"BlueNalu, a two-month-old company based in San Diego, Calif., has established itself as one of the pioneers of cellular aquaculture."
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"Most interestingly, while BlueNalu has not disclosed its methods, it claims to have avoided that Achilles Heel of the cellular ag industry—its fish is animal serum-free. If true, this could be what gets BlueNalu ahead in the race to release the first commercially available, culturally grown fish (or meat) product in the world."
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“This level of funding will allow us to aggressively develop our technology platform and the commercialisation strategy required for product manufacture.”
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“The company plans to create ‘great-tasting fresh and frozen seafood products,’ without ‘any genetic manipulation.’”
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"The small company of seven, including the three male co-founders and four women scientists and researchers, hopes to replicate the success of clean beef and chicken in the seafood industry... BlueNalu joins other innovators working to produce slaughter-free seafood."
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"BlueNalu is not looking to develop a consumer/CPG brand, but is instead looking to develop partnerships with players that already have strong brands in foodservice and retail to take products to market, explained Cooperhouse, who forged connections across the industry and worked with hundreds of start-ups in his previous role as executive director of the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center."
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"'It’s time to rethink seafood and how we can sustainably feed our global population in the decades ahead,' said Lou Cooperhouse, President & CEO of BlueNalu."
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"Founded by Lou Cooperhouse, Chris Dammann, and Chris Somogyi, BlueNalu dubs itself as the first cellular aquaculture company, because they focus on creating a sustainable source of seafood from cell cultures and a proprietary process for product commercialization."
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“It’s safe to say that this alternative method for meeting the high consumer demand for seafood is urgently needed in the modern day. After all, overfishing is running rampant to the point that experts have predicted global fish stocks could potentially collapse as soon as 25 years from now. Not to mention 80 percent of fish populations are already ‘fully- to over-exploited, depleted or in a state of collapse,’ according to a recent study from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.”
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“This is one of the largest seed round investments in a clean meat company to date. It’s an impressive testament to the growing momentum of global interest in clean meat. New Crop Capital led the round with a diverse coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals from around the world.”
“US-based BlueNalu on Tuesday jumped into the fledgling lab-grown seafood sector, officially launching the company at the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR).”
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"The mission of BlueNalu is totally aligned with our investment strategy, and consistent with consumer demands for products that replace foods derived from conventional animal agriculture."
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"We are thrilled by the level of expertise of the BlueNalu team, in the diversified fields of cell biology, tissue engineering, intellectual property, food innovation, technology commercialization, and consumer marketing,” indicated Chris Kerr, Chief Investment Officer at New Crop Capital."
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“BlueNalu, a pioneer in the field of “cellular aquaculture,” formally announced the launch of its business, at the annual conference of the International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR), held at the World Bank in Washington, DC.”
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"The business model will focus on developing partnerships with players that already have strong brands in foodservice and retail..."
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“Another start-up in the burgeoning cultured meat arena has emerged from stealth mode this month in the form of San Diego-based BlueNalu, which aims to make a splash in the cellular aquaculture field with cell-cultured seafood products after raising an undisclosed, but “significant” sum from New Crop Capital.”
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“… now there is a new player entering the game… San Diego-based company BlueNalu is aiming to make waves in the seafood market by creating lab-cultured fish!”
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