMEM only)
50%
DaysCelldivisions
Proliferation of mouse L6 in DMEM/GreenDakara 10% FBS
#pH and osmolality of Dakara adjusted by NaHCO3(s) and 2M NaOH
Fluid name osmolality pH
DMEM(-, hi glu) 345 7.4
Pocari 338 3.4
Aquarius 291 3.37
Amino-Value 4000 289 3.63
AminoVital Gold 186 3.33
Vitamin Water 302 3.3
Green DAKARA 322 3.28
Amiiru Water 249 3.4
Mamoru Chikara 546 3.58
15. R&D roadmap
Functional
compound
s, i.e.
cosmetics
Pasty foods,
i.e. foie gras
Processed
meat
salami
Food
Medium
Serum BloodHormone
Vascular
ization
2020 2021 2023
Tissues,
i.e. steak
2025
R&D
JP Pat. filed
2018-210910
“Space Salt”
end of 2019
2019
16. The road ahead in protein transformation
Meat by locals,
democratization
Hype cycle
Price parity reached
...by categories & regions
Meat from complexes
2020~ 2030~Animal meat
Cell-based
meat
Price
Time
Foie gras Beef Chicken
Importer Half-producer Producer
17. Less cows
Bioreactors in
the backyard
Many cows
Cows are the product Cells or meat is the product
Traditional farmscape Cell-ag farmscape
The Cell-Ag Farmscape
Less feeding, cleaning and waste treatment
More facility management as in beer brewery
18. “Star Cow Talent Agency”
・Brands by
individuals, not
breed lines
・Animal talent
agencies
Talent agency
Cell-based meat
Brand
development
Food
companies
19. Cost of DNA synthesis Cost of cell culture
“Write DNA & grow cells”
DIY insulin for those
who can’t afford
http://openinsulin.org/
Concept demonstrated
DIY cell culture
20. Pharma
company DIY gene edit
Cheap DNA
DIY cell culture,
manufacture
drugs at home
”Drug DNA leaked to 4chan”
21. Capybara Electric eel Yellow fish
Design an
animal like
LEGO
Designed animal &
its meat from
home culture vat
A fictional electric rat for pet