Can lab-grown lobster compete with Maine’s most lucrative catch?

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • May 16, 2021

Cultured Decadence, headquartered in Wisconsin, is a cellular agriculture startup using cell culture and tissue engineering to create shellfish products directly from cells – basically, lab-grown lobster. Labster, if you will. Lobster industry leaders in Maine say they aren’t worried about such products replacing real lobster anytime soon, but they believe market awareness and proper labeling will be imperative to protect the state’s signature seafood product from high-tech alternatives.