ABOUT US
Ants Innovate's mission is to create meat cuts sustainably without animal sacrifice, providing everyone with the complete meat eating experience.
OUR story
1999
Product of Ants Innovate
18 years of precision tissue engineering
We have our roots in the National University of Singapore and A*STAR
200 papers, 50 patents, 5 spin-offs, 1 IPO
High impact research with commercial track record
2017
We developed pig muscle cells that
can grow indefinitely
Generation of GMO-free pig muscle cells
World's first major public grant for
cultivated meats
Awarded Singapore -
New Zealand research grant
Product of Ants Innovate
Patented novel scaffold technology for cell culture
Discovered a natural colouring mechanism in plants enabling meat-like colour and marbling in scaffolds
2020
First cultivated whole meat cut company in Southeast Asia
Ants Innovate spun off from A*STAR
Product of Ants Innovate
Using A*STAR tissue engineering technology to make food
Exclusive licensing of A*STAR patents
Tasty Chinese meat snacks that are healthy and delicious
Created our first meat snack prototype
Our technology would allow us to precisely recreate the structure and mouthfeel of meat cuts
Tissue building block technology filed for IP protection
Now
TERENCE TAN
PROFESSOR HANRY YU, PH.D., MSID
SHUJIAN ONG
PROFESSOR HANRY
Founder and Non-Executive Chairman
As a veteran scientist with multiple patents and several listings under his belt, Prof Hanry is the founder of the company. He takes an interdisciplinary approach towards research efforts. Currently he is a tenured professor in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Prof Hanry is concurrently leading research groups in the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology of A*STAR, the Mechanobiology Institute, and a large programme in the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. He provides the strategic direction for the company.
SHUJIAN ONG
Co-Founder and Director of R&D
Shujian is our co-founder and drives the R&D efforts of the company. He is a science graduate from the National University of Singapore, and was a A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) scholar. Shujian has published in scientific journals with a focus on cell based meats. He has worked with Prof Hanry in the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Shujian is passionate about contributing towards the food safety and food security efforts and protection of the environment by cellular meat production research.
PROFESSOR HANRY YU, PH.D., MSID
Founder and Non-Executive Chairman
As a veteran scientist with multiple patents and several listings under his belt, Prof Hanry is the founder of the company. He takes an interdisciplinary approach towards research efforts. Currently he is a tenured professor in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Prof Hanry is concurrently leading research groups in the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology of A*STAR, the Mechanobiology Institute, and a large programme in the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. He provides the strategic direction for the company.
TERENCE TAN
General Manager
Terence has over two decades of investment and management experience in the financial industry. He began as an analyst before becoming a portfolio manager, with his career culminating in managing client assets in a Swiss private bank. He was previously a member of the senior management team in the Asian business of the Swiss private bank. Terence provides financial oversight and handles investor relations, HR and marketing efforts for the company. He is a business school alumni of the National University of Singapore.