Bluu Seafood unveils new lab-grown seafood products

Bluu Seafood has presented what it suggests is the first market-ready products made from cultivated fish cells. The company's fish fingers and fish balls contain cultivated fish cells as the main ingredient and have been enriched with plant proteins to optimize cooking behavior and mouth feel.

The products have reached market readiness and will soon enter the regulatory approval process. Bluu Seafood is targeting initial approval and market launch in Singapore by the end of 2023, as the regulatory process there is already well-defined. The company will also apply for approval in the USA, the UK, and the European Union.

In addition to fish balls and fish fingers, Bluu Seafood has also developed the first prototypes of more complex products such as fillets and sashimi. The company's products are made using animal serum free growth media and are based on proprietary, non-GMO trout and salmon cell lines.

"With the completion of our first products, we can demonstrate visible and edible results after less than two years of operational work," explained Dr Sebastian Rakers, Founder & CEO. "This officially makes us the first company in Europe to produce cultivated fish. We are now working closely with regulatory agencies to clear the way for market launch and are using the time to focus on scaling."

Bluu Seafood combines cell and food technology to grow a variety of sustainable, tasty seafood products directly from animal cells without compromising animal welfare and with a significantly smaller environmental footprint than conventional fishing. "Conventional seafood production has reached its limits as more than 90% of edible fish stocks are exploited to maximum levels, which poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems. With Bluu Seafood, we can make an important contribution to the supply of animal protein that allows us to manage our oceans in a way that conserves resources and hopefully also promotes biodiversity in this habitat that is so important to all of us," Rakers emphasized.