Press Releases

Gaia Foods, a Singapore-based company specializing in cultivated red meat technology in Singapore (a subsidiary of Shiok Meats, the first cultivated seafood company in SE Asia) and Mirai Foods, a Swiss company working on cultivated meat production, are pleased to announce that they are collaborating to exchange know-how and supplies to bring cultivated beef to Singapore.

The announcement is a step forward in sustainable cultivated aquaculture innovation, paving the way for conventional seafood companies to leverage cutting-edge cultivated seafood technology to offer a diversified portfolio of both conventional and cultivated seafood. The joint R&D facility adds to the ecosystem around healthier diets and rising mindful consumption.

Shiok Meats, Southeast Asia’s first cultivated seafood and meat company and the world’s first cultivated crustacean company, announced the official opening of their ‘Mini’-Plant located at their Singapore headquarters in Innovate 360.

Gaia Foods was founded in 2019 by Dr. Vinayaka Srinivas (Dr. Vin) and Dr. Hung Nguyen, both scientists by training and with decades of experience in stem cell, scaffold and biotechnology research. In October 2020, Gaia Foods created their first structured meat product using their patent pending cell-based meat technology – thin pieces of pan-cooked beef slices served with rice noodles. The company is backed by Big Idea Ventures and angel investors. Big Idea Ventures is the first institutional investor in Gaia Foods, and is an investor in Shiok Meats as well.