JBS begins construction of lab-grown meat R&D center

Since announcing its intention to step into the cultivated protein industry, Brazil’s JBS has begun construction on the JBS Biotech Innovation Center, a food biotechnology research center that will focus on cultivated, or lab-grown, meat.

“As a global leader in protein production, it is our responsibility to be at the forefront of foodtech,” said Jerson Nascimento Jr., JBS global supply and innovation director, in a company press release. “The JBS Biotech Innovation Center reinforces our commitment to the cultivated protein sector, consolidates our position as one of the main players in this very promising market, and reinforces our commitment to offering innovative, high-quality products to our consumers.”