Japanese company slashes lab-grown meat protein cost by 90%

Hitachi Zosen's machines cultivate modified wheat germ with precision

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Hitachi Zosen has mechanized the process of making solutions that generate the artificial protein. (Photo by Shimpei Nakamura)

SHIMPEI NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Major Japanese engineering company Hitachi Zosen will start selling synthetic protein to artificial meat producers as soon as 2025, Nikkei has learned, using a process that reduces production costs by about 90%.

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