UMAMI Bioworks
Umami Bioworks is pioneering marine biotechnology to reimagine how we source from the ocean without relying on animal harvest. Powered by our AI-driven platform, ALKEMYST™, we create scalable, traceable, and cruelty-free solutions across seafood, cosmetics, and nutrition via cell cultivation. From cultivated seafood to marine bioactives, like PDRN and exosomes, we deliver sustainable innovation …
Profile
Umami Bioworks (Singapore; address 89 Science Park Dr, #04-22) is a B2B cultivated seafood platform/licensing company that enables seafood producers to grow “not caught” species (notably Japanese eel, grouper, orange spotted, bluefin tuna, and Atlantic cod) using a modular, automated production system (“CultivateOS”) combining genomics, stem-cell biology, and machine learning/automation (“ALKEMYST”) for targeted endangered/threatened/protected species. Founded in 2020; HQ in Singapore Science Park. It merged with Shiok Meats in 2024 to expand into crustaceans. Investors/board mentioned: Hatch Blue and Aqua-Spark (board includes Hatch Blue and Aqua-Spark post-merger). Funding: raised about $4m (Umami alone) before merger, and total figure cited of $7.5m to date; Shiok raised just under $30m. Scale known: pilot/tens-of-kg runs; demo tech scale up to 200 liters (Singapore) and Malaysia pilot line expected online in 2025; pilot aimed for ~3,000 tonnes/year from 2026 with partner setup. Latest 2025–2026 developments: launched/expanded marine bioactives capability (e.g., cosmetic-grade PDRN target availability by Q4; demo-scale facilities in Singapore/Malaysia “going strong”). Pet food EU registration for two cultivated white-fish ingredients (Feed Materials Register) with Q2 2026 launch target; MoU renewed with Friends & Family Pet Food Company; company is actively progressing human-food dossiers (final stage in Singapore; other jurisdictions planned/submission timing described). Japan: plans announced to build a central Tokyo plant in 2027 (initial 10–50 kg/month) with potential expansion and an AI optimization site earliest “next year”; production sites cited in Singapore and India with monthly outputs 10–50 kg, and activity continues.
Sources#
- Umami Bioworks | Cultivated Seafood Without Compromise — 2023-07-27
- UMAMI BIOWORKS CULTIVATED SEAFOOD PRODUCTION
- Umami Bioworks and Shiok Meats to merge into single business — 2024-03-12
- UMAMI Bioworks to merge with Shiok Meats — 2024-03-12
- Umami Bioworks Gets EU Registration to Sell Two Cultivated Fish Products for Pet Food
- Cultivated fish co UMAMI Bioworks unveils marine bioactives — 2025-08-14
- Singapore-based Cultivated Seafood firm to build Japanese plant in 2027 – Asia Food Beverages — 2025-12-01
- A beacon of hope for cell-cultivated seafood | The Fish Site — 2025-03-17
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Cosmetics, Food ingredients
- Topics
- Cultivated meat & seafood, Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients, Hyaluronic acid, collagen & cosmetic bio-actives
- Role
- Producer — “…er development and scalable manufacturing of seafood products. - Core technology: ALKEMYST TM, a ML toolkit po…”
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Subsidiaries: Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd. · Gaia Foods
News & status 6
- 2024-Q3 Latest status: Umami Bioworks completed a merger with Shiok Meats in 2024. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2025-10-14 Singapore lab-grown seafood startup to launch Japan plant in 2027 - Nikkei AsiaUmami Bioworks, a Singapore-based lab-grown seafood startup, plans to open a production facility in Tokyo, Japan, by 2027 at an estimated cost of about 1.5 billion yen (~$9.9 million), with potential for future expansion.
- 2026-01-26 Cell-cultivated seafood company looks to enter beauty, wellness industry - Undercurrent NewsUMAMI Bioworks is expanding beyond seafood into the beauty, wellness, and nutraceutical markets by signing an MoU with Nippon Barrier Free to commercialize cell-based marine ingredients (like collagen and other functional compounds) for cosmetics and related …
- 2026-01-07 Umami Bioworks upgrades its AI platform for feed transition optimization - WeAreAquacultureUmami Bioworks has upgraded its ALKEMYST AI platform to include a Virtual Marine Cell that predicts how fish cells metabolize nutrients, lipids, and algal oils before physical feed trials, enabling earlier, cheaper, and more precise feed formulation decisions. …
- 2025-09-04 Cultivated seafood firm's pet food partnership to pilot new product in Singapore, UK, EU - Undercurrent NewsUmami Bioworks, a Singapore-based cultivated-seafood company, announced a partnership with US-based Friends & Family Pet Food Co. to pilot lab-grown fish treats for cats in Singapore, the UK, and the EU, marking EU registrations of two cultivated seafood …
- 2025-09-28 Umami Bioworks partners Friends & Family to launch cultivated seafood Pet Food products – Asia Food BeveragesUmami Bioworks is expanding its cultivated seafood venture by partnering with Friends & Family Pet Food to launch cultivated seafood pet foods in international markets (starting in Singapore, the UK, and the EU), following EU ingredient registrations and prior …
- 2025-09-05 Umami Bioworks gets EU nod for cultivated fish in pet food | Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock IndustryUmami Bioworks has gained EU regulatory clearance to sell two cultivated seafood ingredients for pet food and plans a EU launch by Q2 2026, signaling strong momentum in cultivated pet food with potential fast-tracked EU entry (no pre-market approval needed for …
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 7
| investor | Umios (ex-Maruha Nichiro) |
| investor | Hatch Blue |
| investor | Aqua-Spark |
| investor | Better Bite Venture |
| investor | CULT Food Science |
| subsidiary | Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd |
| subsidiary | Gaia Foods |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Shiok Meats …Umami Bioworks completed a merger with Shiok Meats in 2024.… |
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