Singapore lab-grown seafood startup to launch Japan plant in 2027

Umami Bioworks to establish $10m production site in Tokyo with plans for future expansion

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Umami Bioworks' product line includes caviar and eel -- both pictured here -- as well as white fish. (Photo by Yume Namekata)

YUME NAMEKATA

TOKYO -- Umami Bioworks, a Singapore-based seafood biotechnology startup, plans to establish a facility producing lab-grown seafood in Japan as early as 2027, at a cost of roughly 1.5 billion yen ($9.88 million).

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