Biotech & Genetics · Recorded milestone
Biomanufacturing at scale
Recorded year2016
Engineered microbes produce chemicals, materials and fuels once made from oil.
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Led to
- Animal-free dairy proteinRecorded · 2019enables
- Cultivated salmon on US menusRecorded · 2025enables
- Cultivated meat in big supermarketsForecast · ~2029enables
- Brewed beauty ingredientsForecast · ~2030enables
- Cell-grown cocoa and coffeeForecast · ~2031enables
- Sweet proteins replace sugarForecast · ~2033enables
- Self-healing materialsForecast · ~2038enables
- Cultivated meat at price parityForecast · ~2040enables
- Engineered gut microbiomesForecast · ~2040enables
- Countertop meat growerForecast · ~2046enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.