$10 million funding round from U.S. and EU strategic investors, will accelerate growth and empower efficient cultivated meat, fish and seafood production at global scale, potentially tackling significant scalability challenges faced by the cultivated food industry Round led by global corporates with significant equipment, manufacturing, supply chain, and product development experience, alongside a second investment from Tnuva Group, Pluri and additional investors "Ever After Foods' unique and innovative production platform empowered the change to our business model. The shift to a technology enabler will allow us to serve more players in the value chain," said Eyal Rosenthal, Chief Executive Officer of Ever After Foods HAIFA, Israel, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading biotechnology company Pluri Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUR) (TASE: PLUR) ("Pluri" or the "Company"), which transforms cells into solutions that promote global wellbeing and sustainability, today announced strategic investments in Pluri's subsidiary, Ever After Foods Ltd. ("Ever After Foods"), which offers a cutting-edge technology platform to produce cultivated food with unmatched, cost-efficient scalability. Ever After Foods is Pluri's majority-owned joint venture with Israeli food giant Tnuva Food-Tech Incubator (2019), L.P. ("Tnuva"), and has exclusive licensing rights to use Pluri's technology and intellectual property to develop, manufacture and commercialize cultivated meat. The $10 million funding round will propel Ever After Foods' cost-advantageous and scalable technology platform, positioning it as a leading technology enabler. Leveraging on Pluri's innovative technology, Ever After Foods has swiftly advanced its scalable production platform since introducing the pilot version last year. Developing the B2B version of its proprietary technology system, Ever After Foods has demonstrated the natural production of muscle and fat tissues for various animal cells, ensuring taste, feel, and texture akin to conventional animal-derived meat. This breakthrough technology enables partners to reduce production costs by over 90% while significantly increasing productivity. Powered by Pluri's technology, Ever After Foods' bioreactors yield up to six times more protein and 700 times more lipids from each cell when compared to other cultivated meat technology platforms, offering enhanced nutritional and flavor value. With this new investment, Pluri has extended the license field granted to Ever After Foods to include cultivated fish, further expanding the reach and impact of its technology in the food industry. "Ever After Foods' unique and innovative production platform empowered the change to our business model. The shift to a technology enabler will allow us to serve more ...