State Secretary Connemann visits member Innocent Meat

"The founders are the middle class of tomorrow," said Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, Gitta Connemann, during a visit to BIO Deutschlands member Innocent Meat. She said she was thrilled to experience firsthand "how innovations are born " and "new cosmoses" are created. In Rostock, Connemann presented a check from the Industrial Bioeconomy funding program in the amount of EUR 696,785.75. CEO of Innocent Meat, Laura Gertenbach, emphasized how essential public funding is for the development of new business models, in addition to equity capital. The company's next step is to drive forward scaling at its location. The team is currently testing the ramp-up in Switzerland. Innocent Meat wants to make meat production more resilient to supply chain disruptions and quality fluctuations. Sausage manufacturers should be able to use the start-up's tools to grow muscle and fat cells separately under optimal conditions. They can then be used in sausage production, in particular, in the desired ratio according to the recipe, while maintaining consistent quality.

Patrick Inomoto, Chief Technology Officer, has demonstrated with the developed process how rewarding the spillover effects from the biotechnology industry are in addition to his own business idea: In order to keep production costs low, he replaced fetal calf serum and gelatin of animal origin with plant-based sources, thereby contributing to animal welfare and climate protection as a side effect.