Meatly has moved into Grapht Works, an Imperial College London-owned and operated manufacturing site in North Acton, to scale up production of cultivated chicken for pet food. Cultivated meat is made by growing animal cells in controlled conditions.
The company now occupies 1,100 sq m, 11 times the size of its previous laboratory, which it used for four and a half years. Meatly says the site will house its 20,000-litre production facility and aims to begin production in 2027. Speaking to EALING.NEWS, the company said it is hiring and building teams as it expands.
Owen Ensor, chief executive of Meatly, said: “Moving to Grapht Works is a significant step as we prepare to scale cultivated meat and become fully operational next year.”
