Opening a factory producing food that cannot be legally consumed seems like a risky move. But that’s what George Peppou and Tim Noakesmith did last week, cutting the ribbon on a multimillion-dollar facility to grow meat from animal cells.
That it was NSW Treasurer Matt Kean who cut the ribbon – and the NSW government is an investor – gives cell-based meat start-up Vow confidence that the legal hurdle can be cleared sooner rather than later.
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