Multus

🎁 Multus celebrates 4 years! Our journey so far ⬇️ 🟦 In 2020, Multus was created to make media that scales. 👥 Kevin Pan, Réka Trón and Cai Linton started Multus because they saw the need for a more sustainable food system and the potential of cultivated meat to help make that vision a reality. 🌎 They also saw the potential for engineering biology to overcome the core challenges in this emerging sector - which are: 🔒 Existing media formulations are too expensive as an input to food production. 🔒 Developing new media formulations is slow and expensive. 🔒 Inefficient approaches to media optimisation. 🔒 The limited availability of suitable ingredients. ⚠️ These problems put cultivated meat companies at risk of stalling at lab scale. 🟦 Today, Multus provides solutions that address all of these core challenges: 🔑 Our technology platform screens thousands of formulations in parallel to make media development cheaper and faster. 🔑 We use machine learning tools to handle complex optimisation. 🔑 We develop novel ingredients that can reduce food waste while making cultivated meat affordable. 🎂 As we celebrate 4 years into our journey, we are encouraged to see how far the industry has come globally as it strives to make a more sustainable food system. 📖 Read about our most recent company milestone: https://lnkd.in/erZAXKhx #AlternativeProtein #CultivatedMeat #CellularAgriculture #SustainableFoodSystems 

✳️ Cultivated meat has a part to play in diversifying the food system - but to do this, it needs large scale and low prices. Our takeaways from #ISCCM10 ⬇️ The stakes are clear: 🌍 By 2050, we will need to feed ~10 billion people, requiring a 56% increase in food production. 🌏 The agricultural system is also unsustainable, contributing to 26% of greenhouse gas emissions, relying on vast amounts of natural resources and causing biodiversity loss. 🌿 This system needs to be transformed to ensure that global food demand can be met in a sustainable and affordable manner. 🟩 The 2024 edition of The International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat (ISCCM) showed that progress is being made in the cultivated meat sector to advance these goals. ⚡ Presentations from leading scientists in the sector showed that the building blocks of scale and affordability needed to accelerate cultivated meat from lab to market are being assembled. 🧑🔬 From cells and scaffolds to measuring aroma, the innovators in the community displayed an inspiring level of determination and optimism. 🟢 At the event, Multus shared how our AI-driven approach makes animal-free media that scales. ✅ Multus uses machine learning to optimise media formulation, making media development faster and cheaper. ⏩ Click here to learn more about our efforts to advance a more sustainable food system: https://lnkd.in/dzjWCMj6  Thanks to the ISCCM for organising such an inspiring event. We'll be back next year with more to share about how we're making media development cheaper and faster. Cai Linton, Anirvan Guha, Charlie Taylor, Brandon Ma, Ahmed S. #CultivatedMeat #SustainableFoodSystems #CellularAgriculture #AI #Biotechnology

⚡ We’re going to SynbiTECH 2024 🧪 #SynbiTECH2024 is Europe’s number one synthetic biology conference that provides visionary leaders and industry experts a platform to share transformative ideas. When: 3 – 4 December 2024 Where: IET London: Savoy Place London ✳️ Multus CEO Cai Linton will give a presentation about the work we are doing to make media development cheaper and faster, accelerating cultivated meat from lab to market. 📣 He will detail the successful scaling journey of the company from proof of concept to established innovator in the sector. 👥 Cai will be joined by Ben Reeve, CTO at Modern Synthesis, James Field, CEO at LabGenius and Orr Yarkoni, CEO of Colorifix. 💬 If you would like to learn more about how we are tackling key issues faced by cultivated meat companies and removing critical barriers to scaling, reach out to Cai at the event.  ⏩ You can book a slot here: https://lnkd.in/eBbg9hU8 Not going to be in London? 🔗 Reach out online to learn more: https://bit.ly/3PNtNM6 SynbiCITE #AlternativeProtein #CellularAgriculture #CultivatedMeat #EngineeringBiology #SustainableFoodSystems #BioEngineering 

📣 Multus at #ISCCM10 - What went down ⬇️ 🔵 The world's longest-running dedicated scientific conference on cultivated meat wrapped up yesterday. 👥  Throughout the 3-day conference, our team in Maastricht, Cai Linton, Anirvan Guha, Charlie Taylor, Brandon Ma and Sandesh Meyler were busy engaging with attendees about how we are making it faster and cheaper to develop media that scales. 💬 Gogol presented on stage, speaking about how Multus accelerates the development of serum-free growth media by using lab automation and machine learning. ⚡ He detailed how we leverage Bayesian optimisation in bioprocess development to enhance complex systems. 🗣️ His presentation was followed by other experts in the industry, such as Christine Ling Li Trautmann (ETH Zürich) and Michael Saad (Tufts University). 🌀 There was an interesting panel discussion with Mark Post, Christof Seiler and  Joe Taylor about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in cultured meat research. 💡 Mark Post also chaired an insightful panel where Ellie Walden and Robert E. Jones explored cultivated meat in the court of public opinion. 🟦  If you want to talk with us about how we are leveraging AI to accelerate cultivated meat from lab to market, reach out here: https://bit.ly/3PNtNM6 Thanks to The International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat (ISCCM) for putting on such an inspiring and productive event, and thank you to everyone who engaged with our team! #CultivatedMeat #SustainableFoodSystems #BioEngineering #ProteinEngineering #ISCCM10 #CulturedMeat #CellularAgriculture

📢 Join Multus at The International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat (ISCCM)! 🌐 Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, #ISCCM10 will gather leading researchers in cultured meat to explore the science and innovation driving the global protein revolution. 💡 With a dedicated focus on science, the event will feature expert keynote lectures, panel discussions, poster presentations, and spotlights on emerging technologies in the field. 📍 Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre, The Netherlands, 17 - 19 November 2024 ⬇️ Register for the event via the link in the comments below ⬇️ 🔹 What’s on: 👤 Anirvan Guha will deliver a presentation discussing how Multus leverages automation and Bayesian Optimization to accelerate and reduce costs in media development. 🗓️ Mon 18th November, 14:15 - 14:30 👥 Cai Linton, Charlie Taylor, Brandon Ma and Sandesh Meyler will also be in Maastricht showcasing how we make it faster and cheaper to develop media that scales. 🌎 We are delighted to participate in this landmark event, celebrating a decade of progress in the cultured meat field and contributing to the conversations shaping its future! ⏩ Will you be there? Book a meeting with our team here: https://lnkd.in/eQvSXis4 #CultivatedMeat #SustainableFoodSystems #BioEngineering #ProteinEngineering #ISCCM10

🎀 Multus CEO, Cai Linton was generously invited to a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the opening of Nutreco's new cell feed facility in Boxmeer, The Netherlands. ⚡ Highlights from the event include: 🔹 Enlightening talk from Emeline Fellus, Senior Director of Agriculture and Food from the WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, emphasising how sustainable protein production is not merely an opportunity, but a necessity, in order to provide for generations to come. 🔹 Exclusive tour of Nutreco’s cutting-edge facility - a world-first food-certified production facility for cell feed powder with capacity to produce 50 tonnes of media per year, hosted by Ricardo Kandelman, Executive Board Member SHV. 🔹 Engaging discussions with senior leaders from Nutreco as well as startups, investors and stakeholders on the future of cellular agriculture. 💡 It is incredibly inspiring to understand how Nutreco are applying their animal nutrition expertise to accelerate advancements in cellular agriculture! 🌐 The move highlights the strong commitment of global leaders in the meat and seafood industry to cultivated meat as a viable solution for building a resilient food system for the future. 🌎 At Multus, we share this commitment to supporting the expansion of the cultivated meat industry, to ensure that global food demand can be met in a sustainable and affordable manner. 📈 Our AI-driven technology develops customisable, food-safe media that scales, enabling cultivated meat companies to overcome costly media development challenges. 💪 This event served as the perfect catalyst for collaboration and discussion amongst the cellular agriculture community, highlighting one of the many pioneering breakthroughs in the industry as we collectively strive towards a safer, more environmentally-friendly food future. #CellularAgriculture #SustainableFood #FoodInnovation #FeedingtheFuture #Biotechnology

🚀 We had an exceptional week at The Future of Protein Production Conference in Amsterdam! ⚡ Our highlights include: 1️⃣ Cai Linton's insightful panel discussion: Alternative protein powerhouses: EU versus US strategies. 🌐 The debate identified how the US market benefits from abundant financial resources and smoother regulatory processes, whereas Europe offers an established and trusted food industry and keen consumer focus on sustainability. 🤝 The panellists agreed that global collaboration will be crucial for scaling alternative proteins to a commercial level. 📈 Cai highlighted Multus’ CapEx-light approach, creative funding sources and early partnerships as key drivers of our growth in the cultivated meat industry. 👥 It was great to speak alongside moderator Jeroen Willemsen, and co-panelists Jasper Snoek and Cedric Verstraeten. 2️⃣ Our CSO Anirvan Guha delivered a compelling pitch alongside other exciting start-ups in the food innovation space as part of the Startup Symposium. 🥼 Gogol’s presentation showcased how Multus’ innovative solution addresses costly R&D challenges in media development, which can stifle the growth of cultivated meat companies. 💡 Multus uses machine learning to optimise media formulation, making media development faster and cheaper. Our AI-driven approach: 🔹 Streamlines the development pipeline 🔹 Accelerates media and cell culture preparation 🔹 Tackles complex data analysis ✅ Our results so far: in just 7 months, just two of our scientists investigated 30 ingredients, screening over 2000 formulations! 🧠 Thank you to the organisers for this thought-provoking event, bursting with learning opportunities, networking and collaboration with leading minds in protein innovation! ⏩ Learn more about our work: https://www.multus.bio/ #AlternativeProtein #FutureofFood #FoodInnovation #SustainableFood #FPP24 #Startup 

And that's it for Day 1, following our final panel discussion of the day: The 'Alternative Protein Powerhouses: EU vs US Strategies' at the Future of Protein Production Amsterdam 2024 was a great exploration into how these two regions are tackling the challenges and opportunities in the alternative protein sector. Moderated by Jeroen Willemsen from Foodvalley NL, the panel focused on scaling strategies, fundraising, and government support, with a particular emphasis on the differences between Europe and the USA. Cai Linton from Multus discussed the company's focus on growth media formulations for cultivated meat, and how their CapEx-light approach has enabled them to scale more affordably. Cai emphasized the importance of creative financing and early partnerships in getting started and scaling up in the cultivated meat industry. Cedric Verstraeten from revyve shared insights into how his company, a spin-off from AB InBev, has navigated its scale-up journey with innovative circular economy solutions in food production, particularly with a focus on sustainability and operational efficiency. Jasper Snoek from Fair Capital Impact Fund provided an investor's perspective, highlighting how blended financing models—public, private, and debt—can help companies scale in a capital-intensive environment. He stressed the need for building strong coalitions that transcend political divisions to drive real progress in alternative proteins. The discussion underscored that while the USA benefits from more available capital and faster regulatory processes, Europe’s more established food industry and strong focus on sustainability and consumer trust give it a competitive edge. Collaboration, both within regions and across the Atlantic, was a key theme for accelerating the alternative protein revolution. #FutureOfProtein #AlternativeProteins #ScalingChallenges #FoodInnovation #CapExLight #EUvsUS #RAI #FPPAmsterdam

I’m at The Future of Protein Production LIVE conference in Amsterdam with Multus CSO Anirvan Guha. Anirvan Guha will be sharing our latest in automated media development for more efficient and affordable cultivated meat production tomorrow morning, and I’ll be speaking on scaling up biomanufacturing in Europe vs USA later today. Come and say hello!

📣 Come and meet Multus at The Future of Protein Production Conference in Amsterdam! 🗓️ 23rd - 24th October 2024 This much-anticipated event showcases current ideas, technologies and challenges across the alternative protein sector, bringing together global thought-leaders and experts in the field. ⏩ Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eAa7qx9z What’s on: 🔹 Panel discussion with our CEO, Cai Linton: Alternative protein powerhouses: EU versus US strategies. 📍 October 23rd, 17:00 - 17:30 (CET) 👤 The discussion will delve into the different economic and political architectures supporting the alternative protein industry in the EU and US, drawing upon expertise from Owen Ensor Meatly, Cedric Verstraeten, CEO revyve, and Jeroen Willemsen, Innovation Lead Protein Transition, Foodvalley NL. 🔹 Startup Symposium with Anirvan Guha, our CSO.  📍 October 24th, 11:30 - 13:00 (CET) 👤 The session will showcase a multitude of lightning pitches from exciting startups in the food-tech sector, followed by quickfire Q&A and networking opportunities. ⏩ Get in touch via the event app to connect with Multus at the conference! #AlternativeProtein #FutureofFood #FoodInnovation #SustainableFood #FPP24