Modern Meadow Inc is growing test-tube leather and in-vitro meat biofabricated products using bio-printing. Part of a growing ecosystem of startups producing animal-free proteins for human consumption, Modern Meadow designs, grows, and assembles collagen, one of the main ingredients in leather, by manipulating DNA to produce the protein. The collagen molecules then join to create fibers, which are assembled, processed, and tanned to create leather hides. As well as removing the need for animal skin, Modern Meadows claims its leather has an improved strength to weight ratio, and will reduce waste by up to 80% compared to traditional leather.he primary population. Focused on vegetarians who donât eat meat for ethical reasons and culinary early-adopter consumers. The company also plans on marketing its product to people with religious restrictions on eating meat. The company has a process that involves fabrication of 3D cellular sheets, composed of porcine cells and then maturing those sheets into muscle tissue using electrical stimulation inside of a bioreactor. Headquarteed in New Jersey with Lab facilities in Brooklyn N
