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ORF Genetics in the media

Selected press coverage and features of ORF Genetics from independent publications, from cultivated meat to molecular farming in Iceland.

Press coverage

External coverage and features about ORF Genetics. Each item links to the original publication.

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The plant with seeds that can grow meat

BBC Click features ORF Genetics and its greenhouse in Iceland, learning about the technology behind plant-made growth factors.

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ORF Genetics is growing innovation one barley plant at a time

Green By Iceland: in 2021, ORF Genetics branches out from cosmetics to produce animal-like growth factors from its barley for cell-cultured meat and related industries.

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Using Barley To Make Affordable Growth Factors For Cell-Based Meat

Green Queen: Iceland's ORF Genetics is developing bio-risk-free growth factors for cell-cultured meats using barley to help slash production costs.

Plant Molecular Farming

Cell Based Tech Weekly: plant molecular farming refers to the production of recombinant proteins in plants, the technology behind ORF's growth factors.

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Will COVID-19 change our relationship with meat?

Thomson Reuters Foundation: in a greenhouse among Iceland's lava fields, genetically modified barley may hold a key to the food of the future.

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