Seafood Without the Sea
Our Challenge
The Potential of Cellular Agriculture
Demand for seafood is increasing dramatically, compounded by a growing global population. Yet wild sources are already hitting a breaking point. With so much new demand, we need new tools to sustainably meet the food security challenges of this century.
By growing seafood directly from cells, we no longer have to rely only on wild or farmed fish. What’s more, we have the opportunity to keep what we love about seafood, but reduce our exposure to common contaminants we'd rather avoid.
Our Founders
A Cardiologist and a Diplomat
Our founders, a cardiologist and a diplomat, were deeply influenced by their years of service in medicine and international relations. Inspired by breakthroughs in stem cell research, and witnessing firsthand the impact of global food insecurity in places such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, these old friends brought their experiences together to reimagine the future of seafood.
Wildtype is an energetic, diverse, and earnest team of world-class scientists, chefs, engineers, and entrepreneurs. We share a collective passion for transforming the food system.
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Dive Deeper
Dec2023
Keystone: a series where we explore what else is at stake if we lose wild salmon.The salmon in our poké bowls and the leaping, silvery fish we see in National Geographic pictures, narrowly twisting past the jaws of a grizzly, almost seem like…
Education
May2023
For nearly 200 years, Pacific salmon have suffered a one-sided war of attrition. Unsurprisingly, they’re losing.Faced with record population lows, officials banned salmon fishing in California and much of Oregon last month. In 1995, over one…
Education
Dec2022
Wildtype is on a mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet. So, why did we just partner with The Conservation Fund to help protect the world’s largest wild salmon run? Part of the answer goes way back to 2016 when we…
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