“San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based cellular aquaculture company BlueNalu has expanded operations and moved to a larger research facility as it begins commercialization of its first products.”
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“‘BlueNalu represents a new opportunity for ocean sustainability, species preservation, and ultimately, the availability of seafood,’ said U.S. Congressman, Scott Peters.”
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“Lou Cooperhouse, President and CEO of BlueNalu, said: ‘We plan to reduce fishery pressure, displace the need for imports, create jobs, and enhance food security in each country in which we go to market, in a way that is healthy for people, humane for sea life, and sustainable for our planet.’”
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"... I saw cellular aquaculture as an extremely disruptive solution that can literally help to repair the world. BlueNalu is an extraordinary example of a triple bottom-line business, with social, environmental, and financial impacts that can be quite significant."
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"BlueNalu isn’t the first group to be interested in the cellular aquaculture market but so far, it does appear to be a frontrunner in the space."
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“While it’s hard to visualize what a commercial cell-based meat might look like as no player in this embryonic field is yet producing it at scale, delegates at a conference in San Francisco were given some insights into how firms are approaching the scale-up process…”
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“‘The team at BlueNalu is the most experienced in the industry and is clearly able to manage the scale of this endeavor, and I am excited to contribute alongside these visionaries,’ Cousteau said. ‘I have a very personal relationship with the sea, and BlueNalu’s impacts can lead to a significant improvement to our global health, and to the sustainability of our oceans.’”
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“The board members come from a range of industries, non-profits, and academic backgrounds and hail from major multinational organizations including Cambell Soup Co, the Food Network, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation-USA, and Nestlé among others.”
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"Not only does BlueNalu aim to meet that demand and combat the diminishing global seafood supply, but Cooperhouse also highlights that BlueNalu will address a number of other issues that consumers are increasingly concerned with, including food safety, animal welfare, climate change, and food security."
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"We chose to come to San Diego because of the tremendous workforce here. In cell biology, tissue culture, bio printing, 3-D printing... and with a global network of relationships that we are using to help launch this business..."
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"In this fascinating and hopeful conversation, Lou gets into BlueNalu’s plans to develop cell-based salmon, tuna, shellfish, and more, explaining how they hope to use the technology they develop to get more truly sustainable and healthy seafood into schools, restaurants, and commercial food service providers."
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“BlueNalu recently announced the closing of a $4.5 million seed round to produce real seafood products directly from fish cells, just two months after announcing the launch of the company.”
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"... BlueNalu said that the fund New Crop Capital and 'a diverse coalition of 25 venture organizations and individuals' from the US, UK, Hong Kong, Israel and Luxembourg participated in the funding round."
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“Chris Kerr, Chief Investment Officer at New Crop Capital, commented: ‘This is the largest seed round to date in this category, and one of the largest that has occurred globally in the entire ‘clean meat’ space. We are very excited at the market potential for BlueNalu and their ability to offer consumers an alternative to conventional animal sources that today originate only in our oceans and seas.’”
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“Recognizing the range of challenges being faced by the wild catch seafood industry, and the ecological and environmental impact the industry has, the founding team brought together expertise in cell biology, IP, food tech, tissue engineering, commercialization, and marketing to sustainably create cell-cultured finned fish, crustaceans, and mollusks in a laboratory setting, reports FoodNavigator-USA.”
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“We are very excited at the market potential for BlueNalu and their ability to offer consumers an alternative to conventional animal sources that today originate only in our oceans and seas.”
– Chris Kerr, Chief Investment Officer at New Crop Capital
“As cultured meat continues to attract attention from global investors, manufacturers and start-ups, a US firm is pioneering a technique of producing real seafood products directly from fish cells. The technology is tipped to be a disruptive game-changer to current industry practices.”
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"BlueNalu’s concept of 'Eating Blue' comes at a time when more and more consumers are pursuing environmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions that help to protect the environment and sustain its natural resources."
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