US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Sept. 22 for "Methods and compositions for cell culture on heterogeneous scaffolds" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,154, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Methods and compositions for cell culture on heterogeneous scaffolds" was invented by Amy Rowat (Los Angeles), Nora Stephanie Kawecki (Los Angeles), Siobhan Ariel Braybrook (Los Angeles) and Sam Norris (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention describe a cultured meat or food product with more desirable flavor and texture, as well as methods and compositions for producing the same. Certain embodiments are directed to methods of producing a stiffer, structured surfaces or scaffolds that mimic the ext...