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ABC Presents 2022 Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award to Emily Ruff

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Dienstag, April 5, 2022

I am humbled to be the 2022 recipient of the ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award, Ruff wrote (email, March 16, 2022).

Key Points: 
  • I am humbled to be the 2022 recipient of the ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award, Ruff wrote (email, March 16, 2022).
  • I was delighted to hear that Emily Ruff has been awarded the ABC Herbal Community Builder Award, Gladstar wrote (email, March 17, 2022).
  • Mark Blumenthal, ABC founder and executive director, wrote: I am pleased to choose Emily as the recipient of this years ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award.
  • The 2022 ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award was presented at the 17th Annual ABC Celebration and Botanical Excellence Awards Ceremony on March 9, 2022, in Anaheim, California, during Natural Products Expo West.

BioBetter Breaks Bottleneck in Cultivated Meat with Tobacco Plants

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Dienstag, März 29, 2022

Working behind the scenes of the emerging cultured meat industry, BioBetter is repurposing tobacco plants to create the growth factors necessary for the cellular development of cultivated meat.

Key Points: 
  • Working behind the scenes of the emerging cultured meat industry, BioBetter is repurposing tobacco plants to create the growth factors necessary for the cellular development of cultivated meat.
  • This landmark botanical breakthrough could significantly reduce the cost of cultivated meat and advance it rapidly to scale-up.
  • BioBetter harnessed the inherent advantages of tobacco plants by turning them into bioreactors for expression and large-scale production of the proteins.
  • The company currently sources tobacco plants from local growers but the goal is to eventually source theraw material from tobacco growers globally.