Lab-grown meat: how “moo’s law” will drive innovation

Jim Mellon and Anthony Chow, co-founders of Aim-listed Agronomics, explain why they believe that “cellular agriculture” will benefit from massive long-term growth as “Moo’s Law” kicks in.

Lab-grown meat
Cruelty-free and coming to a dinner table near you
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About three years ago, we became interested in prospects for what’s known as “cellular agriculture”, and the two of us founded Agronomics, via a listed Aim shell company. The shares have done very well, as investors have learned more about the prospects for making food and materials in laboratories and factories, without animal cruelty and slaughter. However, the industry is still nascent. We’d consider it as perhaps being at the equivalent of the dial-up phase of the internet, which means that prospects for super-charged growth are excellent.

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