Having grown up in a family of scientists in Houston, Texas, it's perhaps unsurprising that Mihir Pershad is aiming to bring something into the mainstream that in decades gone by would have been considered science fiction.
His Umami Bioworks firm plans to help companies scale up production and commercial sale of cell-cultivated seafood products in 2024, with the backing of investors such as Katapult Ocean, Better Bite Ventures and Impact Venture Capital.
Typical of its business model, Umami recently signed a deal to supply technology and expertise to Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro aimed at bringing cell-cultivated products to market.
