Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro has signed a deal with Singapore-based Umami Bioworks to develop and commercialize cell-cultivated seafood products.

The companies intend to speed up the development of cell-cultivated seafood technology.

For the past two years, Maruha Nichiro has conducted joint research and development of cell-cultivated seafood products with leading Japanese technology companies. Maruha Nichiro now is expanding this research by working with new overseas companies.