--- title: "Scientists Sucessfully Bioprint World’s Largest Lab-Grown Steak" description: "Israeli company MeaTech 3D has successfully bioprinted a 3.67 ounce steak that's composed out of layers of lab-grown fat and muscle cells." date: "2021-12-13" modified: "2021-12-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worlds-largest-lab-grown-steak" categories: - "Science & Energy" tags: - "lab grown meat" - "the digest" --- # Scientists Sucessfully Bioprint World’s Largest Lab-Grown Steak ![Israeli company MeaTech 3D has successfully bioprinted a 3.67 ounce steak that's composed out of layers of lab-grown fat and muscle cells.]() *\Image: MeaTech 3D\* ## Lab Grown Steak Israeli lab-grown meat company MeaTech 3D says it has successfully bioprinted a 3.67 ounce steak that's composed out of layers of lab-grown fat and muscle cells — making it the world's largest lab-grown steak. The company [claims]() it's the "largest cultured steak produced to date," meaning it would serve as an "important milestone toward the goal of scaled production of cultivated bio-printed steak." Its looks may leave something to be desired — and we have yet to find any real-world reviews to know what it actually tastes like. Besides, 100 grams of steak still isn't going to be the most satiating of meals. But the technology, while is still in its infancy, could open many doors, dramatically reducing our reliance on raising and slaughtering animals, and our food's carbon footprint as well. ## Fat and Muscle MeaTech 3D is hoping to launch a pilot of its steak and other products that use cultured animal fat next year, [according to *The Guardian*](). Whether the company will be able to sufficiently scale up its operations to offer its lab steaks at reasonable prices is still unclear — an uncertainty that plagues the entire nascent industry. But MeaTech 3D isn't the only company working on industrializing the process. The company is part of a much larger trend of businesses, [many in Israel](), betting heavily on a lab-grown meat future. It's an especially exciting prospect considering the possibilities: printing layers of fat and muscle could allow us to one day grow custom steaks, something not even the real thing can reliably or affordably deliver. And as companies make moves to roll out their cultured meats to a broader audience, the real test is still to come: if consumers are even willing to try it. Whether it will play out like the [massively successful]() shift to plant-based meat alternatives, in other words, is anything but certain. **READ MORE:** [World’s largest lab-grown steak unveiled by Israeli firm]() \[*The Guardian*\] **More on lab-grown meat:** *[California Factory Producing 50,000 Lbs of Lab Grown Meat Per Year]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()