Pitches from the ‘Pork Tank’: Generating Solutions in Cellular Agriculture
A biomedical engineering course’s final project modeled after ABC’s Shark Tank encourages students to confront pressing issues in this emerging field.
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David Kaplan Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
A leader in cellular agriculture and biomedical engineering, Kaplan is recognized for contributions to science and society.
TUCCA to collaborate with Tender Food via a $997,986 SBIR phase II grant
Together, we will systematically evaluate the benefits of adding animal cells to plant-based products.
Scaling slaughter-free meat is hard. Here’s one way to make it easier.
Vox highlights the TUCCA consortium as a model for collaboration between industry and academia.
David Kaplan is building an academic community for the future of meat
Meet the scientist democratizing the cell-cultivated meat sector and training its next generation of researchers.
Tufts Faculty Are Among Top Researchers in the World
TUCCA Executive Director David Kaplan recognized for having over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications, per a new Clarivate ranking.
Making Students’ Cellular Agriculture Dreams Come True
This fall, Tufts launched the world’s first undergraduate degree in cellular agriculture—a minor that allows students to take a deep dive into the groundbreaking field.
Cellular agriculture textbook, edited by TUCCA director David Kaplan, published by Elsevier
With 33 chapters, the textbook aims to be the definitive resource for cell ag newcomers and veterans alike.
Cell-cultured meat is far from dead, but it’s time for a trillion-dollar Biden moonshot
If alternative proteins are ever going to solve their myriad challenges, the government needs to make massive, infrastructure-level investment.