A New Food Ecosystem Emerges in Israel

An update on cultured meat innovators in Israel

Dale Buss

Food Technology Magazine

Biotechnology company Pluristem is collaborating with food producer Tnuva on the launch of cell-based foods. Photo courtesy of Pluristem

Yaky Yanay and Eyal Malis were chatting on an apartment balcony overlooking Tel Aviv one evening early last year, and the next thing they knew, Plurinuva was born. Yanay, the CEO of biotech startup Pluristem, and Malis, chief of Israel’s biggest food producer, Tnuva, quickly launched a joint venture that already is helping set the pace for the nation’s booming cellular meat industry.

“It was totally something that started with our personal relationship,” says Yanay, whose company has been developing technology …

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Dale Buss Writer

Dale Buss is an award-winning journalist and book author whose career has included reporting for The Wall Street Journal, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (daledbuss@aol.com).