The world of food is entering a new era, as startups make meat without animals, mayo without eggs and wine without vineyards
At first, IndieBio’s offices look like another San Francisco workspace, complete with young people in hoodies slurping coffee and gazing at their laptops. But in the basement, is a laboratory where scientists are advancing some remarkable technology.
IndieBio is the world’s biggest biotech accelerator, providing early stage businesses with $250,000 (£192,000) funding, mentoring and rapid business development. It only backs the most ambitious of enterprises. “Either you need to make a lot of money, or blow people’s minds. Anything that falls in between – forget about it,” says IndieBio’s co-founder, Ryan Bethencourt.
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Source: Guardian