Aleph Farms has partnered with AI platform BioRaptor to optimise its cell-based meat production process and de-risk its scale-up as it transitions to larger facilities with extensive capital expenditures.

The partnership will see AI complement human intelligence in the collection and analysis of large data generated throughout Aleph’s cultivated meat production process.

The collaboration will deepen understanding of the relationship between cell feed and the cell environment, which is key to defining the most optimal conditions for cell growth.

The integration of BioRaptor’s solution into Aleph Farms’ process development will enable Aleph's R&D team to collect data as it is generated across various experiments, extrapolating both real-time and historic data concurrently. This will enable cross-experimental findings to be smoothly evaluated and for the results to be configured on a single platform.

The ability to review past and present data and make projections that enhance experiments makes the process of scale-up more efficient and less cost-intensive.

Ori Zakin, CEO and co-founder of BioRaptor, said: “There are massive amounts of data created during the development of production bioprocesses, which, when extracted, interpreted and collected into actionable insights, can boost productivity and reduce costs, time and human error. This is exactly our plan with Aleph Farms. By simplifying bioprocess data management and suggesting optimal experimental design, we can enable smoother technological developments for the processes that the cellular agriculture industry has been pioneering.”

Sagit Shalel-Levanon, senior director of process development at Aleph Farms, commented:

“Our team’s scientific expertise in design of experiment methodology and statistical analysis, complemented by BioRaptor’s AI-driven solution, will allow us to better understand the interactions between various process inputs and conditions. With the large data we generate, this capability could accelerate the development of robust and scalable processes for cultivated meat production.”

Aleph Farms’ CTO and co-founder, Neta Lavon, added: “Deploying BioRaptor’s most advanced AI and machine learning solution into our R&D will provide additional support for our team to optimise processes for cost and scalability, laying a solid groundwork for our mid- to large-scale production. Our approach is to build the right foundations as we grow and avoid massive capital expenditure before our process is fully ready for scale.”

She concluded: “We are investing time and resources to implement the most advanced tools into our differentiated technology platform and its various applications in food and beyond, thereby realising the full potential of cellular agriculture in the burgeoning bioeconomy.”

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