UGA startup launches edible scaffold.
CytoNest, a startup spawned by technical developments at the University of Georgia’s Nanostructured Materials Lab, has introduced a commercial version of its edible scaffold for cultivated animal tissue, CEO Nataraja S. Yadavalli told Alt-Meat.
The edible scaffolds are made of a proprietary blend of zein, a corn protein, Yadavalli explained. “Our zein pretein fiber with…