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February 22, 2022

No hens needed — the animal-free egg whites are here

Finnish Onego Bio raises €10m to bring its animal-free egg white to market


Mimi Billing

4 min read

In recent years, scientists have invented ways to grow meat and cheeses in a lab — but producing an egg without a hen has proven much more tricky.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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