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Israeli company to work on 3D printed eel with Singapore

Singapore is the only country in the world that allows the sale of so-called lab meat, and Israel has a growing lab meat sector.

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This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2019 shows Karana chef-in-residence Sowmiya Venkatesan displaying a plant-based "pork" and chive dumpling made from jackfruit in Singapore. — CATHERINE LAI/AFP via Getty Images

The Israeli foodtech company Steakholder Foods announced Tuesday a new grant for 3D printing fish meat. 

Steakholder Foods received the grant of up to $1 million from the Israel Innovation Authority and Enterprise Singapore. Per the grant, they will work with Singapore’s Umami Foods on eel and grouper fish meat that is produced via 3D printing. They expect the partnership’s first prototype to be ready by the end of the first quarter of 2023, according to a press release. 

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