A cultured bioprinter steak, composed mainly of fat and muscle cells, weighs 104 grams. Manufactured from Ness Ziona, Israel, MeaTech believes it is by far the largest of its kind.

 The cells used to prepare the steak were produced using a patented process that first isolates and propagates bovine stem cells from tissue samples. After reaching sufficient cell mass, the stem cells were turned into bio-ink and printed as a steak structure using a 3D bioprinter. According to the company, the printed product was then sent to a maturation incubator, where the printed stem cells differentiated into fat and muscle cells. This formed the fat and muscle tissue respectively for the MeaTech steak.

A cultured steak is made up of real live muscle and fat cells and does not contain the soy or pea protein commonly used as an alternative to plant-based meat.

MeaTech 3D was founded in 2019 and operates internationally. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and has facilities in Nes Zion, Israel and Antwerp, Belgium. The company's management believes that meat cultivation technologies have "significant potential to improve meat production, simplify the meat supply chain and provide consumers with a range of new product offerings."

MeaTech is working to develop cell lines for beef, pork and chicken. The company specializes in the development of premium meat products.

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