Mark Post
First cell-cultured hamburger
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, Netherlands
Animal-free meat
Winston Churchill and Willem van Eelen inspired him to develop the first LAB Burger. In August 2013, the first cell-cultured hamburger was cooked and tasted live on air in London, England. Professor Mark Post created the burger at the University of Maastricht. This first cell cultured beef hamburger is an important milestone in cellular agriculture. It shows the world that creating cultured meat is scientifically possible – and that from here onwards, the most important innovations in culturing meat will be how to produce it in large quantities for a reasonable price. In other words, thanks to the cultured beef burger, we know producing cultured meat is not a question of scientific discovery – it’s an engineering problem. Animal-free meat is Mark’s answer to the urgent demand for food alternatives. A hamburger that doesn’t harm the animal, doesn’t pollute the atmosphere and is affordable.
Mark Post
First cell-cultured hamburger
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, Netherlands
Animal-free meat
Winston Churchill and Willem van Eelen inspired him to develop the first LAB Burger. In August 2013, the first cell-cultured hamburger was cooked and tasted live on air in London, England. Professor Mark Post created the burger at the University of Maastricht. This first cell cultured beef hamburger is an important milestone in cellular agriculture. It shows the world that creating cultured meat is scientifically possible – and that from here onwards, the most important innovations in culturing meat will be how to produce it in large quantities for a reasonable price. In other words, thanks to the cultured beef burger, we know producing cultured meat is not a question of scientific discovery – it’s an engineering problem. Animal-free meat is Mark’s answer to the urgent demand for food alternatives. A hamburger that doesn’t harm the animal, doesn’t pollute the atmosphere and is affordable.