CEO and co-founder of Aleph Farms, Didier Toubia (Courtesy)
Two years ago Aleph Farms cultivated a thin steak using a similar method but without the 3D printing. The new technology allowed the creation of a thicker product.
“We recognize some consumers will crave thicker and fattier cuts of meat,” said Didier Toubia, co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, in the statement. “This accomplishment represents our commitment to meeting our consumer’s unique preferences and taste buds, and we will continue to progressively diversify our offerings.”
He said the goal is “fulfilling our vision of leading a global food system transition toward a more sustainable, equitable and secure world.”
The nationwide vaccination campaign has taken Israel by storm. However, even if the entire population is quickly vaccinated against the coronavirus (Covid-19), additional tests will still be needed for many months. Health officials will still need to quickly map out where infected individuals or populations are located, verify that people are indeed healthy, follow new chains of infection, or test those who’d like to fly overseas. Waiting 48 or even 72 hours for test results harms the test’s effectiveness, and can occasionally deem the results irrelevant. Traditional tests look for the continuous presence of viral RNA coronavirus material in a sample taken from cells obtained from the nasal passages or throat and can take between one and three hours to analyze the concentration of viruses from a sample. Further delays are caused by bottlenecks in the testing labs. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, repeated attempts have been made to speed up the process, and now it seems as tho