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Hello and congratulations on launching!

1) It sounds like the scaffold+medium+environment is meant to replace a vascular network. Have you considered growing a vascular system in/around the muscle tissue (if that's possible)?

2) Assuming you get to bulk samples, are there any plans to "exercise" the muscle tissue (e.g. with electric stimulation) to reach a desired tenderness/texture?

3) Where are you based?

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Great questions! 1) Yes vascularization is one approach of many to get nutrients to cells in larger constructs. If you want that to be grown naturally by e.g. endothelial cells, this is a rather lengthy and tricky process, so not easy to scale. To start scaling faster the mixing in a bioreactor is easier. 2) Yes electric stimulation is a great tool to stimulate muscle which is important for texture etc. There are also other methods to get there where they basically stimulate themselves. 3) Monterrey, Mexico :)

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