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ORF Genetics Secures €5M to Revolutionize Cultivated Meat Production

9/11/2025

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ORF Genetics, an Icelandic food tech startup, secured €5M ($5.8M) to boost production of specialized proteins for cultivated meat.
The funding attracted both existing and new investors to support its MESOkine product line.
CEO Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir emphasized the funding's importance for commercial opportunities.
ORF aims to increase production capacity fourteenfold by 2027 and 10,000 times by 2032.
The company plans to extend its funding round to raise up to €7M by mid-October.

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ORF Genetics, an Icelandic food tech startup, secured €5M ($5.8M) to boost production of specialized proteins for cultivated meat.
The funding attracted both existing and new investors to support its MESOkine product line.
CEO Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir emphasized the funding's importance for commercial opportunities.
ORF aims to increase production capacity fourteenfold by 2027 and 10,000 times by 2032.
The company plans to extend its funding round to raise up to €7M by mid-October.